At the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), we have hundreds of different systems. Over the last six years, we've saved tens of millions of pounds on hosting them. In order to do that, we had to change our organisation structure. Most ...
Find out how the Domains team planned and executed the biggest ever change to digital infrastructure with zero disruption to citizen services.
Digital and data roles are known to be difficult to fill, not only in government but in the wider sector, due to a shortage of skills and high demand. In this blog post, we share how MHCLG Digital has taken innovative steps and applied digital, user-centred approaches to overcome the challenges associated with digital and data resourcing.
Many people who rely on Home Office services have limited English. So how do you design content that everyone can use? Sarah Lombardi and Steve Shukor share some tips from our new 'Designing for users with limited English' guidance.
Have you ever struggled to remember the context behind a particular design iteration? In the fast-paced world of UX design, decisions are made quickly and iterated even faster. But, as the designs evolve, it's easy to lose track of the ...
The National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) offers funding opportunities for high-risk, high-reward technologies and applications that strengthen the UK's offering to the space sector. NSIP works to boost UK prosperity, drive innovation and capture market share. Under NSIP's remit, the ...
"White male, 43 years old" said the AI voice as I had a camera pointed at me. In this case AI hasn't quite got it right yet. But to give you a clue, let's just say I was very happy ...
The UK Space Agency's Deputy CEO Chris White-Horne visited Egypt to attend the New Space Horizons Conference for Africa & the Middle East in El Alamein.
The UK Space Agency has announced two new projects to enhance Earth Observation Data Capability.
As government programmes continue to tackle many complex challenges, there is an opportunity to evolve our delivery approaches to ensure they are optimally structured to deal with complexity. This post discusses the idea of 'adaptive funding', influenced by agile methodologies.
The UK Space Agency backs breakthrough in life support technology, which could support long-duration missions and sustainable presence on the Moon and Mars.
Building on our first digital prisoner-facing service The digital Launchpad Product Delivery team went live with the new prisoner-facing Launchpad Home and Launchpad Auth on in-cell prisoner laptops on 4 June 2024. Launchpad Home is the new home page and ...
Increasing union power could burden taxpayers with higher public sector wage bills and more disruption to railways, schools and the NHS.
techUK's Interoperability in policing working group (IPWG) has launched a report calling for the need to unlock the potential of digital interoperability in policing.
Suspensions and exclusions across all schools and all year groups in England are predicted to have risen by over 20 per cent last year compared to the previous year, according to a new report from IPPR and The Difference
Researchers at the University of Dundee are receiving a government funding boost to continue their vital work for a further 5 years.
Primary care networks (PCNs) are groups of GP practices that work together, and with other health and care providers, to deliver a wider range of services to the local population than might be possible within an individual practice.
September is an exciting month for UK stargazers!
Any plans for devolution need to be accompanied by updates to English councils' hideously outdated funding allocations.
Nominations are now open for techUK members to join our Growth Council. The Growth Council is a group of representatives from companies in techUK's membership who will work together contribute to the strategic leadership and direction of techUK's economic policy, including policy positioning, events and engagements, aimed at promoting the tech sector's role in enabling economic growth in the UK.
In January 2019, a five-year GP contract framework was agreed. This was intended to stabilise general practice, enabling it to become a key delivery vehicle for many of the commitments in the NHS Long Term Plan and to provide a wider range of services to patients.
In this blog post, we share the insights behind our approach to scaling data standards and an update on how we are addressing the challenge of unconnected systems in councils. Over 300 councils and sector organisations have committed to the ...
STFC has announced seven projects to support rapid development of Earth observation instruments monitoring the climate and marine environment.
Reem Ibrahim, Acting Director of Communications at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on reports that the Government intends to ban smoking from pub gardens and other outdoor spaces
The Home Office has repeatedly spent far more than budgeted for asylum, border, visa and passport operations in recent years.
