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Guest post: The Department for Work & Pensions’ VME-R programme kick-off
Posted by:
Steve Winter, Enterprise Architect at DWP, Posted on:
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Categories:
Common technology services
A little while ago James Duncan wrote about the DWP’s efforts to prove that there are viable solutions for migrating software and data away from legacy VME (Virtual Machine Environment) systems. Those efforts proved that in the DWP we can …
Learning by sharing – a conversation with the Australian government
Liam Maxwell, HM Government Chief Technology Officer and Ben Terrett, Director of Design at GDS, recently travelled to Canberra at the invitation of the Australian Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull. Their mission? To brief members of the Australian Cabinet about …
Guest post: Simpler and better service means safer drivers
We’ve invited Oliver Morley, Chief Executive of the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), to tell us about the changes a-foot in his agency. We’re going through a rapid change on digital, working closely with the Government Digital Service (GDS) …
A better approach
Posted by:
Dr. Jerry Fishenden, Posted on:
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Categories:
Technology Leaders, Technology Transformation
In his recent blog post, Sir Bob Kerslake outlined five of the principles driving the adoption of a better approach to technology for civil servants. I thought it would be worth setting out a little more detail of the thinking …
Identity and Access Management
Introducing Identity and Access Management (IDAM) to people who are not familiar with it often provokes questions around capability, terminology, benefits, scope and, ultimately, “why should I care”? Hopefully I can shed some light on the world of IDAM and …
Guest post: making the Crown Prosecution Service fit for the 21st Century
Paul Staff, Acting CIO at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), tells us how technology will be dramatically changing the way Criminal Justice works. Criminal Justice is rapidly becoming a digital business and the Crown Prosecution Service is at the forefront …
Fixing Civil Service Technology Workshop in Manchester
Chris Parkinson, an Incapacity Benefit Reassessment Decision Maker and Digital Champion Site Lead at the Burnley Benefit Centre, took part in our second Fixing Civil Service Technology Workshop in Manchester last week. Here’s what he thought about it. I am a …
Guest post: Government as a platform
In his last post, Paul Maltby, Director of Open Data and Government Innovation in the Cabinet Office, discussed platforms. Here, he expands on his theme… The notion of ‘government as a platform’ has been talked about for some years following an article by …
Guest post: Be the platform, not the product
In another post from our series of reports from the West Coast, Paul Maltby, Director of Open Data and Government Innovation in the Cabinet Office, talks platforms. One of the common issues that emerged in our discussions with scores of …
Guest post: the way forward
In the third in our series of reports from Silicon Valley, Matthew Coats, Director-General for Corporate Services at the Ministry of Justice and CEO of Legal Aid Agency, reflects... It's been a month or so since our eye-opening trip to San …