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IT transformation in the Northern Ireland Office

Posted by: Lauraine Hogg, Posted on: 9 August 2016 - Categories: Common technology services, Technology Transformation

Lauraine Hogg, Head of Estates and Services for the Northern Ireland Office talks about the department's IT transformation.

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A new approach to Common Technology Services

Posted by: Iain Patterson, Posted on: 3 June 2016 - Categories: Common technology services

Iain Patterson outlines the aims for Common Technology Services to help government departments to provide cheaper cloud based solutions and shared technology components.

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Common technology: making technology work for government

Posted by: Shan Rahulan, Posted on: 3 December 2015 - Categories: Common technology services

...number of logins that my users have to deal with? Who we’re working with However, we’re not doing this alone. It’s exciting to be able to collaborate with our colleagues...

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Changing PSN compliance: it’s go-live for the new process

Posted by: Government Technology Team, Posted on: 26 May 2015 - Categories: Common technology services

There’s been great progress over the past month or so with the public beta of the new Public Services Network (PSN) compliance process.

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Changing PSN compliance: moving to public beta

Posted by: David Mead, Posted on: 20 March 2015 - Categories: Common technology services

...are on the new PSN compliance page. We’re now accepting compliance submissions using the new process so, if you haven’t submitted and are about to renew your PSN compliance application,...

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Guest post: testing tools principles

Posted by: Blaine Webb, Posted on: 13 March 2015 - Categories: Central Architecture

...testing tools are the most effective. Open tools also avoid vendor lock-in and are cheaper than proprietary alternatives. The Government IT Strategy and Technology Code of Practice [https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/making-software/open-source.html] says open...

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Changing PSN compliance: your questions answered

Posted by: David Mead, Posted on: 24 February 2015 - Categories: Common technology services

...a data owner, the Security Policy Framework (if you’re in central government) or the Data Protection Act, you’re likely to be operating under a number of different sets of obligations....

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PSN compliance - all change

Posted by: David Mead, Posted on: 5 December 2014 - Categories: Common technology services

Back in September, James Duncan, the CTO of the Public Services Network (PSN), discussed our aims to make things simpler and clearer for PSN customers. One of the areas where...

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Public Services Network moves to GDS

Posted by: Andy Beale, Posted on: 1 April 2014 - Categories: Common technology services
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I’m pleased to announce that the Public Services Network (PSN) programme team is moving to the Government Digital Service from April 6th. The team will become part of Common Technology Services within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), …

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