A transformation strategy for Whitehall shows the way to a new business model that will make services more responsible to citizens. But it will need the prime minister’s backing
Artificial intelligence and automation in the public sector could render almost 250,000 administrative roles obsolete, the Reform think-tank has concluded.
Government plans to upgrade the radio communication network used by Britain’s emergency services are likely to be delayed at a cost of £475m per year, the Public Accounts Committee has...
The company contracted by HMRC to help reduce fraud and error in tax credits claims, Concentrix, regularly failed to meet its performance targets, according to an investigation by the National Audit...
In summer 2016, Public Finance and insurance brokers Arthur J. Gallagher teamed up to carry out some research into risk financing in the public sector.
A survey of public sector finance chiefs has found that harnessing the potential of technology to improve performance will be a top strategic priority over the next five years.
The government could save as much as £2bn by 2020 by digitising services and transactions but progress is being held back by a lack of political drive from the top, including from prime minister...
Up to 861,000 public sector jobs could be automated by 2030, according to research, although the most senior positions are expected to be spared the cull.
Poorer households should be offered a subsidised basic broadband package to ensure they can remain engaged with public services, the Local Government Association said today.
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The government’s flagship universal credit scheme is on the road to recovery, according to an examination of the scheme by the Institute for Government.
The safety/privacy balance is a hard one to strike – allowing governments to access encrypted data risks leaving security systems with as many holes as a Swiss cheese
In such a data-rich world, how can the public trust government figures? Ed Humpherson of the UK Statistics Authority talks to PF about his plans to improve regulation and champion professional...
CIPFA is to provide data analytics services to the London Counter Fraud Hub to help tackle unpaid council tax, illegal property letting and unpaid business rates across the capital.
MPs have called on the government to provide a clear strategy for the development of the digital economy following the Brexit vote in order to protect this fast-growing sector.
Accountants must be ready to adapt to the impact of technology on the profession in the years ahead, delegates at CIPFA conference were told yesterday.