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The initiative, announced at the Mexico OGP Summit, is one of several actions aiming to root out corruption through greater transparency.
The government has already identified £11 billion of efficiency and reform savings for the next financial year up to January 2015.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude speech at the Open Data Champions roundtable event held on 24 March 2015
A number of departments are now starting to publish in open formats and major software providers are improving their support.
Francis Maude has appointed Natalie Campbell and Rachael Robathan as members of the Big Lottery Fund UK Board.
New measures announced to help under-represented and disadvantaged groups succeed in the civil service.
The Digital Friends initiative will recruit civil servants to share skills with friends, family and neighbours and help them get online.
The public will get more choice when verifying their identities online using the GOV.UK Verify service.
Local and regional councils have been recognised by Cabinet Office as leading the way in open data and transparency.
Francis Maude, Minister for Cabinet Office, announced the new Cyber First scheme to enhance the UK’s cyber security skills base.
Francis Maude has announced joint working between Israeli and UK academics to combat global cyber security threats.
There will be a £105 million boost for taxpayers over 7 years from a joint venture to revolutionise hosting government computer servers.
Further reforms offer opportunity for Welsh firms as over a quarter of UK government procurement now with small and medium businesses.
Francis Maude explains how the government is helping community organisers to use social action to change their communities for the better.
Community Organisers have mobilised more than 400 communities to change their neighbourhoods for the better.
Francis Maude has announced new initiatives to help young people find a career in cyber security.
The Minister for Cabinet Office spoke at Chivas Strathisla distillery on the UK as a global hub for social enterprise and social investment.
Francis Maude announced a global campaign to promote the UK social economy, meeting Scottish social entrepreneurs at Chivas distillery.
Government spends over a quarter of its procurement budget with small and medium-sized enterprises. Further reforms will increase the spend.
Ordnance Survey is announcing it will launch a world-leading digital map as open data and create an engagement hub in London.
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