Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Coverage of Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in the Nexus archive.
- Burnham's spanner in the works leaves UK government tech scattered across Whitehall
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham dissolved the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), redistributing its responsibilities across three departments. The Government Digital Service and a new AI minister role were moved to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), raising concerns about fragmented tech governance and policy coherence.
- UK.gov's DCMS to new CDIO: migrate from Google to Microsoft, overhaul ERP, build a team
The UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is seeking a new Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO) to lead a complex migration from Google to Microsoft, overhaul its ERP system, and unify six departments onto a single platform. The role offers a £125,000 salary and pension, but candidates must navigate significant technological challenges.