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HMRC splashes £ 150 million on digital skills and launches academy training programme
HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) has sharply increased its
IT staffing budget , rising to a total of £ 150 million – almost double the pre-pandemic figure , according to official data .
The findings , obtained under the Freedom of Information ( FOI ) Act by the Parliament Street think tank , revealed that a total of £ 152,871,499 was spent on 4,032 IT staff in the most recent financial year ending March 2023 . This was a 91 % increase on 2019 ’ s figure of £ 79,916,209 where only 2,203 staff were in post . to industry standards and using the best learning opportunities for our people .”
James Campanini , CEO , VeUP , said : “ It ’ s encouraging to see HMRC investing in IT skills and cloud support , areas which will enable it to vastly improve public services and reduce costs in the long-term .”
The FOI also revealed that HMRC has launched several new initiatives within its IT department , the Chief Digital and Information Office ( CDIO ) recently . HMRC said that around 2,000 learning requests for courses and training are submitted annually by staff , with some staff attending multiple programmes .
HMRC also said that it has developed 15 academies for CDIO that deliver professional learning for specific technical roles such as data scientists or for functions and technologies like cloud computing .
The FOI response stated : “ The academies use a blended approach of externally and internally developed learning content . They are led by internal subject matter experts who ensure we are aligned
G42 teams up with Microsoft to explore acceleration of UAE ’ s Digital Transformation
G42 and Microsoft have announced their intention to collaborate on the development of public sector and industryfocused solutions that leverage Microsoft ’ s partner ecosystem and cloud capabilities . These solutions will benefit UAE organisations to address citizen and customer needs .
Formalised in a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) that was signed at G42 ’ s premises , the agreement will allow both organisations to further explore joint business development and marketing opportunities across a variety of areas G42 covers , including healthcare , energy , public sector Digital Transformation , financial services , climate action and beyond . G42 Cloud will work closely with Microsoft to enable joint solutions to be developed and deployed securely and in compliance with regulatory requirements .
“ Organisations globally , especially in the public sector , are increasingly looking for customised cloud solutions that offer additional choice and flexibility ,” said Naim Yazbeck , General Manager of Microsoft UAE . “ I am very excited about the potential that collaboration with G42 could bring to the UAE and I look forward to combining Microsoft ’ s focus on resiliency , agility and security with G42 ' s unique capabilities and vision .”
Kiril Evimov , G42 ’ s Group CTO and Chairman of G42 Cloud , added : “ G42 is keen to work closely with Microsoft to create a joint value proposition that can not only serve common customers better but importantly , spur innovation and deliver agility for the technical community in the UAE and the region .”
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