HMRC steps up no-deal prep by auto-enrolling traders in customs system
EORI numbers to be automatically issued to 88,000 firms across the UK
DWP ramps up hiring for robotics and automation unit
Department recruiting for 19 roles in Digital Channels team
Digital secretary claims UK tech sector has enjoyed bumper year for investment
Overseas funding so far in 2019 has exceeded the whole of last year, according to Nicky Morgan
Armed Forces signs Deloitte to £2.5m support deal for new recruiting programme
Launch of initiative follows troubled engagement with Capita
Older people ‘need alternatives’ to digital services as research shows one in four live offline
Charity calls for more service options as ONS data shows a significant proportion of over-65s do not use the internet
Leicestershire to invest in weight-management app
Council looks to buy commercially available technology
PM to host talks with social media firms over anti-vaccination misinformation
Boris Johnson concerned over UK’s loss of measles-free status
Cabinet Office develops tool to solve problem that ‘important emails are hard to find’
Department to spend up to £300k developing service through Alpha phase
Government boosts funding for local authority digital projects
Councils can bid for backing of up to £350,000
Hancock looks to digitise NHS health checks
Health secretary to review checks for over 40s
Major digital programmes prompt surge in government spending on temps
Whitehall’s outlay on consultants and temporary workers rose by £267m in FY19
Can the GDS innovation strategy deliver a lasting legacy for government?
Government's new Innovation Strategy set out ambitious proposals to update processes, eliminate ageing kit, and embrace emerging technologies. PublicTechnology caught up with GDS innovation head Sue Bateman to find out more
How open data is helping Falkirk halt summer ‘holiday hunger’
Scotland’s Falkirk Council is using open geospatial data to help families find school lunch clubs and other resources. Gill Hitchcock reports
Interview: Singapore’s digital chief on redesigning government around ‘moments of life’
After signing a cooperation agreement with GDS, GovTech Singapore’s CEO Kok Ping Soon tells PublicTechnology about how the two agencies can learn from one another
‘We fought hard to work in a different way’ – how GOV.UK Notify flourished with a small team
The messaging service’s product manager discusses how it plans to expand
Making digital dementia-friendly
Gill Hitchcock reports on how government, councils and tech developers can remove the obstacles to digital inclusivity for people with dementia
Policymakers and politicians must fill the AI information vacuum
UK citizens remain open to new technology, but government must act to ensure negative narratives do not take hold, believes Mark Kleinman of the King’s Policy Institute
Government badly needs a new message on encryption
The digital fight needs political might
The case for transformation could do with more high-profile Westminster backers, according to PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall
How Nottinghamshire drove broadband uptake – and made £5m
Ceren Clulow of Nottinghamshire County Council, discusses the benefits for local authorities in optimising the uptake of superfast broadband in their region – including potential major rebates on initial infrastructure investments
Is Matt Hancock forcing online regulation by the back door?
The unilateral decision to compel social media companies to work with charities on harmful content has not been subjected to the necessary scrutiny, believes tech policy expert Heather Burns
Great NHSXpectations
Ben Moody of techUK explains why the new NHS tech organisation has been welcomed by suppliers