Spending Review: HMRC promised £750m to update IT and embrace SME tech firms
Chancellor unveils funding for tax agency’s tech infrastructure
Whistleblower warns MPs that ‘Facebook is closing the door’ on opportunity to regulate
Frances Haugen gives evidence to inform development of Online Harms legislation
Brexit: Home Office proceeds with work on platform to share policing alerts
Multimillion-pound system is intended to mitigate the loss of access to pan-European SIS security database
Contact tracing: ‘Not possible’ to know how many have enabled NHS Covid-19 app
Senior officials say they cannot ‘make a reliable and consistent calculation’
Could wearable tech for soldiers ‘predict injuries before they occur’?
Funding scheme offers £200,000 to support testing of proposals
GDS seeks £5m partner to deliver identity-checking app for new government-wide login
Chosen supplier will also have remit to help digital agency increase its app-development credentials
Half of population now has NHS digital login
User base of electronic system sees thirteenfold increase in the space of a year
BEIS chief: ‘One of the upsides of the pandemic is that we have found new ways of communicating’
Permanent secretary Sarah Munby says that officials should not expect a ‘return to normal’
Government plans imminent legislation for digital visas
Legal provisions for new system of electronic travel authorisations will soon be tabled in parliament
Midlands hotel conference room gets tech refit to become latest Nightingale court
Site aims to expedite hearings as NAO report warns backlog of cases may last for years
The business case for IT upgrades and a surfeit of sign-ins – five things we learned about the future of digital government
At techUK’s recent annual public sector tech conference, government’s digital leaders discussed their plans for the months ahead and the challenges they currently face. PublicTechnology listened in.
Cabinet reshuffle: What does it mean for digital government?
Julia Lopez, the minister responsible for GDS and CDDO, has moved departments – but the digital divisions may now receive more attention from the top of the Cabinet Office
‘Unsettling and very stressful’ – Home Office letter warns settled EU citizens of benefit cut-off
Following a government ‘data-matching exercise’ recipients of a recent government mail-out were warned they could be stripped of rights and payments – despite already holding settled status. PublicTechnology investigates.
What next for the NHS GP data collection scheme?
Today was supposed to mark the commencement of data-gathering for the controversial GPDPR scheme – but plans are now on hold. PublicTechnology recaps the story so far.
Will government reconsider digital-only status for EU nationals?
Having hitherto steadfastly maintained its opposition to issuing physical documents to recipients of EU settled status, the Home Office recently met with campaigners to listen to new proposals. PublicTechnology finds out more.
Cyber Week: what now for the UK’s data-protection regime?
The EU may have granted its former member state adequacy, but there will be many more issues to resolve in the coming years
The digital age requires cultural sensitivity
Even when sat in their living room, government officials working with international partners need to be cognisant and respectful of other cultures, according to experts Matt Minshall and Mark Roberts
‘Cutting edge’ or a ‘security nightmare’? Government anti-espionage unit on the tech behind Bond gadgets
As No Time To Die smashes box-office records, technical experts from the UK National Authority for Counter-Eavesdropping tell us whether 007’s favourite spy toys are rooted in reality
App-based freedoms and the relentless battle for cybersecurity
As our movements increasingly depend on using our smartphones to demonstrate status, we need to ensure technology is secure, according to Dr Sarah Morris, of Cranfield University.
The stigma needs to be removed from cyberattacks
The secrecy and shame associated with cyber incidents needs to be rethought, believes PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall
How can the government innovation strategy position the UK for success?
The upcoming government plan should rethink the UK’s R&D system and use public procurement to support innovative companies, according to Neil Ross of techUK
Big Tech politics, blurred lines, and power: why the government must take back control
Online platforms and the major public cloud firms have great – and growing – power. Authorities must now make sure this comes with the requisite responsibility, according to Simon Hansford of UKCloud