European official claims NHS pass could ‘soon’ be recognised Europe-wide...
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Civil service chief: ‘Technology is both an enabler and a taskmaster’
Cabinet secretary says that tech presents challenges as well as opportunities...
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‘This is sector is being revolutionised by emerging technologies’ – DfT seeks to boost leadership with second perm sec
Postholder will assume responsibility for science and analysis...
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GDS to build GOV.UK app to access hundreds of services
Smartphone platform will form part of wider One Login programme...
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‘Fundamental flaws’ – opponents urge Scottish Government to revamp and delay vaccine status programme
Call from Conservative party comes after app has been dogged by technical problems...
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Government guidance encourages use of instant messaging rather than email for ‘routine communications’
Documents released to High Court reveal civil servants are told to switch message history off where possible...
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Courts service to expand support for digitally excluded in £10m scheme
Users to be given additional help using online services...
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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....
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‘A country with world-class data analysis expertise should not have faced this crisis with virtually no data’
Parliamentary report on the lessons learned from the response to the coronavirus pandemic finds ‘major deficiencies in the machinery of government’...
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Coronavirus response: DHSC signs £1.8m deal with O2 for population-movement data
Network operator can provide information on the location of about one in three of the UK population...
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