2 Minutes Business and industry Economics and finance Government strengthens cryptocurrency regulation Sam Trendall January 21, 2022 13 Comments on Government strengthens cryptocurrency regulation Advertising of assets to be overseen by financial services watchdog... Read More
2 Minutes Business and industry Economics and finance Education and skills SMEs rush to sign up for Scottish Government digitisation funding scheme Sam Trendall January 21, 2022 0 Comment on SMEs rush to sign up for Scottish Government digitisation funding scheme Applications closed early after strong uptake for £25m programme... Read More
14 Minutes Business and industry Government and politics Can government destroy its legacy? Sam Trendall January 20, 2022 0 Comment on Can government destroy its legacy? As much as half of government’s near-£5bn annual spend on IT is dedicated to the maintenance of ageing or unsupported tech. A range of digital leaders tell PublicTechnology about the […]... Read More
4 Minutes Business and industry Health and social care Consultants still comprise one in four Test and Trace workers Sam Trendall January 20, 2022 0 Comment on Consultants still comprise one in four Test and Trace workers Efforts to reduce reliance on external providers have had an impact... Read More
2 Minutes Business and industry Society and welfare Working from home: guidance ends in England but remains in Scotland Sam Trendall January 20, 2022 0 Comment on Working from home: guidance ends in England but remains in Scotland Government called time on policy yesterday, but advice is set to remain in place north of the border until next month... Read More
2 Minutes Business and industry Education and skills Society and welfare Consumer regulator seeks £100k leader for algorithm work Sam Trendall January 19, 2022 0 Comment on Consumer regulator seeks £100k leader for algorithm work CMA created team last year to better understand and oversee the use of automated technologies in business... Read More
3 Minutes Communities, housing and planning Health and social care Society and welfare Scottish Government launches app to find free period products Sam Trendall January 19, 2022 0 Comment on Scottish Government launches app to find free period products PickupMyPeriod program allows users to find one of 700 locations where free products can be collected... Read More
4 Minutes Business and industry Education and skills Employment ‘Taking more control of IT strategy’ – HMRC reveals plan to close in-house tech firm RCDTS Sam Trendall January 18, 2022 0 Comment on ‘Taking more control of IT strategy’ – HMRC reveals plan to close in-house tech firm RCDTS Staff will either become civil servants or move over to commercial providers... Read More
2 Minutes Society and welfare Cabinet Office head of news to oversee anti-misinformation unit Sam Trendall January 18, 2022 0 Comment on Cabinet Office head of news to oversee anti-misinformation unit Post as departmental media relations leader comes with salary of up to £118k... Read More
5 Minutes Business and industry Government and politics Society and welfare Home Office to spearhead anti-encryption public comms campaign Sam Trendall January 17, 2022 0 Comment on Home Office to spearhead anti-encryption public comms campaign Report claims efforts led by advertising firm will aim to stoke concern among parents and could feature public stunts designed to alarm passers-by ... Read More