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Huawei given green light for role in 5G network
Chinese vendor will remain excluded from so-called core areas of the network
Stockport council introduces AI-powered chatbot
Local authority implements Ami program
Government introduces IoT security laws
All devices will need to conform to three security requirements
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‘No individual data’ compromised during massive DfE breach, minister claims
Access to information in the Learning Records Service – which contains data on 28 million children – was provided via a third-party firm
Regulators issue warning over police use of facial recognition
Biometrics and information commissioners remind Met Police that questions remain over both legal footing and public sentiment
Trump and Johnson discuss Huawei as sources warn situation could imperil trade deal
Pressure grows for UK to follow US and Australian lead and ban Chinese vendor from mobile network
London police to roll out live facial recognition technology
Critics ramp up opposition as force announces controversial kit will go into live operational use
Nicola Sturgeon warns of risk of ‘communities left behind’ by new technology
Scotland’s first minister says AI and automation will bring both opportunities and dangers
Civil service top dog Manzoni to leave government
As Cabinet Office perm sec, departing CEO oversaw digital transformation agenda
Bank of England looks to public cloud future
Institution seeks partner to assist with construction of new infrastructure
Worcestershire hospital deploys iPads to assist mother-baby bonding
Tech will allow new parents to interact with children requiring specialist care
NHS Lanarkshire unveils plans for ‘Scotland’s first digital hospital’
Facility will include kit such as mobile technology and large touchscreen information points
Home Office admits some immigration data ‘only held on paper’
Department is unable to share information on numbers of asylum applicants granted right to work as case files are only in hard-copy or other non-reportable formats
Chancellor says UK will press on with tax on digital giants despite US threat of ‘arbitrary’ reprisal
Sajid Javid says tariff is ‘proportionate’ as US counterpart turns up the rhetorical heat
Report finds ‘warning signs of government becoming less open’
Annual study from Institute for Government flags up patchy approach to transparency and ‘mixed’ progress on digital transformation
CCS to launch £50m digital inclusion framework
Procurement vehicle to offer services and tools to assist citizens that struggle with digital
Scottish Government gives 1,000 PCs to Malawian students
Refurbished machines donated via charity the Turing Foundation
HMRC seeks tech to unearth cryptocurrency cybercriminals
Tax agency looks to invest in cryptoanalysis tool
Government to trial automated vehicles in motorway maintenance
Machines will eliminate need for heavy cones to be manually laid on busy roads
NHS 111 shows strain from high demand
Stats show that increased numbers of callers to urgent advice line are enduring lengthy waiting times or giving up on their call
‘No change to digital approach’ – Home Office quashes suggestion of physical settled status documents
Government responds to comments made by European parliament’s Brexit chief
Scottish Government project explores use of blockchain and AI in fishing
Highlands and Islands Enterprise to run scheme looking at how new tech could be used in seafood sector
GDS floats £100k in bid to recruit strategy chief
Role comes with a remit to oversee the work of 140 staff across four areas