DHSC signs potential £300k deal for sensors to monitor desk occupancy in Leeds and London
Deal will also see technology deployed in meeting rooms and recreation areas
ICO set to issue fewer public sector fines to avoid ‘data breach victims being punished twice’
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Government sets up £20m compensation pot for victims who fought to expose Post Office IT scandal
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Scottish 5G hub aims to be ‘lynchpin’ for economic transformation
Head of organisation aims to be ‘completely embedded in this strategy’
Ex-national security and anti-terror chiefs approved for consulting gigs with BT and Deloitte
Appointments watchdog signs off roles for Dominic Fortescue and Tom Hurd
Scotland sees sevenfold increase in cybercrime in FY21
Number of recorded incidents shoots up, in part due to increase time spent online
Ukrainians offered online route to apply to visas
Move to open up travel documents comes following fierce criticism of government response so far
NHS Test and Trace signs £2.5m deal to support Covid-19 app until end of 2022
Deal with Danish firm Netcompany covers ongoing development and support of technology, but future role of contact-tracing system remains unclear
DWP considers revamping pay model to support transformation
Department retains consultancy to explore options for a capability-base system of pay remuneration
Scottish watchdog finds ‘drug and alcohol data is not good enough’
Audit agency calls for more and better information and improved transparency
Glasgow app hopes to reduce reoffending
Program aims to help citizens access public services and support
Patel pledges to publish data on visas for Ukrainians
Home secretary claims previous figures are ‘completely inaccurate’
‘Outstanding candidate’ identified in previous recruitment for government digital head did not take job
Evidence submitted to MPs reveals that decision to create CDDO was a bid to ‘flex the structures in order to get the right talent’
Government works on digital tool for assessments of reception pupils
Supplier sought to help build platform to support standardised ‘baseline assessment’ of four-year-old children introduced this academic year
Government renews powers for long-term withholding of public records on national security grounds
The long-standing Security and Intelligence Instrument has been retained after the completion of its decennial review
GDS recruiting for quartet of senior-management positions
Digital agency seeks CTO, COO and directors of engineering and publishing
DWP slammed for ‘obstruction’ after failure to release data on benefit sanctions
Head of parliamentary committee believes ‘a culture of secrecy is entrenched’ in department
HS2 signs £280k software deals for social media and political monitoring
Project to deliver new rail infrastructure invests in tools to monitor and manage media coverage
Scotland aims to back ‘digital revolution’ in long-term economic plan
Decade-long agenda looks to help meet the challenges and opportunities of net zero and promote a ‘culture of delivery’ in government
Government-wide login system due to start public testing this month
Update from minister reveals that ‘feature-complete software’ should be ready within four weeks
British Museum to offer visitors augmented-reality games
London attraction will provide schools tours with tablets and interactive digital content
‘Misleading impression’ – statistics watchdog scolds PM over unemployment claims
Letter from UKSA head is the second time in a month Boris Johnson has been rapped for promoting false claims
HMRC automation stopped 100,000 ineligible claims for Covid support
Digital processes helped tax agency block fraudulent attempts, according to minister
Government goes after ‘anonymous trolls’ with new legal provisions
Government proposes legal changes that would require social networks to allow people to easily verify their identity, and block contact from all unverified users