Russia: sanctions tightened on exports of monitoring and military tech
New measures prohibit supply of any tech used for ‘internal repression’
DWP signs potential £1m deal to measure and analyse employee experience
Department awards contract to specialist supplier – which will also lead a pilot of a more...
Scottish minister criticises UK government broadband rollout for leaving hardest-to-connect places to last
Finance secretary Kate Forbes claims that implementation in Scotland has begun with remote and...
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Scottish Government puts £6m into tech accelerator
CivTech programme seeks to connect public service providers with tech firms that can help meet their challenges
UKHSA signs £16m deal with IBM for Test and Trace cloud
Vendor will support delivery of new system to house pandemic data as well as other information sources
HMRC chief praises ‘remarkable’ work on post-Brexit customs system
Deputy CEO MacDonald commends adaptation of both outgoing CHIEF and incoming CDS platforms
Universities to run major research examining impact of digitised services on ethnic minorities
Researchers from five institutions will participate in £3.3m project examining whether channel shift has reinforced existing inequalities as well as creating new ones
ICO examining ‘serious cybersecurity incident’ at FCDO
Department discloses that it was the target of an attack
Reshuffle: A new minister for digital government?
Shifting responsibilities at the Cabinet Office could see GDS and CDDO working with another new minister, while Jacob Rees-Mogg is set to take on the remit of public sector transformation
All Scottish schools to be given pocket-sized computers
Devices are intended to help pupils get to grips with the basics of computer science
Black former GDS employee given six-figure settlement after claims of ‘racial abuse' by managers
Former deputy cabinet secretary cited need for Cabinet Office to look at issues of race ‘at a systemic level’
Government high-risk innovation unit picks exec from US counterpart as first leader
Peter Highnam announced as inaugural chief executive of Aria
Richard III: Leicester looks to bring king’s resting place to life with £100k augmented reality project
Local authority seeks supplier partner to provide technology for visitor centre
NHS online platform to offer patients personalised info on operation waiting times
New digital system forms part of government efforts to reduce post-pandemic backlog
MoJ poised to move scores of digital staff out of London
A total of 2,000 positions across several professions will be relocated around the country over the coming years
‘Misleading’ – stats agency lambasts ministers over omission of computer crime from figures
MP expressed concern that government’s claims overlooked ‘a large, serious and growing area of crime’
HMRC study finds SMEs’ experience of digital tax ‘varies considerably’ and frustration remains
Report commissioned by department encourages better communication of the benefits of ditching ‘bridging’ tools and fully embracing digital system
‘No ordinary IT department’ – spy agencies seek tech strategy chief
Role at GCHQ comes with remit to work across intelligence community as part of a shared-service unit that received a big boost in resources in the spending review
New leadership training hub to instruct Whitehall leaders on digital, data and agile
New training hub for senior officials will teach agile delivery and core digital skills as part of its ‘foundations of public administration’ course
Work begins on online platform for government’s ‘Civilian Reserve’ to support future crisis response
Government plans to assemble collective of external experts that can be deployed to assist ministers and officials in responding to future crises
Levelling-up plan looks to bring Silicon Valley to Solihull – but broadband ambitions now delayed by five years
Document pledges that three designated ‘innovation centres’ will learn from models of major US tech hubs and universities
Scottish schools partner with tech firms to boost computer science skills
Teachers at 25 schools will work with professionals from the likes of Amazon, PwC and Leidos
NHS Digital received £160m funding boost in FY21 to support Covid response
Organisation’s annual accounts reveal major effort to deliver platforms to support booking of tests and vaccination
Cyberattack on regulator shows ‘no organisation can fully defend itself against today’s threats’
Despite being comparatively well-prepared, watchdog Sepa is still suffering the fallout of a breach in December 2020