Dacorum Borough Council to trial robotics
Authority issues opportunity notice outlining its intent to explore possibilities of automation
HMRC steps up no-deal prep by auto-enrolling traders in customs system
EORI numbers to be automatically issued to 88,000 firms across the UK
Lanarkshire trials video GP consultations
Patients in Scotland given option of virtual appointments via PC or mobile device
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UK Visas and Immigration works with supplier VFS to fix ‘issues’ with digital system
Minister says government is working to improve monitoring of external systems
Government urged to take action on data literacy
Non-profit the Open Knowledge Foundation flags need for more skills and access to data
Digital minister James resigns after voting to block parliament suspension
DCMS minister one of a number of Tory rebels
Government changes risk-management model for major suppliers in light of Carillion collapse
No more RAG ratings as centralised risk registers replaced with individual memoranda of understanding with each company
West Midlands Police gets £5m to continue predictive analytics trials
Home Office provides more funding to controversial project using data to assess people’s risk of criminality
ICO consults on new data-sharing guidance
Data watchdog asks for feedback on revamped code of practice
Report finds Home Office ‘has still not got a grip’ on Emergency Services Network
Public Accounts Committee releases damning verdict on troubled scheme, which government concedes is ‘not without its challenges’
Coventry NHS trust plans £1m investment in digital mental health
Organisation seeks to award five-year contract
Review of civil service business cases to look at how ‘organisations can join up more effectively’
GDS innovation chief says process should encourage the development of ‘shared aims and objectives’
DWP offers £105k for head of hybrid cloud
Postholder will play ‘a critical role’ in designing department’s networks
Liverpool seeks guidance on citywide fibre network
City seeks advice on possible options for construction and ownership of connectivity infrastructure
NHS still running 2,300 PCs on Windows XP
Shadow Cabinet Office minister criticises government’s track record on cybersecurity
Home Office ramps up tech training
Research shows number of staff taking courses has more than trebled in last three years
East Midlands police forces launch £350m IT framework
Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire seeking to appoint tech resellers to four-year deal
Home secretary unveils new tech tools to help police combat child abuse
Algorithmic programs will help process images, reducing officers’ exposure
Making Tax Digital uptake passes 50% – but HMRC issues call to action as deadline looms
With just two weeks left, about three in four firms in the finance sector are yet to sign up
Law Commission to recommend legal reforms for online harassment
Statutory body asked to conduct a secondary review of internet abuse law
Bidding opens on £1.6bn Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 framework
New iteration of agreement due to go live four days after outgoing deal expires
Government puts £12m into AI-powered vacuum cleaners and dolphin-protection tech
Money invested in four partnerships between business and academia
MPs call for government to ‘clarify GDS’s role’ to regain lost momentum
Select committee report asks whether tech agency needs new powers, and calls for ministerial digital champions
Slow start for £400m fibre fund but Treasury vows investments will ‘scale up’
Just £66m has been released so far as five-year scheme approaches halfway point