Ex-GDS and DIT digital leader Holly Ellis joins AWS
Formerly head of DDaT skills across government, Ellis has taken on public sector-focused post at cloud heavyweight
Guernsey doctors to offer digital medical certificates
Patients will be able to present electronic forms to employers and government agencies
DfT lays groundwork for interactive mapping platform for transport data
Department seeks to decide which data should be included in tool or whether buying or building...
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Home Office claims settlement scheme caseworkers ‘trained to exercise discretion’ in favour of vulnerable applicants
Government says it will try and make allowances for a potential lack of evidence for those with dementia or other conditions
Government opens consultation on cybersecurity of UK Plc
DCMS seeks input on barriers to improving security and effectiveness of existing laws
GDS: ‘Cloud first is here to stay’
Digital agency pledges to ‘keep the policy as it stands’
‘We cannot accept this as the new normal’ – European lawmakers urge action on disinformation
European Commission report finds that ‘large-scale automated propaganda’ is a persistent threat
HMRC nabs former Barclays CIO Mark Denney as digital chief
Tax agency appoints banking bigwig as replacement for Jacky Wright
Government delays Huawei 5G decision until after election
Digital secretary confirms that the UK’s next government will be the one to make the call on whether to allow the Chinese vendor to help build the country’s telecoms infrastructure
Regulator creates nudge-theory team to protect consumers online
CMA to establish behavioural insights unit that will examine issues such as fake reviews and paid-for endorsements
DCMS secretary role to change hands again as Morgan stands down
Department will require fifth leader since start of last year as Loughborough MP opts to leave parliament
Government review finds Hacker House grant award was ‘appropriate’
Audit finds no impropriety in funding given to firm run by PM’s friend, but DCMS minister says she intends to ‘ensure that processes are strengthened’
NHSX relaunches recruitment for CNIO after admitting first attempt ‘got it wrong’ on inclusivity
Initial advert was criticised for excluding many potential BAME candidates
Wirral Borough Council shops for £4m WAN upgrade
Supplier sought for infrastructure refresh
Enfield offers £120k for DDaT leader
London borough seeks senior technology professional to revamp internal IT and external relationships
National Cyber Security Centre: ‘Our adversaries innovate – so we must too’
Senior leaders stress importance of risk-taking in combatting the threats faced by the UK
Companies House releases API to open up its data
Government agency offers user access to a range of data streams
MoD seeks £200k operations chief to spearhead transformation
COO position comes with a remit to oversee change across people, procurement, technology, and support
Microsoft beats Amazon to $10bn Pentagon cloud contract
Department of Defense hails ‘important step’ in modernisation of systems
LGA picks councils for digital inclusion funding
Authorities will each receive a slice of £200,000
Government spent £2.2m on ditched porn-block plan
Minister reveals seven-figure spending on development of ill-fated policy
Government supports £1bn deal to make poor mobile signal ‘a thing of the past’
Network operators propose sharing equipment to improve coverage in rural areas
HMRC turns to real-time data in tax-avoidance clampdown
Tax authority is piloting programmes to use data to identify people that may have been taken in by firms selling tax-avoidance initiatives
Highlands and Islands get £3m full-fibre boost
High uptake sees extra money invested