Test and Trace ‘scaling down’ use of consultants
Programme leader Dido Harding says use of outside help is being reduced although will continue to some extent
Government study reveals cyber sector kept growing through 2020
Revenue spiked 7% to £8.9bn, DCMS study reveals
Government considers role of technology in enforcing quarantine
Minister says mandating isolation is ‘right course of action’
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Home Office renegotiates £100m AWS deal
Department re-signs contract under terms of new MoU
MPs point to lack of data as major barrier to closing government skills gaps
PAC finds that the Cabinet Office lacks the right information to address a dearth of expertise in areas including digital and commercial
Stockport reaches 8,000 citizens with digital skills drive
Council CEO claims use of tech platforms has enabled local residents to stay connected
ICO urged to protect workers from surveillance software
MPs, unions and academics call for rules on the use of tech that can monitor remote workers
Plans for Crown Consultancy unit ‘watered down’, report claims
Unit will reportedly advise on use of external firms rather than replace them
Home Office supplier spending on immigration casework tool nears £30m
Accenture wins two more contracts totalling £5m-plus
Minister pledges to improve access to Covid testing ‘via non-digital routes’
Users are encouraged to use online platform, but DHSC insists other methods can be used
HMRC chief admits call-handling struggles have ‘imposed on the patience’ of customers
Jim Harra tells MPs performance improved in second half of the year
DHSC signs £2m six-month deal to improve ability to ‘respond to recover from a cyberattack’
Health department awards security design and architecture contract through G-Cloud framework
No algorithms for Scottish pupils’ grades in 2021
Exams for 16-to-18-year-olds have been cancelled across the country but UK government remains insistent they will continue in England
Regulator claim success in bid to get Apple to open up on apps’ use of data
App Store will now feature more privacy information following campaign by CMA
Defra confident of ‘smooth and orderly transfer’ to post-Brexit import IT system
Minister says incoming platform has been subjected to ‘intense scrutiny’
Scotland outperforming rest of UK on digital public services, report finds
Study commissioned by Scottish Government identifies areas of potential improvement to catch up to Nordic countries
Scottish Government to put £2bn into creating ‘globally-competitive high-tech economy’
New national investment bank will support sustainable technology to support drive for net zero emissions target
Government urged to bring in emergency legislation to combat vaccine disinformation
Shadow minister and campaign group call for new laws
CCS launches £750m commodity public cloud framework
Deal will allow public sector organisations to buy direct from vendors
Northern Irish business leaders voice ‘grave concerns’ over HMRC border IT systems
Industry representatives anxious about customs and goods-movement services
Brexit-prepping council looks to stock up on IT basics
Worcestershire issues £20,000 tender in bid to head off potential impact
Government immigration advisers flag concerns over availability of data
Chair of Migration Advisory Committee calls for more timely information
Union calls for private care homes to be subject to FOI laws
Unison Scotland urges change in legislation after ‘lethal failures over Covid’