‘Extremely concerned and disappointed’ – more councils caught up in Capita breach
Authorities have complained about the lack of time taken to be notified by IT firm and wrongly being told personal data was not put at risk
Rochford District Council pins data breach on Capita’s ‘unsafe storage’
Authority claims it is taking ‘swift and decisive action’ in response to incident it claims...
Parish council adoption fuels ongoing rise in number of gov.uk domains
Total number of sites using standardised web address is now nearing 4,000
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Government creates Smart Data Council to target citizens’ monthly bills
Numerous departments and industry groups to take part in initiative aiming to eliminate £1,000-a-year ‘loyalty penalty’
Levelling Up department seeks digital bigwig to spearhead Wolverhampton office
Role offers salary of £120k and chance to be most senior official in West Midlands location
‘Intense scrutiny’ - Croydon’s tech chief on making the case for digital in tough times
Opama Khan tells delegates that focus must be on outcomes and benefits, rather than the technology itself
Government breaks ground on Manchester hub to boost plans for north-west ‘cyber corridor’
Hundreds of anti-fraud officials have been moved to Manchester as government talks up technological potential of region
Bristol picks Fujitsu as long-term digital-transformation partner in £25m deal
Tech firm signs five-year contract with local authority
Newham picks former Microsoft and HSBC exec for new digital leadership post
London borough creates tech-centric assistant CEO role to drive service transformation
Digital skills ‘a huge challenge’ for Levelling Up department
Permanent secretary says DLUHC has a plan to help address need for expertise, including a dedicated pay framework
‘Like changing an aeroplane engine in flight’ – Met Office boss on delivering a new supercomputer
Penelope Endersby looks back on a year of difficult decisions and extreme weather
Edinburgh creates security hub to support smart-city ambitions
Council leader says that Scottish capital is looking to use tech to become 'more sustainable and data-driven'
Welsh Government considers reducing office space as remote working dominates
Data shows only about one in 10 officials is now in the office on any given day
Glasgow council launches database to help connect local tech players
Authority unveils system to provide information and forge connections among industry landscape worth an estimated £2.6bn
DWP’s £93m digital Pensions Dashboards on track to start connecting schemes in April, minister claims
Regulations were approved by parliament last week and work continues to implement technical requirements
Government looks to boost uptake of gov.uk sites among thousands of parish councils
CDDO to undertake six-month project which hopes to boost national security and democratic engagement
Mayor and police launch cyber support centre for London businesses
New initiative will provide advice and threat intelligence
Government seeks new IT provider for property database after scrapping initial deal
Cabinet Office-led project has been delayed after work with original tech partner was cut short
Leeds looks to robotics to help transform services despite ‘significant financial challenges’
City council to undertake year-long six-figure programme of work
‘These are fundamental to empowering individuals’ – ICO takes action against departments and councils over data requests
Ministry of Defence and Home Office are among those reprimanded over major backlogs that caused ‘significant distress’ to individuals. PublicTechnology finds out more.
HM Land Registry to smooth home-buying with digitisation
Organisation plans to automate up to 70% of all ownership changes by 2024-25
Citizens to receive government text alerts for weather emergencies
New system will enable authorities to warn citizens if their life or property is in imminent danger
Edinburgh seeks £12m support for digital inclusion and growth projects
Local authority makes bid for funding from central government
Local authorities and their suppliers must connect the digitally excluded
Various vulnerable groups are among those at risk of lacking the connectivity or skills to engage with public services, according to Graham Cutting of Cantium