Scotland to create ten 5G hubs
Scottish Government supports network of connectivity sites with £4m funding
HMRC to connect 27 offices with £2m wide-area network
Tax agency invests in connectivity
HMRC counts £3.5bn cost of furlough fraud and error
Chief executive Jim Harra claims department will target fraudsters
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Broadband vouchers for underserved parts of Scotland
Businesses and homes in hard-to-reach areas will receive up to £5,000
Major departments show marked decline in prompt-payment performance
Data shows that suppliers have been waiting longer to be paid as government deals with coronavirus crisis
Survey reveals increase in cybercrime concerns during lockdown
One in five feel more at risk
Scotland supports SMEs’ use of tech in economic stimulus plan
Scottish Government will also provide funding for retraining
Addressing government legacy IT to be ‘a key focus of spending review’
Chief secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay claims that half of government’s IT spend goes on supporting ageing kit
Treasury’s £250m IT deal with NTT Data to be extended into eighth year
Contract came with an initial seven-year potential term but will now run until 2022
Home buying goes paperless
HM Land Registry announces acceptance of electronic signatures for mortgages and other deeds
HMRC Making Tax Digital to continue rollout in 2022
The programme will be extended to all businesses and then to individuals, government has announced
CCS claims £1bn savings for public sector in FY20
Annual accounts show uplift in framework usage across both central government and the wider public sector
HMRC appoints second perm sec to lead transformation
Customer service head Angela MacDonald is promoted
Treasury ‘got it wrong’ over tweet celebrating pubs reopening
Ministry deleted post encouraging people to ‘raise a glass’ after backlash
Report finds ‘profound failings’ in Scottish NHS IT systems
Holyrood committee is sharply critical of technology underpinning the prescription of medicines
Highland spaceport to gather climate change data
Local council approve plans for satellite launch site
Treasury and Bank of England ‘consider next steps’ on possible cryptocurrency reserve
Minister claims government wants UK financial institutions to lead on the use of digital currencies
DWP agrees to fix digital issues after dropping legal battle over UC flaw
Department’s decision to retreat from lawsuit represents a victory for four single mothers
HMRC claims Making Tax Digital has generated £200m-plus in extra revenue
Number of personal tax accounts goes past 20 million
How can local government get it right on shared services?
Experts from councils and industry partners discuss the key benefits and challenges to consider if local authorities are to reap the rewards of sharing services
Chancellor warned coronavirus will ‘wipe out a generation of tech start-ups’ without more government support
Chair of Lib Dem taskforce – and former Siemens CEO – Juergen Maier makes urgent call for improvements to bailout scheme
HMRC approved for £120m in contract extensions with Accenture and BT
Newly published spend-control data shows that deals were awarded to extend service provision until 2022
How one London borough is defending against the dark web
Faced with threats from the dark web, Bexley ramped up its cybersecurity with a managed service. Gill Hitchcock finds out more.
Foreign Office gets green light for £94m Oracle upgrade
Spend control data shows business case approved for Atlas programme