Government testing identifies accessibility issues on 99% of public sector websites
CDDO monitoring found that vast majority of sites did not wholly comply with regulations
Government proposes tougher cyber laws for IT outsourcers
Consultation launched on possible expansion of NIS regulations
Turing Institute to lead development of AI standards
Government-backed project will also incorporate input from BSI and NPL
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Scottish Government puts £12m funding into digital
Money will support use of tech by SMEs
Could 2021 be the UK’s last census?
New information sources could mean the decennial data-gathering exercise will not require mass surveys, according to the recently appointed deputy national statistician
AI scientists receive £20m research funding
Fifteen people have been named Turing fellows
DfE expands supplier base for laptops scheme
Department brings in two additional IT resellers to supply about 165,000 extra devices
Scotland backs cyber skills push
Joint public-private body Fintech to deliver training
CCS offers £150k for new tech chief to lead ‘large-scale programme of digital transformation’
Procurement agency recruiting for CDIO
Government explores creation of in-house ‘Crown Consultancy’
Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew reportedly leading project
Schools adopt range of approaches on digital home learning says Ofsted
Remote schooling provision is ‘patchy’ and has to compete with other technologies says chief inspector
Civil servants' relationship with technology is on uneasy ground
After some high-profile tech blunders, Whitehall leaders need to ensure civil servants have the requisite digital skills and understanding, believes Daniel Korski of Public
University backs creation of pothole-busting robot
Spin-out Robotiz3d received investment to develop technology
Government reliance on digital consultants has halved in the last decade, civil service chief claims
Alex Chisholm picks out DDaT as an area where Whitehall has grown its skills
New tech platform to ‘transform’ vetting process for government roles
System will launch next summer and will replace troubled NSVS system
Funding boost for Scottish geospatial sector
UK and Scottish governments back project
Government backs plan to assemble ‘digital army’ in Kilmarnock
Funding for scheme to provide training and employment opportunities
Cyber resilience and the public sector
The public sector must focus not only on attacks, but on how it responds and recovers from them, Zerto and Cyber Security Scotland told attendees at the recent Local Government ICT Summit
Parliament offers £120k for digital leader
PDS managing director will be tasked with ‘reimagining and reshaping’ use of digital
Civil service COO finds ‘common ground’ with Cummings on need for digital skills
Alex Chisholm flags up tech expertise and better data as key goals
DHSC signs £3m-a-year ‘records management’ deal
Storage vendor Iron Mountain scoops five-year deal
Interview: UK national statistician on how data has helped the PM – and the public – in coronavirus response
To mark World Statistics Day, Professor Sir Ian Diamond talks to PublicTechnology about how the work of statisticians has been crucial in supporting government’s pandemic response, as well as his thoughts on the media and politicians’ use of numbers, and how the ONS is preparing for the census
DfE sets out on 18-month £10m digital services drive
Department awards contract to London tech consultancy
DWP faces ‘significant increase’ in fraud and error, watchdog warns
NAO report reveals that, following heavy coronavirus-related recruitment, departmental staffing levels may return to 2013 levels