No move for GDS and CDDO as part of Cabinet Office split
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Government app aims to help civil servants identify foreign spies on LinkedIn
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Local government chiefs claim return to hybrid meetings would improve councillor diversity
County Council Network joins a list of bodies calling for reintroduction of legislation allowing...
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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
Parliament to continue to allow remote contributions
Government drops plan to require all MPs to attend the commons in person
New government entities to make ‘significant inroads’ on improving data quality
New teams, standards and projects are being launched, according to update provided to PAC
Rees-Mogg claims ‘compromises of virtual parliament are no longer necessary’
Motion from leader of the House of Commons will be voted on today, as MPs from all parties voice opposition
Virtual voting, remote working and fake news – the tech legacy of coronavirus
Experts discuss what the lasting impact of the pandemic might be for government and the public sector
More than 70 MPs protest plan to end virtual parliament
Cross-party group voices opposition to plans to ask members to return to Westminster
Investigation launched into ‘truth twisters’ tweet
Post from official civil service account appeared to criticise Johnson and Cummings
Rees-Mogg presses on with plan to end virtual parliament on 1 June
Commons leader reiterates his intention that MPs should return within two weeks, despite cross-party criticism
Civil service chief says Covid response shows government’s ability to be ‘more flexible, more digital, more data-based’
Alex Chisholm has claimed he does not want the civil service to ‘carry on as we are’
Government social campaign reminds public that civil servants are #hereforyou
Cabinet Office spearheads efforts to highlight work of officials in responding to coronavirus
Rules laid down for MPs’ remote voting system
System gets provisional select committee thumbs up, but members are warned they will face punishment if they let others vote for them
Hancock asks citizens to ‘do your duty’ by downloading app
Health secretary calls on public to embrace technology
Scotland to adopt ‘fully virtual parliament’
System will be implemented over the next few weeks
Interview: BJSS public sector head on government tech trends
BJSS is a technology consultancy with nearly ten years experience helping the public sector deliver a range of projects. Head of public sector Susheel Dodeja sits down with Geoffrey Lyons to discuss some of the work to date and the digital trends that will define the coming years
MPs and ministers take part in first virtual Commons session
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab was given a remote grilling yesterday
Parliament unveils ‘hybrid’ plan including Zoom and video screens
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle encourages MPs to stay at home
Major telecoms firms agree free calls, data and broadband upgrades for NHS staff
Fourteen companies agree to provide gratis services and updates
Parliament set to use tech tools to reopen after recess
MPs will be able to return following Easter break
Scottish Parliament plans virtual questions for first minister
First weekly grilling of Nicola Sturgeon due to take place this week
Government evaluating ‘every technological solution’ for virtual parliament
Support for a digital House of Commons is growing
Hancock issues six-month order for NHS to share confidential patient data
Usual limitations relaxed as organisations across the NHS are told to share data in fight against coronavirus