Welcome to Cyber Week
Introducing a dedicated week of features, interviews and exclusive research
The fog of cyberwar
For governments and armed forces around the world, the digital domain has become a potential...
PM set for Huawei 5G U-turn, reports claim
The Chinese vendor will be banished from the next-generation network by the end of the year, it...
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Government spends £400m to acquire bankrupt satellite firm
After being shut out of EU satellite programme in light of Brexit, UK joins consortium with Indian telecoms giant Bharti to buy OneWeb
Home Office ramps up video asylum interviews as backlog passes 50,000
The oldest claim awaiting decision was filed eight years ago and 10,000 more were added to the waiting list in the first three months of 2020 alone
Who stole nine antique clocks worth £50,000 from the Foreign Office?
Annual fraud data shows lost phones, online shopping sprees and some mysterious missing timepieces
Digital trade a key focus of talks with ‘old friends’ Australia and New Zealand
Government cites importance of ‘pivoting towards Asia-Pacific’
Fraud risk too high to host citizenship test remotely, immigration minister claims
Testing centres are now reopen and online tests may be considered in future
Full customs checks for EU goods to be deferred, report claims
New HMRC system given more breathing room as Border Delivery Group moved from tax agency to Cabinet Office
Government plans to expunge Huawei from 5G network by 2023, reports claim
Prime minister plans to backtrack on previous decision to allow Chinese giant to play a role in next-generation telecoms
How Denmark aims to ‘create trust’ in contact-tracing tech
The CEO of Danish tech firm NetCompany tells PublicTechnology why the country’s existing digital infrastructure could help encourage adoption of its soon-to-launch coronavirus response app
Home Office pushes on with multimillion-pound digital borders programme
Department seeks partner to support ongoing work to build a range of services
‘Deadly disinformation’ – MPs claim Chinese obfuscation of data has cost lives
Foreign Affairs Committee accuses regime of obscuring information and misleading claims following coronavirus outbreak
Foreign Office gets green light for £94m Oracle upgrade
Spend control data shows business case approved for Atlas programme
EU settlement scheme turns down 300 applicants citing failure to obtain necessary evidence
Programme sees big spike in number of unsuccessful applications
Government defeats Tory rebellion in Commons Huawei vote
An amendment that would have guaranteed the removal of the Chinese vendor’s kit by 2023 was not passed
Building Brexit-ready systems cost government £1.5bn
NAO report finds that new IT platforms and other infrastructure required a 10-figure investment
Data suggests big local differences in EU settlement applications
Campaign group calls for local authorities to lead on supporting applications as only a quarter of EU citizens in some areas have applied so far
UK plans to ditch all physical immigration documents
The Home Office will move to digital systems across the board – despite repeated warnings over ‘parallels with Windrush’
PM launches major defence and foreign policy review with pledge to ‘harness new technologies’
Exercise will consider spending on military equipment as well as the work of a range of departments
Government uses natural-language processing to support post-Brexit trade consultation
ONS data scientists are supporting the DIT in applying AI techniques to public responses
Blue Brexit passports to be ‘most technologically advanced ever’
New colour will not be the only difference on Britons’ travel documents
Foreign Office picks Deloitte for £250k project to develop cybersecurity strategy
Auditor giant wins contract to assist department in assessing cyber needs and priorities
HMRC extends customs funding programme for traders
Businesses can get help with investment in IT systems until 31 January 2021