Concern and confusion grows over settled status scheme
With free movement now set to end abruptly on 31 October, Home Office remains unable to answer key questions
HMRC steps up no-deal prep by auto-enrolling traders in customs system
EORI numbers to be automatically issued to 88,000 firms across the UK
PM lifts visa cap for top techies
There will no longer be an annual limit on the issuance of Tier 1 visas for leading STEM...
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UK cities in line to be appointed European Capital of Innovation
Three cities among those to be shortlisted for €1m prize
Government badly needs a new message on encryption
Universities slam Sopra Steria’s ‘woefully inadequate’ student visa service
Outsourcer provides document checks and processes biometric information
Department for International Trade to review digital barriers
Department seeks team to come in conduct review of technical and cultural obstacles
Interview: Singapore’s digital chief on redesigning government around ‘moments of life’
After signing a cooperation agreement with GDS, GovTech Singapore’s CEO Kok Ping Soon tells PublicTechnology about how the two agencies can learn from one another
GDS agrees partnership with Polish counterpart
GovTech Polska signs MoU with UK digital agency
Foreign Office to bring 14,000 treaties into single online public database
Site due to go live next year
HMRC seeks £3m partner to help meet ‘ambitious timelines’ of customs platform
Department floats two-year contact to support delivery of tech and infrastructure
DFID puts £20m of aid into education technology research
Eight-year EdTech Hub project with World Bank and University of Cambridge aims to build largest body of research on subject
Foreign Office cancels global connectivity procurement
Department opts not to award framework deal worth up to £350m after near-draw between two bidders
GDS signs collaboration agreement with Singapore GovTech
Agencies sign memorandum of understanding to share knowledge and personnel
Home Office begins testing settled status app on Apple devices
Tech giant announced that next version of iOS will permit third-party access to near-field communications
Damning MPs’ report warns EU settlement scheme could become ‘another Windrush’
Parliamentary committee voices ‘serious concerns’, including use of a digital-only system and numerous technical problems
Defence secretary puts £22m into cyber centres to ‘put the Army at the forefront of information warfare’
Facilities will provide round-the-clock info on digital threats
Development of settled status application system cost £63m
Minister reveals cost of building online service
Home Office floats £140k for leader to ensure government tech is Brexit-ready
Role as director of immigration technology comes with responsibility for 1,000 staff and a £120m budget
Home Office implements ‘strict controls’ on email comms after data breaches
Sending of messages must be overseen by senior civil servants
A digital Geneva convention is unlikely – but ‘the UK would be up for that discussion’
NCSC chief executive says that, while the creation of new international standards is not imminent, the UK would not rule out assisting their creation in the longer term
Irish border tech solution more than a decade away, government admits
Leaked Home Office document reveals that technology will likely not be ready until 2030
GDS seeks head of Brexit digital strategy
Role comes with remit to assess readiness across government
ICO alerted to breach of EU citizens’ data
For the second time inside a week, the Home Office has had to report itself to the UK data regulator, after accidentally sharing email addresses of settled status applicants