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National Crime Agency leading inquiry after malware assault
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Home secretary tells web giants ‘enough is enough’ on extremist content
Sajid Javid criticises YouTube, Google, Facebook, and Twitter
Prisoners to be taught coding in £1.2m government scheme
CODE 4000 pilot aims to help under-represented groups get jobs as developers
Government should establish new digital authority to end ‘fragmented oversight’ of big tech, says Lords committee
Self-regulation by online platforms ‘clearing failing’ and regulatory framework ‘out-of-date’
Social media not a ‘serious threat’ to court hearings, government concludes
Responses to consultation reveal that risk created by online platforms is no more than ‘relatively minor’
Temps account for 98% of staff building £250m immigration platform
Minister reveals just eight out of 360 workers on Home Office project are civil servants
Government anti-fake news unit to continue
Funding situation still uncertain but blog post reveals rapid response unit will continue through 2019
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Published in February 2017, the Government Transformation Strategy oulined a bold vision for comprehensive and enduring reform, and set a range of ambitious targets. As we enter the final stretch of its three-year itinerary, we examine the progress made to date, and how far is left to travel
Labour reports departed MP to information commissioner on data breach claim
Party alleges that Joan Ryan's actions breached GDPR and the Data Protection Act
JSaRC – how the Home Office is opening the door to industry to solve government’s security challenges
PublicTechnology talks to Shaun Hipgrave, head of the Joint Security and Resilience Centre, about the Whitehall unit’s work to solve the security challenges of government, industry – and tennis fans
Departments that lag on FOI responses could be named and shamed
Information commissioner indicates that regulator intends to get tougher on enforcement in the coming months after noticing ‘slippage’ in release of data
Government to finally roll out GPS tagging system
Troubled eight-year project reaches fruition as technology is to be deployed nationwide in the coming months
Public ethics body to examine Home Office data use
BFEG asked to provide oversight of department’s use of ‘large and complex data sets’
Five south west police forces to team up for £50m records platform
Bids open for single-supplier framework
HMRC pauses blockchain border work until after Brexit
Minister reveals that work is ‘deferred’ until after the UK leaves the EU
‘Transformation is not something that can just be driven from the centre’ – Q&A with GDS chief Cunnington
As the three-year vision of the Government Transformation Strategy moves into its final 12 months, PublicTechnology asked the GDS leader about ministerial changes, departmental siloes, and what happens after 2020
Huawei tells government its tech will never be used for spying
Chinese networking titan claims that it would ‘categorically refuse’ any requests to assist in intelligence-gathering
Fujitsu proposes tech solution for ‘free-flowing’ Irish border
IT company reveals it is ‘looking to validate as a viable solution’ a proposal based on GPS and geofencing
Scottish Government gets support for increased use of electronic tags
Parliamentary committee backs plans but says risk assessment is needed before embarking on rollout
ICO fines Brexit campaign group £120k over data breaches and plans further audit
Leave.EU hit with penalty by regulator as NCA investigation continues
MPs make urgent call for social media regulator
An independent watchdog for online firms should be established ‘as soon as possible’, a select committee has concluded
MoJ IT issues ‘affected all court sites across England and Wales’
Minister reveals that 362 HMCTS sites were ‘intermittently’ impacted by loss of network access