Councils organise local computers for remote schooling schemes
Norfolk, Essex, Greater Manchester and West Midlands among authorities setting up local projects
DWP buys 11,000 iPhones and IBM software support services
Department uses CCS framework agreements for two deals worth up to £8.43m
NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
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DHSC picks higher of Turing Institute’s two estimates of number of cases averted
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Government should aim Catapults higher says Lords committee
Report recommends changes to funding rules to help innovation centres collaborate with universities and industry
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New law allows government to fine networks flouting Huawei ban £100,000 a day
Ofcom will be given additional powers under new legislation
Transport for London sticks to Oyster in new fare collection system
Prepayment cards will migrate to same back-office system as contactless payments
NHS trust plans £18m IT refresh
Sussex trust signs deal for new managed service and complete upgrade of all devices
UK backs mission to land first woman on the moon
Country will ‘play a key role’ in NASA-led project
Farmers offered tech grants
Government makes £25m available for investment in technology
HMRC warns students on cybercrime threat
Tax agency says freshers could be even more vulnerable to scams as teaching moves online
Digital inclusion is vital during the COVID-19 accelerated channel shift
Accessibility requirements aren’t restrictions that need to be overcome - they’re guidelines to improve online experiences for everyone, says Jadu VP Richard Friend
Minister defies value-for-money concerns to push ahead with £400m OneWeb buyout
Business secretary Sharma issues ministerial direction after perm sec flags up ‘significant downside risks’ of acquisition of bankrupt firm
Civil servants asked to share government gripes
Ahead of technology- and data-led reforms, officials have been invited to vent their frustrations with how Whitehall works
Government invests £500m in military comms satellite
Deal for Airbus technology follows £400m spent on acquiring OneWeb
Minister believes government ‘likely’ to see return on £400m investment in satellite firm
Before entering bankruptcy OneWeb had been funded to the tune of $3.3bn with no revenues generated yet
Downing St assembles data science A-team
Dominic Cummings’ ambitions realised as prime minister’s office seeks to recruit crack squad of data scientists for No. 10 skunkworks
DVSA uses AI and agile to support ‘a lifetime of driving’
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has already done a great deal of work implementing technology across its operations. But digital chief Alex Fiddes tells PublicTechnology it has even bigger ambitions.
‘Crazed conspiracy theory’ – Downing St says 5G vandals are endangering lives
Government and industry make plea for spread of misinformation to cease