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To catch a cyberthief – how the UK’s top online cop aims to ‘stay one step ahead of the bad guys’
Mike Hulett of the National Crime Agency's dedicated cyber unit tells PublicTechnology how the internet has transformed the lives of criminals and those that pursue them
Met Office seeks chief information security officer
National weather service recruiting for security chief
GDS to take flagship Sprint event on the road
Annual digital government gathering expanded into five-city roadshow
Suppliers of smart fabrics and bioprinting sought for £650m government innovation marketplace
Providers of emerging tech invited to bid for a place on the Spark platform
Space Agency opens library of satellite images for public sector use
More than 1,000 pieces of optical and radar data are now available under licence
Busting the myth that a computer science degree is required to work in the tech industry
Kathy Schneider of Sungard Availability Services argues that the technology sector needs to promote the variety of routes people can take into the industry
Online VAT collection system at heart of government’s no-deal Brexit planning for Irish border
Plan would waive Northern Ireland border checks and slash tariffs if the UK leaves the EU without a deal
Defence secretary invests £66m to get robots on the front line
Chunk of Transformation Fund will be used to fast-track development of technologies including driverless logistics vehicles and miniature drones
NAO report finds Verify exemplifies ‘failings we often see in major programmes’
Auditors flag up a range of targets missed and benefits not delivered
How Exeter University is using tech to fly students to the Arctic
The University of Exeter is immersing students in 3D virtual explorations of glaciers, ice flows and coastal erosion with a digital tool that has caught the attention of major environmental organisations. Gill Hitchcock reports.
MPs slam Facebook as report calls for ‘radical shift in balance of power’
Select committee concludes 18-month inquiry with damning words for Mark Zuckerberg
Which public sector organisations are leading the way on smart working?
Government Property Agency shines a light on innovative practices and uses of technology
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
Military research unit looks to ‘get faster on cyber and AI’
Tech is becoming more prominent in the threat posed to the UK’s security, according to the CEO of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
BEIS maintains 75% smart meter coverage 2020 target
Department tells select committee that goal is ‘challenging, but not out of the question’
National statistician John Pullinger on the 'marvellous opportunity' of the Digital Economy Act
The head of the government statistical service looks back on 2018
The three public sector technology trends that will define 2019
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out the topics and trends that will dominate the year ahead, and revisits the predictions of a year ago to see any of them came to pass
National Archives keeper on how AI and digital is changing the organisation's work
Jeff James discusses the impact of technology on the art of archiving
Councils picked for geospatial data funding
Quartet of projects will receive backing from the Open Data Institute
Department for International Trade offers £118k for CTO to ‘raise digital literacy’
Chosen candidate will be tasked with setting departmental IT vision