Opening up tech jobs has never been more important
With many people potentially looking for a new career, there are simple, practical ways to make tech more inclusive – and benefit the whole industry, believes Abi Mohamed of Community Growth Ventures
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Union calls for private care homes to be subject to FOI laws
Unison Scotland urges change in legislation after ‘lethal failures over Covid’
Hancock and Dowden ask social networks to stem vaccine misinformation
Ministers met with platforms last month
New boss for BPDTS as it approaches DWP integration
Rich McHugh replaces Loveday Ryder, who joins DVSA
AI scientists receive £20m research funding
Fifteen people have been named Turing fellows
DfE expands supplier base for laptops scheme
Department brings in two additional IT resellers to supply about 165,000 extra devices
Scotland backs cyber skills push
Joint public-private body Fintech to deliver training
Whitehall chief praises progress on border systems and data but admits disruption is ‘inevitable’
Alex Chisholm says he is ‘confident’ of meeting deadlines but that significant risks remain
‘This year has really made the case for what we’re trying to do’
At the end of a challenging year, local government chiefs discuss the impact on digital and data
Scottish care homes to be equipped with iPads
Public funding of £1m will support two devices in every care home
NHS 111 service struggled with demand from north-west callers last month
More than a quarter of callers in region hung up on telephone advice service while three in four queries were not answered within a minute
New £140k leader sought for emergency services network rollout
Troubled programme recruiting for senior responsible owner
ICO alerted after DWP publishes personal data of 6,000 benefit claimants
Department claims that ‘no-one can be identified’ from information published
Courts service looks to tackle digital exclusion
HMCTS looks to appoint provider of support service
Schools adopt range of approaches on digital home learning says Ofsted
Remote schooling provision is ‘patchy’ and has to compete with other technologies says chief inspector
Chancellor urged to use spending round to support long-term future of coronavirus tech innovation
The greater use of technology in the NHS and justice system should be a lasting impact of government’s Covid-19 response, a think tank has recommended
Digital has enormous potential to reduce reoffending
Controlled access to technology can play a major role in supporting rehabilitation and reducing recidivism, according to Aidan Shilson-Thomas of Reform
Funding boost for Scottish geospatial sector
UK and Scottish governments back project
HMRC’s ‘limited data’ saw up to a million wrongly deemed ineligible for furlough
NAO report finds department could have done more to combat fraud and error
NHS Grampian adopts digital triage and consultation platform
Scottish health board rolls out technology system
HM Land Registry offers £120k for digital chief to lead transformation
Tech leader will oversee digitisation of platforms and infrastructure upgrades
Aberdeen launches GoAbz app for local journeys
Citizens can download free software to help plan trips via car, public transport or on foot