New GDS minister unveils vision for single sign-on
Julia Lopez wants to improve system for citizens to identify themselves
Scottish start-ups get funding boost
Public funding dedicated to help smaller firms survive pandemic
London NHS bodies team up to plan £2m digital mental-health platform for young people
Ten CCGs and trusts look to improve access to remote services
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MPs tell Home Office to improve data or ‘the next scandal is around the corner’
Damning report from PAC finds that department has ‘no idea’ about outcomes of its enforcement activities
‘Unless you get the ethics of data right, you'll fail on the effectiveness as well’
The head of the Royal Statistical Society Stian Westlake talks algorithms, politicians and the current ‘favourable wind’ gathering in government behind his profession
Doctors’ union to review use of video consultations
BMA board will examine how best to use technology going forward and calls for government to take heed of its findings
Hancock urges citizens not to ‘game the system’ as people find local coronavirus tests by claiming to live 500 miles away
Twickenham MP claims her constituents have been able to book local tests only by entering an Aberdeen postcode
The coronavirus ‘infodemic’: truth and conspiracy online
The spread of online misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated a public health crisis. PublicTechnology digs into a recent parliamentary inquiry to find out more about the response from social media companies and government
Personal data of all Welsh coronavirus cases compromised in breach
Public Health Wales says leak that affected more than 18,000 people to have tested positive was attributable to ‘human error’
Scottish Government urges uptake of digital inclusion fund
Funding increased for programme that offers devices and connectivity
Home Office tightens measures to prevent ‘political’ social media posts
Department installs ‘extra checks’ on civil servants’ tweets after reference to ‘activist lawyers’
Government floats £1.4m social-media analytics deal to identify ‘key influencers’ to support Covid messaging
Comms service looks for analytics to identify target audiences
Policymakers must start asking difficult questions on the ethics of AI in healthcare
Government needs to begin working with citizens and industry to address the risks created by the use of new technology, according to Jessica Morley and Luciano Floridi of the Oxford Internet Institute
Ministerial caricatures, presidential letters, and overseas stamps – FCDO lifts lid on 300 years of documents
The newly created department has published a full inventory of the nearly 10,000 paper documents that form its archive
DfE awards £27m deal in expansion of laptops scheme
Schools and children affected by local lockdowns will be given extra devices
Order for NHS to share confidential patient data extended to March 2021
All parts of the NHS instructed to share information as required to support coronavirus response
Lifesaving data – how NHS Digital has worked with researchers to support coronavirus response
Research director Tom Denwood explains how the national digital services agency has helped use information to better understand issues including effective treatments for Covid-19 and the impact on patients suffering from other conditions
Hancock pledges to ‘innovate our way out of this crisis’ as government puts £500m into rapid tests
Trials of ‘next-generation technology’ could support the rollout of a mass testing programme
Scottish online learning platform expands
The e-Sgoil system will offer a wide range of courses across the country
GDS contractor recruited through Cummings blog fired after ‘revulsion’ over Black Lives Matter tweet
Data specialist suggested online that police could use ‘live rounds’ on protesters
Williamson made ‘fundamental mistake’ on algorithms, says Ofqual chair
Roger Taylor tells select committee that government repeatedly overlooked regulator’s guidance
HMRC appoints former energy and telecoms exec Daljit Rehal as digital chief
Senior manager replaces interim CDIO Mark Denney
Tech adoption will be ‘positive legacy’ of coronavirus response, says Scottish justice secretary
Humza Yousaf praises response of the Scottish justice system