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Shadow minister and campaign group call for new laws

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 

After a digital and data revamp, more than half of claims are entirely self-service, product owner Vicky Coatesworth tells PublicTechnology

Chair of Migration Advisory Committee calls for more timely information

Unison Scotland urges change in legislation after ‘lethal failures over Covid’

Ministers met with platforms last month

Rich McHugh replaces Loveday Ryder, who joins DVSA

Fifteen people have been named Turing fellows

Department brings in two additional IT resellers to supply about 165,000 extra devices

Joint public-private body Fintech to deliver training 

Alex Chisholm says he is ‘confident’ of meeting deadlines but that significant risks remain

At the end of a challenging year, local government chiefs discuss the impact on digital and data

Public funding of £1m will support two devices in every care home

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

Troubled programme recruiting for senior responsible owner

Department claims that ‘no-one can be identified’ from information published

HMCTS looks to appoint provider of support service

Remote schooling provision is ‘patchy’ and has to compete with other technologies says chief inspector

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

Controlled access to technology can play a major role in supporting rehabilitation and reducing recidivism, according to Aidan Shilson-Thomas of Reform

UK and Scottish governments back project