HMRC using ‘digital prompts’ to ensure wealthy people pay enough tax
Departmental report reveals use of technology and data to help identify possible shortfalls
Brexit: ‘No known data breaches’ of EU citizens’ digital status since programme launch, minister claims
Home Office databases have not been compromised, according to Tom Pursglove
ONS signs £15m partner for consumer price index
Data analytics firm will help statisticians select products for ‘basket’ of goods
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Government’s ‘litany of failures’ leaves citizens facing many years of slow broadband
Public Accounts Committee points to need for more funding and legislative changes
HMRC sees 12% spike in complaints during FY21 as customer service issues continue
November stats show another spike in call-waiting times and new struggles with answering online and postal queries
Privately educated twice as likely to gain a spot on Whitehall graduate scheme, data suggests
Success rate of 7% compares with 3% for state-educated applicants
Williamsons vows to ‘trust teachers rather than algorithms’ for GCSEs and A-levels
Education secretary also announces that schools must deliver at least three hours of online teaching a day
Children without laptops to be allowed to go to school
Guidance clarifies that those without access to devices will be considered ‘vulnerable’
National statistician: ‘Digital census presents new opportunities and challenges’
Sir Ian Diamond discusses the use of data during the pandemic, and how the ONS will balance this ongoing work with the demands of the national census next year
The biggest stories of 2020 – part two
PublicTechnology completes our round-up of the most read and significant stories of 2020
The four (non-coronavirus) public sector tech trends that will define 2021
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out the big issues that might shape the year ahead. Apart from that one.
Algorithm debacle saw eightfold increase in GCSE grades changed on appeal
Ofqual data shows almost 28,000 challenges were made
Was 2020 a watershed for public sector use of algorithms?
This year saw public protests about the use of predictive analytics in decision-making. As the technology becomes more widely used in many public services, PublicTechnology asks experts about the implications for government, the law – and the citizens affected
Online harms law could see social networks fined billions of pounds
Ofcom will have power to penalise sites that fail to remove harmful content
Cumbrian schoolchildren given ex-nuclear power PCs
Sellafield Ltd donates 500 machines to schools after ‘a quick clean down’
Users will have more control over personal data under new regulatory regime, minister pledges
Recently created Digital Markets Unit has a remit to enforce code on Google and Facebook
Review finds exams cannot be moved online in the near future
Regulator picks out five major barriers to remote assessment
Union raises concerns over Cabinet Office bullying
Head of PCS union says that seeming drop in instances of bullying does ‘not reflect the sad reality’
Home Office supplier spending on immigration casework tool nears £30m
Accenture wins two more contracts totalling £5m-plus
Minister pledges to improve access to Covid testing ‘via non-digital routes’
Users are encouraged to use online platform, but DHSC insists other methods can be used
Regulator claim success in bid to get Apple to open up on apps’ use of data
App Store will now feature more privacy information following campaign by CMA
Government urged to bring in emergency legislation to combat vaccine disinformation
Shadow minister and campaign group call for new laws
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
How automation and data-sharing enabled DWP to transform the state pension service
After a digital and data revamp, more than half of claims are entirely self-service, product owner Vicky Coatesworth tells PublicTechnology