Home Office: Video asylum interviews blighted by tech issues and lack of training, report finds
Immigration watchdog cites IT issues as key contributor to growing delays in asylum decisions
New cyber laws aim to ‘put a firewall around’ citizens’ smart devices
Firms that breach guidelines could face multimillion-pound fines
‘Work from home where possible’ – Northern Ireland updates Covid advice
Ministers issue statement aimed at ‘strengthening the message’ on mitigations for virus...
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Making contact: inside the project to build the NHS Covid-19 app
More than 20 million UK citizens have downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app. One of the leaders of the development process tells PublicTechnology about its impact and future plans.
Recruitment launched for new £200k information commissioner
Appointee will replace Elizabeth Denham and will lead the data-protection watchdog through a ‘dynamic period of change’
Test and Trace ‘scaling down’ use of consultants
Programme leader Dido Harding says use of outside help is being reduced although will continue to some extent
Government considers role of technology in enforcing quarantine
Minister says mandating isolation is ‘right course of action’
Government opens non-digital routes for home Covid tests
Video call service is also available for citizens with visual impairments
Extra 800,000 people to be prioritised for vaccine after use of ‘predictive risk’ technology
Government identifies additional cohort of at-risk people
Cabinet Office denies FOI blacklist
Campaigners call for parliamentary investigation into handling of requests
Digital use of vehicle tax and driving test services spiked in April
Use of digital channels has fallen back since the first lockdown, Department for Transport data shows
Councils organise local computers for remote schooling schemes
Norfolk, Essex, Greater Manchester and West Midlands among authorities setting up local projects
DWP buys 11,000 iPhones and IBM software support services
Department uses CCS framework agreements for two deals worth up to £8.43m
Digitisation will help make census safe says ONS
Statistical agency hopes that three-quarters of responses in England and Wales will be digital
Vendor view: The impact of Covid on local government’s supplier relationships
PublicTechnology talks to David Hipwell from SAP Concur about the role of the public sector’s commercial partners in supporting transformation and how it has changed in the past year
Interview: How digital had 'a ringside seat' in Singapore's pandemic response
The Singaporean government’s response to Covid-19 has made extensive use of digital, devices, and data – not always uncontroversially. PublicTechnology talks to Kok Ping Soon, the head of GovTech Singapore, to find out more.
Police seeks public views on body-worn cameras
Force in Scotland says process will help ‘address any ethical and community-related concerns’
Ministers face calls for urgent action after Covid reveals ‘dangerous gaps in public data’
Poor use and presentation of information means government has ‘missed chances to save lives’, according to report from Full Fact
Scotland urged to close healthcare ‘data gap’
Study from non-profit SCDI identifies narrow opportunity to invest in innovation
‘When coronavirus struck, we accelerated, because citizens were struggling’ – how DWP revamped the Budgeting Loans service
The pandemic illustrated the importance of work to improve a service offering support for society’s most vulnerable, product owner Sharron Wise tells PublicTechnology
HMRC appoints new customer service chief
After a difficult year for key performance metrics, Myrtle Lloyd takes on DG-level post
No digital postal vote application service before May elections
Government considering launching online tool – but not in time for upcoming polls
Remote juries rolled out to more courts
Venues in Scotland will be able to conduct trials with juries based in cinemas or other offsite locations
DWP spends £5m to manage applications
Department invests in contract to deliver ‘full-stack visibility’