Edinburgh to train tram drivers using custom VR simulator
New line to benefit from state-of-the-art system
Government taps Rightmove for parking data in £25k deal
Department for Transport signs contract with online property firm
PM ‘raised concerns’ over UK’s e-Visa exclusion on last visit to India
Minister says government is aware of problems being experienced by British nationals
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NHS Scotland gets £10m backing for use of drones
Consortium including Glasgow Airport owner hopes that use of autonomous technologies could help cancer patients in rural communities
Government hopes to see self-driving cars on UK roads by 2025
Plans supported by £60m of new public spending
Legacy costs take spending on digital border programme to £700m
But Home Office clams there ‘has been no increase or acceleration’ in underlying cost of scheme
HMRC upgrades online employment records to help aviation sector expedite recruitment
Tax agency makes enhancements to digital platforms in a bid to speed up the process of joining a sector facing major staff shortages
Government launches online public vote to help choose HQ of Great British Railways
Public encouraged to submit their preference for location state-owned transport agency
Highway Code adds rules for self-driving cars
Updated manual advises that drivers can ‘turn their attention from the road’ and watch in-car entertainment – but must always be ready to retake control of the vehicle
Civil service cuts: DfT brings in £100k consultancy to help identify ‘options for digitisation’
Two-week ‘headcount efficiency review’ engagement aims to find possible cutbacks that could be achieved through use of technology
Railways: Digital signalling to be introduced from Grantham to London in £1bn rollout
Government unveils plan to ‘replace Victorian infrastructure’ across routes in counties to the immediate north of the capital
Highways agency adds ex-Facebook bigwig to boardroom line-up
Social network’s former regional leader Diego Oliva appointed to non-executive post
DVLA signs £4m automation deal to help address pandemic backlog
Agency will deploy software to bring implement robotics as part of key online services
Government exploring digital vaccine passport for young children
Vaccines minister claim that consideration of feasibility is currently taking place
DfT signs deal to monitor finances of transport firms
Department invests in access to web-based analytics platform
Minister targets digitisation of all immigration documents by end of 2024
Immigration minister Kevin Foster reiterates ambition to eliminate paper processes
DVLA to tap into Home Office immigration status service to expedite driving-licence applications
Agency to establish ‘electronic link’ with department, minister claims
HS2 signs £280k software deals for social media and political monitoring
Project to deliver new rail infrastructure invests in tools to monitor and manage media coverage
NHS Covid Pass: 12- to 15-year-olds offered digital document from Thursday – in time for half-term hols
Minister confirms documentation will be available via the app and NHS.UK website
Home Office signs £17m deal with IBM to support core Border Force platform
Contract covers ongoing maintenance as well as upgrades
Home Office seeks to improve data on airport ‘insider threats’
Improvements to pass system will attempt to address ‘potential security vulnerability’
DfT to explore ‘digitisation of the kerbside’
Department plans discovery exercise to explore potential use of new tools and data sources
DVLA online transactions topped 50 million in 2021
Chief executive Julie Lennard cites digitisation as among the agency’s biggest achievements of the past 12 months
Home Office seeks £140k head for border transformation plans
Director general post comes with remit to oversee 600 staff and £2bn budget