‘Not in our DNA’ – DVLA chief reveals agency’s struggles to enable remote access during pandemic
Julie Lennard tells MPs ‘everything has been designed’ to operate onsite
Rail innovation fund supports self-charging trains and suicide-prevention systems
DfT announces recipients of £5m backing
DVLA recruiting four senior techies to tackle legacy and help create ‘digital workplace’
Government agency opens hiring process for quartet of IT leadership posts
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Home Office talks up digital visa plan
Priti Patel claims tech-based system will provide ‘a far clearer picture of who is here and whether they should be’
Immigration minister insists high-tech Brexit passports are ‘rigorously tested’
Security-focused documents are put through their paces in exercises designed to mimic 10 years of travel
EU citizens can still access digital status on expired passports, says immigration minister
Updates are encouraged but not mandatory
Foreign holidays still illegal but citizens ‘urged not to delay’ passport applications
Government says those requiring a new document should get online ASAP
HMRC awards £10m deal to support customs and border services
Mastek swipes one-year contract
EU introduces digital vaccine ‘green pass’
UK officials will talk to European counterparts about operation of system that allows individuals to demonstrate they have been vaccinated
Transport body to harvest smartphone data to understand citizens’ road journeys
Engineering heavyweight Atkins wins £360,000 deal
Only one in 15 staff needed to run new border system has begun using platform
Home Office chief reveals two thirds of users also need to be trained
How digital services kept the DVLA on the road during 2020
Chief executive Julie Lennard on the role of tech in responding to the pandemic, and how people’s expectations of online tools have changed
Whitehall chief praises progress on border systems and data but admits disruption is ‘inevitable’
Alex Chisholm says he is ‘confident’ of meeting deadlines but that significant risks remain
Government explores AI to monitor use of face coverings
Technology could then provide messages designed to promote ‘positive engagement’
Transport for London sticks to Oyster in new fare collection system
Prepayment cards will migrate to same back-office system as contactless payments
University backs creation of pothole-busting robot
Spin-out Robotiz3d received investment to develop technology
Camera clampdown catches 10,000 tailgaters
Technology trial run by Highways England shows signs of success
Aberdeen launches GoAbz app for local journeys
Citizens can download free software to help plan trips via car, public transport or on foot
Digital services central to plans for post-Brexit border
Policy paper provides update on work on online tools
Government gives £44m boost to development of electric aeroplanes
Money will also be invested in robots for nuclear power stations
Driving test website brought to a standstill by heavy traffic
Newly reopened service encounters technical difficulties after seven million attempts to book a test within 12 hours
Consultation explores whether e-passport gates hamper ability to prove immigration status
Watchdog asks for submission of evidence
WATCH: Lessons learned during agile delivery – address accessibility upfront and avoid technical debt
Following the design and launch of a new service for the registration of drones, delivery partner BJSS passes on some advice for others embarking on agile projects
DVSA uses AI and agile to support ‘a lifetime of driving’
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has already done a great deal of work implementing technology across its operations. But digital chief Alex Fiddes tells PublicTechnology it has even bigger ambitions.