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...
Drone flights trialled in government scheme to keep supply routes open
Flights of unmanned vehicles to take place between Isle of Wight and British mainland
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Cardiff launches citywide smart-parking scheme
Welsh capital launches the Park Cardiff app, providing data on parking spaces across the city
Which UK councils are leading the ‘urbantech’ revolution?
Local authorities must invest in AI and smart technology to overcome a multibillion-pound funding gap, a new report claims. Which cities and regions are ahead of the pack?
Government invests £51m in driverless car schemes
Projects to build testing facilities across the UK receive chunks of £100m funding pot
No paper tickets needed by 2019 – government spends £80m on smart railways
Digital travelcards and mobile barcodes set for widespread introduction
‘Contactless by 2019’ – Transport for Greater Manchester promises improvements to much-maligned smart-ticketing system
City’s transport authority tells PublicTechnology that platform is still a work in progress, and that many of the changes citizens are calling for will follow in the next few years
TfL revokes Uber’s taxi licence in London on claims the company’s software could block regulators and impede law enforcement
But taxi app hits back and announces intention to appeal immediately
Accessibility for all
Nick Bauer of Gloucestershire County Council writes an account of the authority’s drive to make public transport more accessible for all travellers
Highways England looks to wearable tech to ‘monitor location and wellbeing’ of staff
Motorway workers set to be equipped with ‘discreet, robust, and lightweight’ piece of kit
UK Border Force to ditch landing cards as part of digital transformation programme
Home Office to bring in digital methods to replace £3.6m-a-year system
Analysis: HMRC tops central government digital league table
Collation of performance-dashboard stats shows department is conducting almost all its transactions digitally, while other departments struggle to reach two thirds
Feature: On track for digital – building the railway of the future
With the UK's rail infrastructure running at more or less full capacity, industry leaders tell Sam Trendall why data, automation, and new payment models are needed to keep the trains running on time
'Our systems are at capacity; we cannot build our way out - we must innovate' - Digital Railway chief
David Waboso claims he has the highest levels of government support for vision to improve rail infrastructure via better use of digital
GLA will use computer simulation to help with investment and policy decisions
Experts sought for Greater London Simulator project
TfL launches on Facebook Messenger with TravelBot
TravelBot will give passengers up-to-date information on their Transport for London journeys
DVLA launches search for IT services leader
The £90k role will oversee the delivery of the DVLA's ICT and digital vision
Torfaen tweets: How a small Welsh council is punching above its weight on social media
Finding new ways to publish public information has turned Torfaen Council into a local government social media leader. Gill Hitchcock reports.
Budget 2017’s focus on innovation and technology welcomed, but industry calls for ambition to be matched by action
Tech companies have welcomed the focus on innovation and IT skills in yesterday’s Spring Budget, but called for the government to follow up its ambition with targeted actions.
Councils win £4m from DfT for travel and traffic tech projects
The Department for Transport has announced the 19 councils that will share £4m in funding for innovative digital projects that aim to cut congestion, pollution and journey times.
Political upheaval, Blockchain and data protection: What does 2017 have in store for tech?
As the New Year approaches, PublicTechnology takes a look at what we might expect in the world of digital government in 2017.
Constabulary inspectorate tells police forces to urgently address digital skills gap
Police forces are failing to put IT at the centre of their work, set data-sharing plans or ensure staff have good digital skills, a review has said.
UK must not let progress on autonomous vehicles be derailed by lack of public support
As the UK moves closer to seeing autonomous vehicles on its roads, Antonios Tsourdos, an engineer at Cranfield University, says the government must not forget the importance of public acceptance of the technology.