Cyber Week
Cyber national security: how the UK has prepared itself for major attacks
We are approaching the fourth anniversary of the foundation of the NCSC and the threats it was created to respond to loom larger than ever. PublicTechnology examines the growth of the UK’s cyber-defence capability
Regulatory clampdown urged as CMA finds £400 per household goes to Google and Facebook each year
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Treasury and Bank of England ‘consider next steps’ on possible cryptocurrency reserve
Minister claims government wants UK financial institutions to lead on the use of digital...
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NHS data watchdog calls for ‘no surprises’ rule in use of patient info
Consultation opened on addition of eighth principle for the health system’s use of data
Who stole nine antique clocks worth £50,000 from the Foreign Office?
Annual fraud data shows lost phones, online shopping sprees and some mysterious missing timepieces
ICO flags concerns of ‘poor practices’ in police collection of smartphone data
Regulator identifies inconsistent approaches between forces and tendency to collect excessive information
Lawfulness of government visa algorithm challenged
Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants files judicial review
DWP opens up access to Universal Credit via Government Gateway after Verify delays
Department attempts to cope with surging demand by allowing access via legacy system
NHS app adopted by just 0.4% of eligible population in first year
More than 90% of GP-registered citizens cannot currently access their medical records online
Public Health England launches online coronavirus tracker
Tool enables the public to keep track of daily infection totals and locations of reported cases
DWP to build digital platform for integrated disability assessments
Department to trial new system and methods in small ‘transformation area’
GDS boss Alison Pritchard: ‘There’s scope for us to be a bit more of an enforcer’
Director general says that, as organisation focuses more on data, she wants to ensure ‘we maintain the teeth we need to be effective’
One in three small fishing vessels sign up for new catch-recording app
Marine Management Organisation claims that new technology is catching on
NHSX to review patients’ online channels
National organisation to consider efficacy of existing portals and apps
Home Office begins work on modern slavery statement service
Department awards £500k contract for design of digital tool
HMCTS launches online tool for separated parents to apply for child visitation
Courts service says digital offering will eradicate need to fill in up to 30 pages of paper forms
Government Gateway to close for older browsers and operating systems
Service will be unavailable on pre-Windows 7 platforms
Government to ask suppliers to sign up to AI standards
New committee report cites importance of procurement
Online right to rent checker due this year
Home Office building digital tool to support compliance with controversial scheme
Government launches digital tools to help importers and exporters navigate post-Brexit trade
Online services will help traders keep abreast of taxes and other regulations
GDS seeks to retain supplier to support £4m of ‘urgent projects’
Digital agency floats two-year deal for an external specialist to provide on-demand assistance
Multimillion-pound campaign resulted in 3% of adult population doing online Brexit-readiness check
NAO report finds that government drive had limited impact on public preparedness
Access all areas – inside GDS’s accessibility empathy lab
The digital agency is aiming to raise awareness of the issues faced by many citizens and ensure that their physical or cognitive conditions are no barrier to using government’s online services. PublicTechnology went along to find out more.
How has the online voter registration service coped with 100,000 users a day?
Since MPs voted in favour of a December election, upwards of 3.5 million registrations have been processed digitally