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Councils, schools and universities given option to buy goods via Amazon in £400m deal
Four-year framework gives option of establishing Amazon Business account
Damning MPs’ report warns EU settlement scheme could become ‘another Windrush’
Parliamentary committee voices ‘serious concerns’, including use of a digital-only system and numerous technical problems
Transport for London to collect passengers’ WiFi data
Capital’s transport authority claims data-gathering will help improve services
Political campaigning regulation must catch up to digital age, report warns
The Electoral Reform Society and the head of the all-party group on campaign transparency have called for new rules
UK ranked second in global government AI league table
Singapore nabs top spot in Government AI Readiness Index
IT system behind health screenings has been ‘unfit for purpose’ since 2011, MPs find
Committee finds that DHSC is ‘losing its grip’ on screening programmes
NHSX to create policy guide for use of AI in healthcare
New tech organisation to produce guide for how new technology can be ‘responsibly applied’
Streamlined GDS service standard removes need for ministerial tests
Digital agency publishes new 14-point checklist emphasising inclusion and cross-departmental services
Government to ‘consider options’ for biometrics regulation
Immigration minister indicates that various courses of action will be examined before any legislation is passed
‘Poor decisions compounded by a failure to take accountability’ – MPs tear into Verify
PAC criticises conception and rollout of scheme, and plan for its future
HMRC deletes five million voiceprints after ICO complaint
Department gets rid of data where it did not have ‘explicit consent’ of users
UK civil service named world’s best – but scores low on digital
Report gives Whitehall above-average scores in every area except digital services
Whitehall FOI rejection rates keep rising
Two in five resolvable FOIs were rejected in 2018, with six departments knocking back more than half of public enquiries
GPs make urgent call for modern IT systems
RCGP publishes tech manifesto instructing health secretary to ‘get the basics right first’
Home Office implements ‘strict controls’ on email comms after data breaches
Sending of messages must be overseen by senior civil servants
‘The prospect of a category-one cyberattack is not receding’
The UK remains to be hit by a cyberattack of the highest level of severity, but NCSC chief reiterates that we should ‘expect it at some point’
Hunt for new national statistician draws a blank
As retirement of incumbent looms, UK Statistics Authority must decide whether to change job specs
GDS expands use of voice recognition
More than 12,000 pieces of government information can now be accessed via smart speaker
What are the world’s most-hacked passwords?
National Cyber Security Centre research reveals the most commonly breached passwords
Government ‘mentor service’ to match up civil servants
Data-processing notice alludes to new platform for pairing up potential mentors and mentees
Pilot to see London paramedics get patient care records on iPad
London Ambulance Service to kit out 60 staff with devices in 16-week trial