Poor data and lack of strategy perpetuate Whitehall skills gaps, report finds
Study from the IfG disputes notion civil service is dominated by generalists, but that experts’ impact is stymied
Trials to monitor smart meter data in elderly care
Scottish institutions to work with consenting older citizens to track energy usage
Two thirds of workers did not work from home at all in 2020, ONS data finds
Last year saw a big rise, but comfortable majority still work on-site
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Government Covid guidance body brings in Accenture for ‘data science support’
Consultancy awarded £500,000 deal
Watchdog promises ‘careful scrutiny’ of Apple in probe of alleged anti-competitive practices
Regulator investigates whether terms of app store break the law
RAF and Navy to adopt £9.5m low-code recruitment platform
Three-year deal awarded to Pegasystems
Recruitment launched for new £200k information commissioner
Appointee will replace Elizabeth Denham and will lead the data-protection watchdog through a ‘dynamic period of change’
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
DWP plans to hire hundreds of digital staff this year
Department seeks to enable ‘once-in-a-generation’ transformation
Public bodies join up to form CyberScotland
Newly created organisation aims to improve national resilience
‘No algorithms whatsoever’ – teachers to rule on pupils’ grades
Education secretary confirms that technology will not be used again
Analysis: gaps in procurement transparency are nothing new
The health secretary cited the demands of coronavirus response after being rapped for failing to meet publication deadlines for major contracts. But perusing procurement databases suggests this is no anomaly, PublicTechnology finds
Transport body to harvest smartphone data to understand citizens’ road journeys
Engineering heavyweight Atkins wins £360,000 deal
Test and Trace ‘scaling down’ use of consultants
Programme leader Dido Harding says use of outside help is being reduced although will continue to some extent
Government study reveals cyber sector kept growing through 2020
Revenue spiked 7% to £8.9bn, DCMS study reveals