‘A core part of national infrastructure’ – ministers consider regulating to make the cloud safer
Consultation launched seeking feedback on risks and mitigations for systems that now underpin a wide range of ‘essential services’
Government guidelines aim to tackle ‘frictions and barriers’ in departmental data-sharing
New governance framework sets out to help solve ‘non-technical’ challenges
Fraud challenges see HMRC and DWP named among ‘departments of concern’
Public spending watchdog points to issues with controls on fraud and error
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Could wearable tech for soldiers ‘predict injuries before they occur’?
Funding scheme offers £200,000 to support testing of proposals
GDS seeks £5m partner to deliver identity-checking app for new government-wide login
Chosen supplier will also have remit to help digital agency increase its app-development credentials
Government plans imminent legislation for digital visas
Legal provisions for new system of electronic travel authorisations will soon be tabled in parliament
Covid response policy unit extends data science support in £500k deal
Joint Biosecurity Centre renews engagement with Accenture
Army’s ‘unconventional warfare’ division signs £8m deal to improve data sources
Unit claims commercially available data offers a better option than open-source intelligence
DHSC signs £3.75m one-year deal to bring Test and Trace data platform in house
Information will be moved from BAE-developed platform to be managed by new public health agency
DWP offers £105k for leader to ‘build world-class data function’
Position as head of data as a service represents a ‘once-in-a-career opportunity’, according to department
Civil service chief: ‘Technology is both an enabler and a taskmaster’
Cabinet secretary says that tech presents challenges as well as opportunities
GDS to build GOV.UK app to access hundreds of services
Smartphone platform will form part of wider One Login programme
Government guidance encourages use of instant messaging rather than email for ‘routine communications’
Documents released to High Court reveal civil servants are told to switch message history off where possible
The business case for IT upgrades and a surfeit of sign-ins – five things we learned about the future of digital government
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‘A country with world-class data analysis expertise should not have faced this crisis with virtually no data’
Parliamentary report on the lessons learned from the response to the coronavirus pandemic finds ‘major deficiencies in the machinery of government’
Coronavirus response: DHSC signs £1.8m deal with O2 for population-movement data
Network operator can provide information on the location of about one in three of the UK population
Regulator urges government to ‘cement statistical successes of the pandemic’
The coronavirus crisis prompted ‘unprecedented public engagement’ with data, but also highlighted the challenges facing authorities
Electoral Commission seeks CEO to help keep pace with ‘digital revolution’
Regulator recruits for leader to support ‘change and improvement’
Scottish vaccine status app: Sturgeon cites ‘NHS system error’
First minister fends off continued criticism from political rivals
NHS Digital takes over cancer patient database
Service gathering data on diseases and congenital anomalies has been moved over from the now-defunct Public Health England
Scottish Government working on fix for Covid status app after industry bemoans ‘disastrous launch’
Football grounds among venues not to impose demand for status evidence as users report issues accessing their vaccination record
Which government departments are the least transparent?
Report from think tank identifies which parts of Whitehall are worst at publishing data on spending, meetings and other information
No plans to change GP funding in light of rise of remote consultations – minister
Healthtech minister says doctors should continue to offer in-person appointments
Product safety watchdog lacking tech skills and data
New challenges faced by regulator include overseeing smart technology