Government sets aside £400k for sex education training website
Schools to be given online resources to assist with rollout of new mandatory curriculum
Rail minister instructs train firms to get on board with smart ticketing by next year
Companies asked to send details of plans to make digital options the default by next year
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Government looks to AI to end bank holiday traffic jams
DfT plans to release data on planned changes to the road network
Hull to offer ICT business support to help local SMEs grow
City council backs initiative to help smaller firms grow
Concern and confusion grows over settled status scheme
With free movement now set to end abruptly on 31 October, Home Office remains unable to answer key questions
Older people ‘need alternatives’ to digital services as research shows one in four live offline
Charity calls for more service options as ONS data shows a significant proportion of over-65s do not use the internet
Policymakers and politicians must fill the AI information vacuum
UK citizens remain open to new technology, but government must act to ensure negative narratives do not take hold, believes Mark Kleinman of the King’s Policy Institute
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Government's new Innovation Strategy set out ambitious proposals to update processes, eliminate ageing kit, and embrace emerging technologies. PublicTechnology caught up with GDS innovation head Sue Bateman to find out more
Government launches £2m fund for driverless cybersecurity testing
Grants of up to £400,000 available
No spending review until next year, chancellor confirms
Technology projects awaiting news of future long-term funding will need to wait until 2020
PM lifts visa cap for top techies
There will no longer be an annual limit on the issuance of Tier 1 visas for leading STEM professionals, Boris Johnson has announced
GDS ministerial brief still awaiting sign-off
Two weeks on from reshuffle and responsibilities remain yet to be officially confirmed
Government badly needs a new message on encryption
Home Office holds firm on digital-only status for EU Settlement Scheme
Government response to select committee report opposes MPs’ recommendation to issue physical documents
Major tech suppliers could be shut out of government work under new prompt-payment rules
Nine in 10 deals worth £5m or more are awarded to firms that fail to meet incoming supply-chain regulations, according to Tussell
Government issues call for evidence on digital identity
Cabinet Office and DCMS seek input on key questions, including the respective roles that should be played by government and industry
MPs call for UK Statistics Authority to be split in two
PACAC finds department’s role as both regulator and provider of data has ‘compromised’ its work
Government urged to take action on data literacy
Non-profit the Open Knowledge Foundation flags need for more skills and access to data
ICO consults on new data-sharing guidance
Data watchdog asks for feedback on revamped code of practice
Law Commission to recommend legal reforms for online harassment
Statutory body asked to conduct a secondary review of internet abuse law