Huawei denies spying on Dutch PM
Leaked report suggests Chinese tech firm had access to calls made by large swathes of the population of the Netherlands
Nine in ten prescriptions now fulfilled electronically
Minister says paper options will remain available
Bradford to create ‘brick-for-brick virtual clone’ of city centre
Open-source project hopes to improve policy design and service delivery
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DfE signs £4m IT health check deal
Department brings in cyber firm on three-year contract
MPs find government has ‘presented pandemic data to provoke anxiety, rather than understand risk’
Parliamentary committee calls for more transparency in use of information and accuses Michael Gove of being ‘contemptuous of parliament’
Government brings in religious and community leaders to tackle online vaccine misinformation among BAME communities
Imams, pastors and doctors will be among those encouraging citizens to ‘check before you share’
Workplace safety regulator’s meetings closed to public for last year because of ‘tech limitations’
Minister explains failure to allow public access or publish any documentation
Homebuyers offered smartphone identity-verification
HM Land Registry launches new standard
Downing Street fellowship hopes to lure ‘top tech talent’ to Whitehall for a year
GDS backs programme to bring in 10 tech experts
Statistics body calls for review of government use of health data
RSS says pandemic has exposed need for 'culture change' around how stats are used and publicised
App to offer citizens option to send location to police
Officers and the public in Scotland can now use the what3words technology
Scotland digital strategy promises ‘ambitious reform’ of government services
Government plan pledges use of common standards and development of new identity platform
President Biden assembles task force to tackle major Microsoft hack
Vendor’s Exchange Server has been hit with reported China-sponsored attack
NHS study probes whether algorithms can detect Covid from cough recordings
Government seeks volunteers for research
Data shows big rise in vaccine positivity but demographic disparities remain
ONS research finds 94% are happy to get immunised, but feelings toward the vaccine vary significantly when split by socio-economic group, age and ethnicity
Interview: deputy national statistician on legacy tech, lockdowns and a ‘leap forward’ for government’s use of data
Alison Pritchard talks to PublicTechnology about plans for the 2021 census, ensuring public trust in statistics – and her next epic boat journey
Watchdog promises ‘careful scrutiny’ of Apple in probe of alleged anti-competitive practices
Regulator investigates whether terms of app store break the law
‘Not appropriate’ to comment on volume of disinformation flagged by government unit, minister says
Digital minister Dinenage declines to detail the work of the Counter Disinformation Unit
HMRC gets £280m Budget boost to improve tech and tackle fraud
Tax agency supported by chancellor
Digital secretary meets with Australian counterpart over Facebook face-off
Discussion covered regulation, free speech and media
Government more than doubles contactless limit in bid to boost retail sector
Citizens can now use technology to pay for £100 of goods and services
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
‘No algorithms whatsoever’ – teachers to rule on pupils’ grades
Education secretary confirms that technology will not be used again
Government considers role of technology in enforcing quarantine
Minister says mandating isolation is ‘right course of action’