Government warned over need to protect the metaverse in Online Safety laws
Campaigners warn that ‘virtual actions are not adequately addressed’ by existing law or pending legislation
DWP to boost digital services and data-sharing to improve benefits system for disabled people
Range of reforms announced in new policy document published alongside budget
Government guidance on use of private email and WhatsApp to be updated for first time in a decade
Cabinet Office minister says that department will release new guidelines ‘as soon as possible’...
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Government proposes tougher cyber laws for IT outsourcers
Consultation launched on possible expansion of NIS regulations
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Working from home: guidance ends in England but remains in Scotland
Government called time on policy yesterday, but advice is set to remain in place north of the border until next month
NHS Covid app: Contact alerts hit new high in run-up to Christmas
The number of exposure notifications exceeded the levels of the summer ‘pingdemic’, figures show
Schools minister pledges ‘sustainable strategy’ for long-term remote learning
Robin Walker claims that digital tools present both challenges and opportunities
Standards watchdog flags up accountability concerns over ministers’ use of WhatsApp
Lord Evans tells MPs that personal messaging platforms should only be used by ministers if doing so can be properly regulated
Right to rent: Home Office to enable third-party digital ID checks for landlords
Private sector service providers will be certified to verify identities of prospective tenants and employees
HMRC warns small firms on digital VAT deadline with two-thirds still to register
Companies with less than £85,000 of taxable revenue must switch to online system from next fiscal year
‘Not learning from successes or failures’ – NAO head criticises government project evaluation
Departments often choose not to adequately assess work, meaning there is a dearth of information, according to auditing chief
Most departments wipe devices after failed password attempts
FOI responses find that two thirds of government entities reset phones – a practice firmly discouraged by MPs
Struggles of HMRC border IT system cause import delays
Hauliers report being stuck on the other side of the channel as a result of issues with new GVMS platform
DfT to explore ‘digitisation of the kerbside’
Department plans discovery exercise to explore potential use of new tools and data sources
DVLA online transactions topped 50 million in 2021
Chief executive Julie Lennard cites digitisation as among the agency’s biggest achievements of the past 12 months
DCMS agency recommends industry kitemark for AI systems
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has called for a competitive market for assurance providers
Are your Christmas presents spying on you?
With many around the country receiving technological gifts, experts from government anti-espionage unit UK NACE explain why smartphones are the ‘perfect eavesdropping devices’
HMRC’s 2022 priorities: Boosting cyber defences and ‘getting the tax system back on even keel’
Chief executive Jim Harra discusses the many challenges of the year just gone, and those to come in the months ahead
Year in review: How technology defined 2021’s biggest stories
Digital and data once again had a starring role in supporting – and, occasionally, hampering – government’s work this year. PublicTechnology looks back at the most significant events.
Scottish organisations warned to update IT systems as cyber risk emerges
A potential hack was identified earlier this month
Government’s digital leader on making the case for ‘significant sums’ in the spending review
Joanna Davinson, executive director of the Central Digital and Data Office, discusses the new organisation’s remit
GDS boss: ‘Our staff have consistently delivered access to information and services’
Tom Read reflects on his first 10 months in ‘the best job in government’
Infrastructure agency to set up in Leeds
Body advising government on the UK’s digital architecture is to base 20 employees in West Yorkshire city