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Courts service says digital offering will eradicate need to fill in up to 30 pages of paper forms
MPs’ call for DCMS to be appointed Whitehall data-sharing auditor rejected by government
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NHS consults on scheme to unite public and private healthcare data
Exercise launched following conclusion of Paterson Review
Foreign Office picks Deloitte for £250k project to develop cybersecurity strategy
Auditor giant wins contract to assist department in assessing cyber needs and priorities
DCMS beefs up ministers’ digital and data portfolios
New-look ministerial team has strong tech focus
Government commits £1.2bn for supercomputer to predict extreme weather
High-tech system will be managed by the Met Office
Government’s top official predicts civil service ‘will need fewer people’ as automation takes hold
Cabinet secretary Sedwill says he ‘would like to see more processes handled’ by technology
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HS2 tech systems will ‘still be state of the art’ in mid-2030s, minister claims
Although some parts of the new rail line may not open for two decades, DfT minister says the underlying tech will not have aged significantly by then
Reshuffle: Dowden promoted to digital secretary and GDS minister post vacated again
Jeremy Quin’s short stay in the Cabinet Office comes to an end
Courts agencies plan multimillion-pound digitisation of criminal justice services
HMCTS and CPS float contract notice
Government plans to appoint Ofcom as social media regulator
Communications watchdog to see powers expanded
Facial recognition ‘not fit for use’, Scottish committee finds
MSPs warn of potential of ‘Wild West’ environment for new technology
HMRC extends customs funding programme for traders
Businesses can get help with investment in IT systems until 31 January 2021
Watchdog calls for transparency on government’s ‘cryptic’ visa algorithm
Independent inspector says Home Office approach will ‘fuel concerns about bias and poor practice’
Chinese ambassador labels Huawei backlash a ‘witch hunt’
Liu Xiaoming says ‘only problem people have is they are a Chinese company’
Labour leadership hopeful calls for right to ignore emails outside work hours
Rebecca Long-Bailey says she supports introduction of laws similar to those in France
HMRC posts big improvement in online response and call-waiting times
Tax agency releases transparency data showing progress across the board
Blackpool claims £1m savings after using AI to fix potholes
Local authority deploys satellite imagery and automation software