Government spends £400m to acquire bankrupt satellite firm
After being shut out of EU satellite programme in light of Brexit, UK joins consortium with Indian telecoms giant Bharti to buy OneWeb
Treasury ‘got it wrong’ over tweet celebrating pubs reopening
Ministry deleted post encouraging people to ‘raise a glass’ after backlash
Government defends Test and Trace as proportion of contacts being reached drops sharply
In the first two weeks tracers were successfully reaching more than nine in ten identified close...
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Digital minister confident networks will remain ‘resilient’ as citizens work from home and box-set binge
Matt Warman claims government is working with industry to monitor traffic in real time
Online UC advance scheme could have cost DWP £200m in fraudulent claims
NAO publishes critical report as committee chair says five-week delay in payment remains a ‘fundamental flaw’ with benefits programme
Will the UK government use phone tracking to fight pandemic?
Various other countries are using voluntary or mandatory tracking to follow spread of pandemic, as PM says tech will ‘help us see the disease as it is transmitted’
Imperial leads the way as medical students take final exams remotely
London university hosts online examinations with many other institutions set to follow suit
Government loosens procurement rules to help departments with crisis response
Usual competition processes can be bypassed, Cabinet Office has announced
Prisons pilot digital tool to collect ‘use of force’ data
MoJ minister reveals program will gather info on use of rigid handcuffs and other tools
Interview: GDS head Alison Pritchard on ministerial change, the spending review and the benefits of comedy
The Government Digital Service was created to be a radical agent of reform. Director general Alison Pritchard tells PublicTechnology that, while it now prefers to work more collaboratively, it still has the stomach for a scrap.
Scottish MSP creates ‘Viral Kindness’ helpline
Vulnerable and lonely people can call for free to obtain support with isolation or practical help
No intention of ‘watering down’ Cloud First policy, minister claims
GDS review concluded that moving to US-style nomenclature would be ‘confusing’
Scotland expands funding for trainee STEM teachers
Number of bursaries expanded by 50%
Ministry of Defence to explore use of ‘telexistence’
Department seeks to better understand audiovisual, robotic and haptic technologies
Government launches digital tool for firms to report energy data
Service will allow users to submit information via XBRL
All-lane smart motorways show boost in average speeds
Data suggests that the removal of a hard shoulder brings a higher miles per hour rate, but concerns over safety remain
DWP seeks to ‘transform’ retirement and pension services
Department seeks partner to fulfil potential two-year programme of work
Twitter directs #Coronavirus searches to NHS website as government steps up social media push
Government ramps up engagement with tech firms in bid to promote accurate advice and information
Digitising the Natural History Museum and boosting HMRC IT – fourteen tech takeaways from the Budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a range of funding and new programmes dedicated to digital, data and technology
DCMS unit to lead government’s anti-disinformation work
Cross-government team will support response to coronavirus falsehoods
Government defeats Tory rebellion in Commons Huawei vote
An amendment that would have guaranteed the removal of the Chinese vendor’s kit by 2023 was not passed
‘Take aim, press print’ – military tests 3D-printed explosives
Research unit examines the front-line potential of additive manufacturing
Defence committee launches probe into Huawei and 5G security
MPs will consider issues including whether it is possible to separate peripheral and sensitive parts of networks
Building Brexit-ready systems cost government £1.5bn
NAO report finds that new IT platforms and other infrastructure required a 10-figure investment