DIT sets aside £2m to fund crack data-science policy squad
Department looks to bring in specialist team
Government unleashes counter-drone strategy
Policy contains measures including drone-takedown unit and drive to promote design standards
All NHS prescriptions to be digitised
Electronic prescriptions will be implemented across England from next month
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Is Matt Hancock forcing online regulation by the back door?
The unilateral decision to compel social media companies to work with charities on harmful content has not been subjected to the necessary scrutiny, believes tech policy expert Heather Burns
Home Office implements ‘strict controls’ on email comms after data breaches
Sending of messages must be overseen by senior civil servants
Police face political backlash over plans to demand rape victims’ phones
Politicians criticise guidelines to request that victims submit their devices for examination
Oxford University unit to address technology’s impact on democracy
New commission to release reports aimed at suggesting policy and programmes in areas such as fake news and internet regulation
Five Eyes cyber summit – five things we learned
This week saw a landmark public meeting of the alliance between the cyber intelligence services of the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. PublicTechnology listened in to find out more
A digital Geneva convention is unlikely – but ‘the UK would be up for that discussion’
NCSC chief executive says that, while the creation of new international standards is not imminent, the UK would not rule out assisting their creation in the longer term
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Ben Moody of techUK explains why the new NHS tech organisation has been welcomed by suppliers
Irish border tech solution more than a decade away, government admits
Leaked Home Office document reveals that technology will likely not be ready until 2030
Renewed calls for Home Office to rethink digital-only settled status documentation
Parliamentary committee ‘remains very concerned’ about plan to eschew physical documents
Government unveils plans for social media regulator
Digital secretary Jeremy Wright tells web giants that ‘the era of self-regulation is over’
Tech projects see departments ramp up Brexit staff
There are more than 16,000 civil servants working on Brexit, with departments with the biggest technology workloads dedicating the most employees
London borough fined £145k for sharing data on 200 suspected gang members
Newham Council worker sent email with info including names and address
Is the settled status scheme a tech triumph or digital disaster?
After a tricky development process, the digital system allowing EU citizens to apply for the right to remain in the UK is now live. PublicTechnology examines the past, present, and future of a project that represents one of the most important technology programmes the government has ever undertaken.
NHSX names Whitehall tech bigwig Gould as chief executive
New health-service technology organisation appoints DCMS digital head as leader
Rudd sets four-year timeline for ‘industry-led’ pensions dashboards
Work and pensions secretary outlines detailed plans for online service
‘A new era for schools’ – government unveils £10m education technology strategy
Minister pledges a range of measures to support improved procurement, delivery, and use of IT
Justice minister defends court helplines’ 55p-a-minute charges
Lucy Frazer says there is ‘no evidence’ costs are deterring people from using services
Government implements open standards for cyberthreat intelligence
Users must adopt TAXII 2 and STIX 2 to analyse and share data on attacks
Think tank recommends sweeping review of procurement and outsourcing
Reform believes that the civil service needs to address a lack of commercial skills
Breaking down barriers: how to improve SMEs' access to the public sector market
Research from techUK showed that smaller firms still face major challenges in winning government business. The industry body's head of public sector Henry Rex outlines why SMEs have both cause for concern and reasons to be cheerful
Government can ill afford not to invest in police technology
Calum Steele of the Scottish Police Federation explains why investment and legislative changes are sorely needed to help support officers’ use of technology