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
Commission calls for app for citizens to track government money – and no more spending reviews
Paper urges overhaul of financial planning system
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Hancock and Dowden ask social networks to stem vaccine misinformation
Ministers met with platforms last month
MoJ seeks £2m polygraph partner ahead of major trial of lie detectors for offenders
Minister floats potential six-year deal as use of lie-detectors set to be greatly expanded
Government review calls for mandatory transparency in public sector use of algorithms
Laws must also be updated, according to Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
Government explores AI to monitor use of face coverings
Technology could then provide messages designed to promote ‘positive engagement’
HMRC estimates ‘£20 a year’ cost for businesses of switch to Making Tax Digital
Minister says department has sought to minimise costs
MoD gets £24bn boost to create National Cyber Force
Boris Johnson claims extra funding represents ‘biggest investment since Cold War’
‘This year has really made the case for what we’re trying to do’
At the end of a challenging year, local government chiefs discuss the impact on digital and data
Scottish care homes to be equipped with iPads
Public funding of £1m will support two devices in every care home
Parliament ‘urgently exploring’ remote tech options after MP with cancer excluded from debate
Tracey Crouch was unable to join a debate about breast cancer – for which she is currently being treated
Dominic Cummings, PM adviser who sought ‘unusual’ tech skills for government, to leave No.10
High profile adviser who had vision for civil service reform and technology reported to be leaving by Christmas
Courts service looks to tackle digital exclusion
HMCTS looks to appoint provider of support service
Civil servants' relationship with technology is on uneasy ground
After some high-profile tech blunders, Whitehall leaders need to ensure civil servants have the requisite digital skills and understanding, believes Daniel Korski of Public
Commission cites need for ‘fundamental reform’ of Whitehall
Panel featuring former government chiefs opines that UK civil service is 'no longer world-class'
Camera clampdown catches 10,000 tailgaters
Technology trial run by Highways England shows signs of success
Government claims bringing nuclear warheads in house will enable investment in technology
AWE will become an arm’s-length body
Digital has enormous potential to reduce reoffending
Controlled access to technology can play a major role in supporting rehabilitation and reducing recidivism, according to Aidan Shilson-Thomas of Reform
Marriott to pay £18.4m ICO fine over cyberattack that affected 339 million records
Penalty is 82% lower than was originally intended
Funding boost for Scottish geospatial sector
UK and Scottish governments back project
Government backs plan to assemble ‘digital army’ in Kilmarnock
Funding for scheme to provide training and employment opportunities
Cyber resilience and the public sector
The public sector must focus not only on attacks, but on how it responds and recovers from them, Zerto and Cyber Security Scotland told attendees at the recent Local Government ICT Summit
Parliament offers £120k for digital leader
PDS managing director will be tasked with ‘reimagining and reshaping’ use of digital