Government considers role of technology in enforcing quarantine
Minister says mandating isolation is ‘right course of action’
Only one in 15 staff needed to run new border system has begun using platform
Home Office chief reveals two thirds of users also need to be trained
Government agency for high-risk STEM research to launch next year
Cummings-backed unit, which will be called Aria, will be up and running by the end of 2022
More Content
Lifesaving data – how NHS Digital has worked with researchers to support coronavirus response
Research director Tom Denwood explains how the national digital services agency has helped use information to better understand issues including effective treatments for Covid-19 and the impact on patients suffering from other conditions
Hancock pledges to ‘innovate our way out of this crisis’ as government puts £500m into rapid tests
Trials of ‘next-generation technology’ could support the rollout of a mass testing programme
Williamson made ‘fundamental mistake’ on algorithms, says Ofqual chair
Roger Taylor tells select committee that government repeatedly overlooked regulator’s guidance
Where do digital professionals rank on the Whitehall salary league table?
Education and training inspectors have the highest median pay packet
Parliamentary officials warned of cyberthreat from Extinction Rebellion
Civil servants working on select committees were given security advice in expectation of possible attack
Electronic prescriptions cannot be used for methadone, NHS decides
‘Significant technological development’ must be made before opioid common in addiction treatment can be prescribed
GDS reviews GOV.UK exemptions
As government’s online infrastructure becomes more sophisticated, digital agency says there is ‘less of a case’ for organisations to use alternative platforms
Courts offer pre-recorded video cross-examination for vulnerable witnesses
Service goes live in criminal trials throughout London and Kent and will be expanded across the country by the end of the year
Ofqual hits back at statisticians as row over five-year NDA intensifies
Exam body’s chair describes non-disclosure clause as ‘normal and ethical’ while RSS chief accuses regulator of ‘desperate’ behaviour
MPs tell ICO to ‘stop sitting on its hands’ and act on government data-protection lapses
Cross-party group of parliamentarians issues challenge to regulator
Government issues call for innovations in ‘less lethal’ technology
Ideas sought for safer ways to limit harm wrought by violent offenders
What does the Huawei ban mean for the Emergency Services Network?
The Home Office tells PublicTechnology work is on track and security risks are ‘minimal’. But onlookers remain concerned about the implications of the presence of Huawei technology in the new network for police, fire and ambulance services.
Scotland commits £15m to help low-income households get online
More than 20,000 families could benefit from extension of programme
Exam algorithm to be reviewed by regulator
Computer modelling process to be examined after it emerged that Ofqual turned down help from experts that refused to sign NDA
Cabinet Office floats £2m short-term contract to address ‘weaknesses’ in data-handling
Department seeks commercial support in meeting targets set out in independent review
Government scraps all algorithmic grades for A-levels and GCSEs
Education secretary and head of Ofqual apologise as English students join peers from the rest of the UK in having their awarded grades scrapped
Major departments show marked decline in prompt-payment performance
Data shows that suppliers have been waiting longer to be paid as government deals with coronavirus crisis
Public testing begins on new NHS contact-tracing app
Software based on Apple and Google systems made available to Isle of Wight residents, with those in Newham to follow shortly
Government claims digital imprints will make online campaigning ‘more transparent’
Cabinet Office launches technical consultation on new proposals
Consultation explores whether e-passport gates hamper ability to prove immigration status
Watchdog asks for submission of evidence