Government cuts thresholds to electronically tag thousands more ‘neighbourhood criminals’
Those who have been given sentences of only 90 days will now be monitored via GPS
UK 5G networks: Ministers ‘taking time to consider all representations – including from Huawei’
Minister claims government has already had ‘a number of follow-up conversations’ with vendors...
Labour pledges creation of state-owned green energy provider
Leader Keir Starmer invokes party’s history of supporting technology and modernisation
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HMRC warns small firms on digital VAT deadline with two-thirds still to register
Companies with less than £85,000 of taxable revenue must switch to online system from next fiscal year
‘Not learning from successes or failures’ – NAO head criticises government project evaluation
Departments often choose not to adequately assess work, meaning there is a dearth of information, according to auditing chief
Most departments wipe devices after failed password attempts
FOI responses find that two thirds of government entities reset phones – a practice firmly discouraged by MPs
Struggles of HMRC border IT system cause import delays
Hauliers report being stuck on the other side of the channel as a result of issues with new GVMS platform
DfT to explore ‘digitisation of the kerbside’
Department plans discovery exercise to explore potential use of new tools and data sources
DVLA online transactions topped 50 million in 2021
Chief executive Julie Lennard cites digitisation as among the agency’s biggest achievements of the past 12 months
DCMS agency recommends industry kitemark for AI systems
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has called for a competitive market for assurance providers
Are your Christmas presents spying on you?
With many around the country receiving technological gifts, experts from government anti-espionage unit UK NACE explain why smartphones are the ‘perfect eavesdropping devices’
HMRC’s 2022 priorities: Boosting cyber defences and ‘getting the tax system back on even keel’
Chief executive Jim Harra discusses the many challenges of the year just gone, and those to come in the months ahead
Year in review: How technology defined 2021’s biggest stories
Digital and data once again had a starring role in supporting – and, occasionally, hampering – government’s work this year. PublicTechnology looks back at the most significant events.
Scottish organisations warned to update IT systems as cyber risk emerges
A potential hack was identified earlier this month
Government’s digital leader on making the case for ‘significant sums’ in the spending review
Joanna Davinson, executive director of the Central Digital and Data Office, discusses the new organisation’s remit
GDS boss: ‘Our staff have consistently delivered access to information and services’
Tom Read reflects on his first 10 months in ‘the best job in government’
Infrastructure agency to set up in Leeds
Body advising government on the UK’s digital architecture is to base 20 employees in West Yorkshire city
DWP chief sets 2022 goal of ‘using new technology to make it easier for customers to engage with us’
Peter Schofield discusses the importance of collaborating across organisational boundaries, and why Mary Berry is his ideal New Year’s Eve guest
‘Reform is top of the list for 2022’ – Whitehall COO Chisholm
Civil service operations chief discusses his priorities for the year ahead
CDDO working on guidance for ‘standardising government use of cloud’
Process will look at strategies adopted by other countries
‘Don’t create your own records of customer status’ – ICO warns venues on Covid Pass data-protection duties
Regulator updates guidance after introduction of new measures
Regulator proposes measures to loosen Apple and Google’s ‘vice-like grip’ on mobile users
CMA calls vendors to make it easier for users to switch between the two platforms
Parliament backs vaccine passports despite 100-strong Tory rebellion
MPs vote through the use of Covid passes
UK and US ministers hail ‘significant progress’ on data adequacy
UK digital secretary Dorries promises that countries should deepen