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West Yorkshire Police to roll out mobile scanners for on-the-spot fingerprint checks
Devices are designed to check against national criminal and immigration databases and return results in under a minute
Liverpool CCG plans telehealth pilot with hospital consultants
As part of a mission to grow its use of healthcare technology, the city will trial the expansion of telehealth referrals in secondary as well as primary care
Government launches review of online trolling laws
Law Commission asked to analyse whether and how statutes need to be changed to ensure they are fit for the internet age
Department for International Trade floats £120k for new digital chief
New director of digital, data and technology skills expected to set future digital strategy in the department leading on post-Brexit trade deals
Government recruits for ‘public face’ of AI
BEIS and DCMS seeking head for new jointly run Office for Artificial Intelligence
MoJ’s bungled tagging project hurt by needless ‘all-singing, all-dancing procurement approach’, PAC finds
As ambitious scheme continues to see delays, department accepts that it ought to be more willing to buy off-the-shelf technology
Government to ramp up social-media skills in bid to ‘tackle false information’ online
Cabinet Office to build team of online experts to help ‘harness power of technology for good’
Eduserv datacentre closure to leave public-sector clients in need of a new hosting home
Public sector ICT charity to migrate all customers – understood to include local and central government bodies – by the end of 2018, after deciding public cloud is the way forward
Ian Bell named as new Police ICT Company CEO
Current CIO for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire forces appointed to top job at national technology organisation
Regulator urges government to mandate NHS compliance with surveillance camera code
Commissioner Tony Porter tells PublicTechnology about continued efforts to get the Home Office to recognise the need for a surveillance camera code of practice that applies to NHS and education bodies
Only one in 60 local authorities using DfT funding pot for electric-car charging points
Local Government Association believes that the supply of ‘adequate funding’ will likely come from the private sector
Government superfast broadband plans will suffer ‘minimal impact’ from Carillion collapse
Partners of fallen firm pledge that work to roll out networks across the UK will continue as scheduled
Oliver Dowden given ministerial responsibility for GDS
Hertsmere MP’s brief as minister for implementation also includes IPA, CCS, and cybersecurity initiatives
Failure to renew security certificate fells Conservative website
Party makes IT gaffe on day of major reshuffle
Online GPs and pharmacies to be made subject to regulator ratings
Care Quality Commission given new powers to rate a range of independent healthcare providers
Government advises all businesses and individuals to take urgent action against microchip flaws
Concern still mounting about ‘most disturbing issue to hit the industry for decades’
DCMS looks to help local radio get out of the analogue age
Consultation launched in a bid to support 400 community and small commercial stations in moving from analogue to DAB signals
Government explores mobile emergency alert system for major incidents
Supplier sought to kick off project by engaging with the big four mobile network operators
Police and fire services in Yorkshire and north east launch £60m mobile framework
Group of 15 public bodies pool their requirements for devices and data
Jeff James of the National Archives on the importance of digital transformation - and real Christmas trees
The keeper of the UK's national archive unlocks its secrets
Ruth McKernan of Innovate UK on why the organisation has reached 'a natural transition point'
The leader of the national innovation organisation looks back on 10 years of work