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Review into London Ambulance Service New Year outage reveals ‘significant shortcomings in IT processes’
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New Scottish information commissioner to be appointed
A motion to appoint lawyer Daren Fitzhenry is to be put before the Scottish Parliament
Public facilities should do away with downtime
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Virtual ID cards mooted for settled EU citizens
The UK would introduce an Estonia-style virtual identity card for EU nationals who settle in the UK following Brexit, according to reports.
Group chat an indispensable tool within Whitehall
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WannaCry NHS attack - lessons for data recovery strategies
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Birmingham set to approve new ICT delivery regime
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Robots, connectivity and digital skills: progress on digital in Scotland
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WannaCry NHS attack - busting the myths
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Hillingdon council on the hunt for telecare system provider
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Digital agenda "must not get sidetracked" by election uncertainty, says key industry body
TechUK warns that chunks of the Conservative manifesto will be "watered down, or jettisoned altogether" to make it through parliament
GDS seeks £52k-a-year product manager on key 'Government as a Platform' project
New hire on GOV.UK Pay service set to expand work on card transactions and "be a champion for user needs"
Britain ranks fourth in global government open data review
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Three London borough councils to co-develop families’ case management ‘app store’
The London boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster City and Hammersmith and Fulham to create digital tools to improve communication between families and children’s services and allow social workers to work ‘on the go’
TfL launches on Facebook Messenger with TravelBot
TravelBot will give passengers up-to-date information on their Transport for London journeys
Civil servants studying in their own time to catch up on digital skills
Nearly half of civil servants do not feel their digital training has been sufficient, with 36% saying they rely on self-directed study to ensure they have the right skills
After Ben Gummer’s exit, new Cabinet Office minister is Damian Green
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General election 2017: Questions over digital transformation agenda as minister Ben Gummer loses seat
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Whitehall's digital progress 'has stalled' since departure of Tory heavyweight Francis Maude
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