Government plans imminent legislation for digital visas
Legal provisions for new system of electronic travel authorisations will soon be tabled in parliament
Midlands hotel conference room gets tech refit to become latest Nightingale court
Site aims to expedite hearings as NAO report warns backlog of cases may last for years
High Court Queen’s Bench division adopts online filing to ‘modernise access to justice’
Use of electronic system becomes mandatory for legal professionals in some parts of the...
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Cost of continued homeworking cited as government’s Covid bill rises by £100bn
Departments are now expected to spend a total of £372bn on delivering the UK’s pandemic response
GOV.UK Verify to continue until 2023 with £11m-a-year funding
Cabinet Office to offer further backing to identity-assurance tool while work takes place to develop government-wide login system
How Covid has revealed public sector transformation’s greatest strengths – and weaknesses
Discussing the findings of a Dods and SAP Concur report, experts from government and industry reflected on the achievements of the past year, and the areas that have been shown to need the most improvement. PublicTechnology learns more.
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
Responsibility for controls and standards has been taken on by new entity
SMEs’ share of government direct spend drops in FY20 – although overall percentage rises
Departments spent an additional £1.3bn with smaller firms overall
Unwrapping government’s £300m Amazon package
Since a public sector-wide agreement with AWS was introduced six months ago, departments have signed contracts worth hundreds of millions with the cloud firm. PublicTechnology takes a closer look.
Leader sought to ‘manage government’s relationship with world’s most powerful technology companies’
Salary of almost £70k on offer for head of Big Tech Strategic Engagement Unit
Innovate UK nabs tech exec Mukerjee as new chief
Former insurance and electronics bigwig becomes innovation agency's first permanent head in three years
Government revamps apprentices strategy to help plug skills gaps
New plan emphasises need to improve credentials in STEM fields
Better integration could save government £850k per service, minister claims
Work to ensure tasks are not replicated across different tools could deliver significant financial benefits
Defra buys £1m ‘safe workplace’ software to support return to office
Technology offers functions including managing PPE inventories and keeping tabs on staff vaccinations
Full-fibre networks could provide £60bn boost by 2025, report finds
Study from Openreach quantifies economic impact
Stirling Council backs online network for mental-health support
Digital platform allows young people to support each other anonymously
Whitehall union plans 'resistance' to shared services plans
PCS blasts plan new plan after criticising series of ‘failed ideas’
NHS Covid app tapped Accenture for £6.5m consultancy deals
Details revealed of two short-term support contracts
Falkirk launches digital telecare platform
Service supports help for elderly residents
Minister urges officials to get involved in Dragons’ Den for data ideas
Julia Lopez invites civil servants to put forward proposals for potential £50k support
Immigration minister insists high-tech Brexit passports are ‘rigorously tested’
Security-focused documents are put through their paces in exercises designed to mimic 10 years of travel
MPs find data gaps caused up to 800,000 to miss out on shielding support
The Public Accounts Committee finds a lack of information and collaboration could have seen many ‘slip through the net’
PublicTechnology research: five things we learned about the future of digital government
A recent study finds that the pandemic has boosted budgets – but legacy tech remains a big barrier to progress
HMRC confirms new leader for £1bn Making Tax Digital scheme
Joanna Rowland will oversee planned expansion of programme across VAT, income tax and corporation tax