Major digital programmes prompt surge in government spending on temps
Whitehall’s outlay on consultants and temporary workers rose by £267m in FY19
NHS evaluates 70 bidders for GP IT framework
Incoming £500m deal aims to break duopoly of EMIS and TPP
HMRC seeks digital platform for field fraud officers
Tax agency issues procurement alert for ‘notebook application’ for evidence-gathering
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GOV.UK starts accepting Apple and Google Pay
Citizens can now use biometrics to confirm payments
HMRC deletes five million voiceprints after ICO complaint
Department gets rid of data where it did not have ‘explicit consent’ of users
UK civil service named world’s best – but scores low on digital
Report gives Whitehall above-average scores in every area except digital services
Report: ‘Tech procurement still favours insiders and incumbents’
SMEs are routinely shut out of bidding processes and snubbed for the opportunities that are open to them, research from tech incubator Public has found
NHS ‘digital health hubs’ to be expanded across England
After successful pilot in Somerset, scheme is to roll out more widely
GDS chief on why digital agency should be ‘cajoling’ departments towards new tech
Kevin Cunnington believes the central agency should be leading on the ideas that will be of interest to departments in two years’ time
GPs make urgent call for modern IT systems
RCGP publishes tech manifesto instructing health secretary to ‘get the basics right first’
School tests body seeks digital services chief
Standards and Testing Agency seeks leader to lead development of new tools
Balance the risk and reward of the cloud
A global cloud infrastructure offers many potential benefits, but also many challenges, and every organisation’s hybrid cloud strategy is unique. BT presents practical advice on getting the most from the cloud
Bidding opens on £6.5bn Technology Products and Associated Services framework
Starting gun fired for competition on next iteration of the government’s flagship commodity IT vehicle
Bradford to build app to boost uptake of online services
Council looks to implement platform including push notifications
Oxford University unit to address technology’s impact on democracy
New commission to release reports aimed at suggesting policy and programmes in areas such as fake news and internet regulation
Citizens to get digital channels for HMRC complaints
Department is to roll out ‘email or another form of secure digital channel’ to allow to the public to contact independent review entity
University of Liverpool seeks virtual learning environment
Institution issues tender for tech platform
Government to launch consultation on consumer IoT security
DCMS will seek responses to regulatory proposals
Great NHSXpectations
Ben Moody of techUK explains why the new NHS tech organisation has been welcomed by suppliers
Clouds are secure: Are you using them securely?
BT presents a complimentary copy of Gartner's report, which highlights how, through 2022, at least 95% of cloud security failures will be the customer's fault
GDS expands use of voice recognition
More than 12,000 pieces of government information can now be accessed via smart speaker
Government ‘mentor service’ to match up civil servants
Data-processing notice alludes to new platform for pairing up potential mentors and mentees
Pilot to see London paramedics get patient care records on iPad
London Ambulance Service to kit out 60 staff with devices in 16-week trial
Shrewsbury and Telford NHS trust to create £800k data warehouse
Hospital wishes to enable a ‘transparent view of patient care’