Police seek to ‘mitigate impact’ as work continues to restore huge volume of arrest data
Ministers stress mass deletion was result of ‘human error’
Scotland curbs click-and-collect services
Option can only be used for essential goods
Arrest info on 150,000 people accidentally deleted from police database
Minister says data was wiped during ‘standard housekeeping process’
Microsoft ‘a few weeks away’ from fixing issue affecting Scottish digital learning platform
Education Scotland stresses there is a ‘manual workaround’
DWP to launch online channel for Personal Independence Payment claims
Small-scale testing began in October
NHS Digital spends £8m on four deals to support ‘Covid-19 rapid response’
Quartet of contracts awarded last month
Government consults with broadband firms on Huawei alternatives
Ministers seek to understand current use of vendor’s kit
Seven in ten civil servants want to work from home at least three days a week
Survey conducted by FDA union finds 97% of officials want option of working remotely
Government shakes up digital leadership
Home Office tech chief Davinson appointed leader of newly created Central Digital and Data Office while Read arrives from MoJ to head up GDS
Government spends £87m on extra 460,000 laptops to support remote learning
Procurement documents show DfE awarded another deal to Computacenter in November
Will local government transformation be set back by coronavirus?
Having long suffered from a scarcity of funding, councils could be forgiven for deprioritising investments in new tech. But public and private and sector leaders tell PublicTechnology that digital has never been more important.
Has the High Court outlawed mass computer surveillance?
Privacy campaigners have hailed a major victory as a judgement declares the use of general warrants unlawful. PublicTechnology takes a closer look.
The biggest stories of 2020 – part two
PublicTechnology completes our round-up of the most read and significant stories of 2020
The biggest stories of 2020 – part one
PublicTechnology rounds up the most-read and significant stories we covered this year
Was 2020 a watershed for public sector use of algorithms?
This year saw public protests about the use of predictive analytics in decision-making. As the technology becomes more widely used in many public services, PublicTechnology asks experts about the implications for government, the law – and the citizens affected
Analysis: how has coronavirus impacted local government IT spending?
PublicTechnology analysis of government data shows that the volume and value of IT and digital services contracts in the local government sector has been hit this year
The four (non-coronavirus) public sector tech trends that will define 2021
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out the big issues that might shape the year ahead. Apart from that one.
Opening up tech jobs has never been more important
With many people potentially looking for a new career, there are simple, practical ways to make tech more inclusive – and benefit the whole industry, believes Abi Mohamed of Community Growth Ventures
Civil servants' relationship with technology is on uneasy ground
After some high-profile tech blunders, Whitehall leaders need to ensure civil servants have the requisite digital skills and understanding, believes Daniel Korski of Public
Digital has enormous potential to reduce reoffending
Controlled access to technology can play a major role in supporting rehabilitation and reducing recidivism, according to Aidan Shilson-Thomas of Reform
Digital government should be central to the UK's role in the post-Brexit world
The nation's expertise in online services and transformation could help forge connections with other countries, according to Tanya Filer from Cambridge University and Antonio Weiss of The PSC
Policymakers must start asking difficult questions on the ethics of AI in healthcare
Government needs to begin working with citizens and industry to address the risks created by the use of new technology, according to Jessica Morley and Luciano Floridi of the Oxford Internet Institute