‘We fought hard to work in a different way’ – how GOV.UK Notify flourished with a small team
The messaging service’s product manager discusses how it plans to expand
Home secretary unveils new tech tools to help police combat child abuse
Algorithmic programs will help process images, reducing officers’ exposure
Making Tax Digital uptake passes 50% – but HMRC issues call to action as deadline looms
With just two weeks left, about three in four firms in the finance sector are yet to sign up
Law Commission to recommend legal reforms for online harassment
Statutory body asked to conduct a secondary review of internet abuse law
Bidding opens on £1.6bn Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 framework
New iteration of agreement due to go live four days after outgoing deal expires
Government puts £12m into AI-powered vacuum cleaners and dolphin-protection tech
Money invested in four partnerships between business and academia
MPs call for government to ‘clarify GDS’s role’ to regain lost momentum
Select committee report asks whether tech agency needs new powers, and calls for ministerial digital champions
Slow start for £400m fibre fund but Treasury vows investments will ‘scale up’
Just £66m has been released so far as five-year scheme approaches halfway point
Amazon Alexa to offer NHS health advice
Health service agrees partnership with tech giant
HMRC hubs to be ‘most digitally advanced buildings in government’
Department signs ‘digital charter’ with 15 companies
Making digital dementia-friendly
Gill Hitchcock reports on how government, councils and tech developers can remove the obstacles to digital inclusivity for people with dementia
Beyond G-Cloud – what next for government tech procurement?
PublicTechnology talks to CCS technology director Niall Quinn and a selection of suppliers about the future of IT procurement
Government usage of data registers shoots up
Data shows more and more services are accessing data sets
Interview: HMRC digital chief Jacky Wright on insourcing, inclusivity, and the ‘teething pains’ of transformation
PublicTechnology talks to the departmental CDIO about her work to transform the working practices and service delivery of the UK tax authority, and why improving diversity starts with leaders who are self-aware
Inoculating the NHS against cyberattacks
Cybersecurity chiefs at Wirral NHS trust say education, collaboration and rapid communication are important protections against viruses, phishing and ransomware. Gill Hitchcock reports.
Huawei and 5G – the five big questions
A month on from the revelations about the Chinese vendor’s potential involvement in the UK’s 5G network, PublicTechnology examines the key issues
The digital fight needs political might
The case for transformation could do with more high-profile Westminster backers, according to PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall
How Nottinghamshire drove broadband uptake – and made £5m
Ceren Clulow of Nottinghamshire County Council, discusses the benefits for local authorities in optimising the uptake of superfast broadband in their region – including potential major rebates on initial infrastructure investments
Is Matt Hancock forcing online regulation by the back door?
The unilateral decision to compel social media companies to work with charities on harmful content has not been subjected to the necessary scrutiny, believes tech policy expert Heather Burns
Great NHSXpectations
Ben Moody of techUK explains why the new NHS tech organisation has been welcomed by suppliers
Breaking down barriers: how to improve SMEs' access to the public sector market
Research from techUK showed that smaller firms still face major challenges in winning government business. The industry body's head of public sector Henry Rex outlines why SMEs have both cause for concern and reasons to be cheerful
Government can ill afford not to invest in police technology
Calum Steele of the Scottish Police Federation explains why investment and legislative changes are sorely needed to help support officers’ use of technology