Project plans include using distributed ledger technology to give healthcare workers secure access to biometric data from wearables...
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NHS Digital to push back targets for Child Protection Information Sharing scheme
Board papers reveal a lack of sufficient funding for the plan and that original business case underestimated time for software suppliers to gain accreditation...
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Election 2017: ODI calls for commitments to data infrastructure, standards and engagement
Funding for open innovation, the Information Commissioner’s Office and data skills also feature on Open Data Institute’s wish list as the UK prepares to head to the polls...
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‘More than an acronym’: Authorities set out plans for a London Office of Technology and Innovation
Scoping exercise launched for an organisation to cut down duplication and add value to a tech ecosystem that ‘drifts too readily’ towards tech solutions in search of problems...
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ICO slams police force for ‘cavalier’ attitude to data after unencrypted interview footage goes missing
Greater Manchester Police slapped with £150,000 fine from data protection watchdog for failing to protect sensitive footage of interviews with victims of violent crimes...
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Sadiq Khan seeks first chief digital officer for London
Job offered at £107,000 as London Office for Data Analytics pilot indicates initial successes...
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‘End to council tax’: Medway Council to investigate Twitter hack
Kent council’s Twitter feed claimed to have been ‘taken over by the citizens of Medway’, announcing end to parking restrictions and council tax...
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PAC chair identifies government data, contracts and shared services as areas of concern
HMRC, Crown Commercial Service and Whitehall’s use of data come under fire in Meg Hillier’s annual report...
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Government privacy advisor quits, saying officials ‘repeatedly ignored’ guidance
Jerry Fishenden fires parting shot at Cabinet Office for lack of support and engagement after six years on the government’s Privacy and Consumer Advisory Group...
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Local government Verify pilot hit by council departures
Commentators say scale of work was ‘underestimated’ by both sides – but smaller scale pilots offer opportunity to boost collaboration between central and local government...
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