The GP IT Futures framework aims to widen supplier base and choice, and could include tools such as video consultations and apps for practices to communicate with patients

London force launches new technology it claims will save £200,000 a year and allow for far more widespread rollout than would otherwise be possible

Home Office seeks suppliers for one-year project to migrate services from datacentre to public cloud

London borough investigates hack that took place earlier this year

Infrastructure and Projects Authority – which helps departments ensure delivery of major technology programmes – appoints Alison Baptiste

Critics slam ‘horrific idea’ with serious security implications as some citizens of West Virginia will have the chance to vote via a smartphone in November poll

UK businesses can bid for backing for projects that use tech to improve how food gets from field to fork

Simon McDougall joins regulator in the role of executive director for technology policy and innovation

Study of use of DeepMind technology at NHS’s flagship eye hospital suggests artificial intelligence could help lead to swifter diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions

Manufacturing and research facilities across eight regions given cash injection

Ministry signs agreement with non-profit organisation TechVets

Institution wants to appoint a single manufacturer and a handful of reseller partners to undertake potential five-year deployment

London hospital claims use of technology has massively reduced missed appointments

Discussions underway for whether and how departing tech leader will be replaced after he leaves civil service in two months’ time

Rising demands and falling government funding prompt NICE to issue proposal for firms to pay for appraisals

Department recruits for head of technology category to manage annual spending of £200m

The newly published Civil Society Strategy includes initiatives to improve participation in local decision making 

Government and industry body announce plans to increase the role of digital and data across the UK’s rail network

Council issues contract notice looking for bidders across four lots

Sources indicate that one of the civil service’s most high-profile digital and technology specialists is to take a job in the commercial sector

Damian Hinds picks out five key areas where he belives both UK firms and global giants like Apple and Microsoft can help