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Government tech chief looks to bring more policy and delivery pros into digital roles
Joanna Davinson says digital function is working with HR colleagues to promote greater movement between disciplines
NHS app users top 16 million as uptake boosts organ donor registrations
Download spike also prompts rise in digital prescriptions and use of technology to book GP appointments
NAO cites ageing IT and lack of automation in £1bn pension underpayment
A total of 134,000 people were underpaid by DWP, with complex rules and a widespread need for manual reviews pegged by auditors as a main cause
Scotland to accept vaccine status spot checks for large events
Football matches and other gatherings will not be asked to check every single visitor
MoD to investigate data breach that exposed identities of Afghan interpreters
Email blunder ‘needlessly put lives at risk’ according to shadow defence secretary
CCS unveils £4bn digital transformation framework
New procurement vehicle for limited number of suppliers will sit alongside long-standing Digital Outcomes and Specialists
MoJ convenes group to boost credentials of electronic signatures
Expert panel intends to implement standards and increase confidence in use of technology
UK to introduce digital driving licences
Reforms will also encompass provisional licences and MOT documents
Nottinghamshire seeks leader to spearhead 10-year transformation ambitions
New senior-management role comes with a remit to lead county ‘in a new evolutionary direction’
Review of EU laws aims to remove ‘overbearing regulations’ on data and tech
Citizens will also be invited to submit ideas for ‘reducing or eliminating regulation’
HMRC data shows £2bn widening of tax gap
Departmental analysis shows rate rose from 5% to 5.2% in 2019/20
Wales to require Covid passes for nightclubs and large events
Country becomes second devolved administration to diverge from Westminster policy
Johnson, Biden and Morrison target cyber and AI defence collaboration
AUKUS pact will see nations ramp up work together on defence technology
Watchdog rebukes Cummings over post-government touting for business
Acoba chief says future applications will not be considered unless former adviser co-operates with committee
Minister wants to develop tech to ensure collection of rape victims’ digital data is ‘not intrusive’
Initiative aims to explore use of technology to limit data extracted during investigations
Open University seeks £20m platform to support ‘student journey from enquiry to graduation’
UX system is intended to provide a ‘seamless’ experience for learners
Watchdog voices concerns over Covid spending transparency
Audit Scotland says that it will be ‘increasingly difficult’ to delineate pandemic-related spending
Cabinet Office offers £60k for in-house ethical hacker
Department seeks to boost cyber team
Army cites importance of robotics and autonomous vehicles on ‘battlefield of tomorrow’
Future Solider initiative aims to drive innovation
Flexible working ‘a huge positive’ of pandemic, says civil service chief
Alex Chisholm salutes benefits of homeworking options
NHS Covid app: weekly contact alerts now level with number of positive cases as figure drops below 200,000
Manual contact-tracing is now bearing much of the burden of reaching those who may have been exposed to coronavirus