Age-estimating AI tech ‘will not be used in isolation’
Tools that could be ‘fully integrated’ into border and asylum processes in the coming months
Government plans £1bn asset cash-in including data usage
Departments have been tasked with leveraging assets for greater financial gain, including data but also
‘You can’t have announced this thing without having any idea of what it will cost?’ – MPs hold minister’s feet to the fire over digital ID plans
Committee representatives make repeated calls for details of likely public expenditure and cast doubt on
Lancashire signs £64m software and services partner
County council, which has only two more years of operation in its present form, has
Government pledges to be ‘first customer’ for start-ups in new AI growth plan
The state intends to better support the UK’s AI economy by awarding more deals to
London councils cyber incident: Data breach warning as recovery expected to take weeks
Trio of authorities serving residents in west and central London have all issued updates, including
HMRC inks £170m data deal
Tax department has retained a London digital consultancy to help provide services related to areas
DWP to extend benefit error review regime
Supported by a new and improved digital service worth £15m, the benefits department is to
Government chief digital officer role axed, minister confirms
Following the departure of interim GCDO Joanna Davinson in September, it is confirmed that the
GDS seeks £7m software tool for ‘continuous visibility’ of One Login operation
Whitehall’s digital unit reveals plans to enter into a contract of up to five years
OBR seeks cyber counsel over online budget leak
The public body with a remit to deliver forecasts and assessments of public finances erroneously
Budget 2025: Revamped spend controls to ‘delegate decisions to those closest to delivery’
Treasury documents published alongside the fiscal exercise reveal plans to ensure that central bodies focus
Budget 2025: DSIT to deliver datacentre plan to focus on ‘most strategic and credible projects’
As part of a range of projects and investments in computing infrastructure, Whitehall’s tech department
EXCL: GOV.UK App passes 250,000 downloads
While the program’s user base remains at fewer than one in every 200 UK adults,
Scottish council hit by major ransomware attack ‘had gaps in cybersecurity’
Two years ago the local authority for the Outer Hebrides suffered a cyber incursion that
Budget 2025: HMRC given £59m tech for digital prompts and e-invoicing
As the department hits a digital interaction rate of 80%, more money and additional legislation
Budget 2025: NHS gets £300m to help make app ‘single user-facing service’ for patients
Yesterday’s fiscal exercise includes an extra injection of funding for health tech, with a particular
Home Office appoints McKinsey exec Mike McCarthy as new digital chief
After 15 years with the management consultancy, Army veteran arrives in government to take the