Bidding opens on £5bn Network Services 2 framework
Second iteration of comms and networking procurement vehicle adds three new lots and more than doubles in value
Home Office seeks £20m partner for border threat assessments
Supplier sought to support rollout of advance border control service
Matt Hancock bans fax machines from the NHS
Trusts will no longer be allowed to purchase the technology from January
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Welsh Government recruits external experts for new ‘digital panel’
Group will advise on the use of technology in public-service delivery
Government expands Google partnership for SME export drive
Department for International Trade to work with internet giant to help small businesses cash in on overseas opportunities
DfE plans two-year project to fix ‘disjointed and confusing’ digital services
Supplier sought for £1.5m software-development deal
MPs seize Facebook documents for fake news investigation
A serjeant-at-arms was dispatched to a London hotel room to take papers believed to include emails from Mark Zuckerberg
NAO finds government smart meter rollout behind schedule as a million units 'go dumb'
BEIS-led rollout has focused too much on speed, auditors find
Government to trial self-driving buses
Pilot will take place on Fife-to-Edinburgh route
Government chief data officer job remains unfilled
Minister confirms that role is still vacant – nearly two years after the government announced its creation
Government analysts use Google Street View to map urban greenery
Use of search engine’s imagery forms part of the era of ‘data abundance’, according to the UK’s national statistician
Government and police chiefs consider options for managing digital evidence
Law enforcement, prosecutors and government meet to examine technological challenges
Lords tell HMRC to delay Making Tax Digital for VAT rollout by one year
Select committee finds that department is ‘not listening to small businesses’
Watchdog raises concerns over Police Scotland ICT funding
Audit Scotland claimed there is a ‘lack of clarity’ about £300m tech transformation plans
Sheffield Hallam University to roll out £500k ‘learner analytics’ platform
Institution turns to tech to help improve student retention and engagement
Major outsourcers to build failure contingency plans into government contracts
Other measures designed to ‘revolutionise government procurement’ include pilot schemes for newly outsourced services before committing to external provision
Lewisham creates £100k IT and digital leadership role
London borough advertises for executive to lead technology strategy
PM revisits proposal for ‘Max Fac’ technology at Irish border
Possibility of using tech to facilitate an open border is back under discussion
Oxford seeks £200k robotics platform
Council looks for supplier that can identify potential automation opportunities
Select committee urges creation of cyber minister cabinet role
MPs and Lords find ‘absence of political leadership’ in government response to cyberthreats
Government offers charities £1m funding pot to grow digital skills
Money can be used to improve online fundraising efforts or use of social media
Department for International Trade offers £85k for chief data officer
Senior manager will develop data sharing tools and practices
Met Police gang database in ‘serious’ breach of data-protection laws, ICO finds
After being hit with enforcement notice, the London force is working with the regulator to improve its practices
What does the tech industry make of the withdrawal agreement?
Trade association techUK has backed the proposed deal – but campaign group Tech For UK is fervently calling for a public vote