New government entities to make ‘significant inroads’ on improving data quality
New teams, standards and projects are being launched, according to update provided to PAC
Passport applications plummet in March
Number of citizens using online and postal service drops by more than half
Rees-Mogg claims ‘compromises of virtual parliament are no longer necessary’
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Government SME spend tops 25% after £2bn boost in FY19
Proportion of money spent with small firms continues to rebound
‘Embrace failure’ – plans for government blue-skies research unit gather momentum
Minister responds to think tank report by claiming government could establish UK ARPA unit this year
No changes needed to legal framework for facial recognition, minister claims
Policing minister Malthouse says Brexit will not change legal standing
Environment Agency sets aside £30k to provide staff with mindfulness app
Arm’s-length body looks to offer program to about one in seven employees
New leaders chosen for parliament’s technology watchdogs
Select committee chairs announced
Oxford NHS trust digital chief sentenced for fraud over false degree claims
Senior manager given suspended prison sentence
DCMS posts largest gender pay gap in government
Other tech-focused entities, including Cabinet Office and HMRC’s in-house IT firm, post single-digit differences
Home Office misses targets for release of scrutiny reports
Consistent failure to meet eight-week guidelines is latest in a number of instances in which department has published data late or not at all
Government faces Commons backlash over ‘regrettable’ Huawei decision
A number of government and opposition MPs have joined US politicians in calling for Chinese vendor to be excluded from national communications network
Multimillion-pound campaign resulted in 3% of adult population doing online Brexit-readiness check
NAO report finds that government drive had limited impact on public preparedness
NHS moves major systems to AWS cloud
Two national services have been migrated to cloud environment
Huawei given green light for role in 5G network
Chinese vendor will remain excluded from so-called core areas of the network
Stockport council introduces AI-powered chatbot
Local authority implements Ami program
Government introduces IoT security laws
All devices will need to conform to three security requirements
‘No individual data’ compromised during massive DfE breach, minister claims
Access to information in the Learning Records Service – which contains data on 28 million children – was provided via a third-party firm
Regulators issue warning over police use of facial recognition
Biometrics and information commissioners remind Met Police that questions remain over both legal footing and public sentiment
Trump and Johnson discuss Huawei as sources warn situation could imperil trade deal
Pressure grows for UK to follow US and Australian lead and ban Chinese vendor from mobile network
London police to roll out live facial recognition technology
Critics ramp up opposition as force announces controversial kit will go into live operational use
Nicola Sturgeon warns of risk of ‘communities left behind’ by new technology
Scotland’s first minister says AI and automation will bring both opportunities and dangers
Civil service top dog Manzoni to leave government
As Cabinet Office perm sec, departing CEO oversaw digital transformation agenda
Bank of England looks to public cloud future
Institution seeks partner to assist with construction of new infrastructure