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Tech consulting giant’s three-year public procurement ban lifted after eight months
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DWP data analysis scheme repaying more than £20m a month in pension arrears
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Government Counter Disinformation Unit ‘does not monitor individuals’, minister pledges
Paul Scully responds to ongoing questions following revelations that Army brigade was deployed to assess social posts of UK citizens
Teachers express concern over schools’ readiness for ChatGPT
Study from BCS finds that the majority of computing educators believe that chatbots will create fairness challenges that institutions are not yet equipped to deal with
Asylum backlog tops 160,000 as Home Office streamlines process for five countries
Digital transformation often cited by ministers appears to have had little impact
DWP plans to enable UC claims by prisoners nearing release
Department reveals tests are taking place in 15 institutions
Government breaks ground on Manchester hub to boost plans for north-west ‘cyber corridor’
Hundreds of anti-fraud officials have been moved to Manchester as government talks up technological potential of region
GDS boss: ‘One Login has very strong cybersecurity – and will uphold privacy’
Tom Read discusses ongoing consultation and says that new legislation will not affect commitment to data minimisation
Courts digital system still has ‘significant gaps in functionality’, auditors find
NAO report claims that HMCTS needs to better understand improvements required by £1.3bn transformation scheme
Soon-to-close DIT presses on with hunt for digital transformation expert for £145k ops chief role
Trade agency is shortly to be merged into expanded Department for Business and Trade
Sunak pours cold water on Blair’s call for state digital ID scheme
Former PM publishes paper calling for government to manage digital identity marketplace – but current Downing Street inhabitant seems to dismiss proposal
Scotland unveils health and care data strategy to ‘empower’ patients
Minister unveils plan and stresses importance of ‘taking people with us’
NHS plans £150m framework to help solve trusts legacy issues with patient data
Health service identifies problems caused by organisations’ requirement to maintain multiple systems
Consumer watchdog seeks behavioural science guru to analyse firms’ online influence tactics
Competition and Markets Authority advertises role at head of dedicated hub which analyses ‘high-pressure’ sales ops
DWP and software firms exploring retirement savings platforms for self-employed – pensions minister
Laura Trott claims that automatic enrolment remains unsuitable for freelances – but other digital options may have a part to play
Government appoints Angela McLean as first female chief scientific adviser
MoD science chief replaces Patrick Vallance in an appointment the government hopes will ‘inspire women and girls into STEM careers’
Cabinet Office taps data analytics firm for ‘spring clean’ of millions of files
Department extends existing supplier engagement in £500k deal
Ex-cabinet minister probes authorisation for Army unit to monitor citizens’ social posts
Former Brexit secretary David Davis’s question on the use of information ops brigade goes unanswered
‘Top Secret UK eyes only’ – MoD plots new infrastructure for highly classified information
Facility in south-east England is likely to include private cloud and physical storage
Politicians sound alarm over Chinese tech risks
Senior parliamentarians express need for government-wide vigilance
Every civil servant to receive specialist data training
All officials will undergo a day-long course
Government looks to turn Covid data platform into public ‘multi-threat dashboard’ for future health emergencies
The pandemic ‘demonstrated benefits’ of keeping citizens informed
‘If a company decides the UK is an unattractive place to be – do we want that company in the UK?’
Former digital secretary urges government to ensure it sticks to tough rules set out in online safety legislation