GDS chief Cunnington moves to new body 'promoting UK government services to the world'
International Government Service role a "fantastic opportunity to build on our achievements at GDS", Cunnington says
Home Office leads state-sector Amazon spending
Union criticises government’s £46.9m spent with supplier in 2018
East Midlands creates £250m WAN framework
Nottinghamshire County Council publishes contract notice
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San Francisco set to ban facial-recognition technology
Legislators in California city vote to outlaw surveillance tech
CCS set to replace cloud first with ‘more appropriate guidance’
Procurement agency reveals it is working with GDS to create new advice
Belfast council launches its own digital currency
Citizens will be able to use Belfast Coin to pay for local services
IT system behind health screenings has been ‘unfit for purpose’ since 2011, MPs find
Committee finds that DHSC is ‘losing its grip’ on screening programmes
Home Office needs ‘plan B’ for Emergency Services Network, NAO finds
Report warns that costs may still rise and timeline could be lengthened
HMRC to spend £1.5m on ‘cheque-processing solution’
Supplier sought for hardware and software platform
Surrey seeks ‘digital transformation partner’
County council seeks external review of existing change plans to ‘help the organisation see that digital is a critical component’
NHSX to create policy guide for use of AI in healthcare
New tech organisation to produce guide for how new technology can be ‘responsibly applied’
Streamlined GDS service standard removes need for ministerial tests
Digital agency publishes new 14-point checklist emphasising inclusion and cross-departmental services
Government to ‘consider options’ for biometrics regulation
Immigration minister indicates that various courses of action will be examined before any legislation is passed
Home Office floats £140k for leader to ensure government tech is Brexit-ready
Role as director of immigration technology comes with responsibility for 1,000 staff and a £120m budget
‘Poor decisions compounded by a failure to take accountability’ – MPs tear into Verify
PAC criticises conception and rollout of scheme, and plan for its future
Consultancies swipe another £160m of government Brexit-prep contracts
Departments hand out deals for IT and other services
GOV.UK starts accepting Apple and Google Pay
Citizens can now use biometrics to confirm payments
External review questions robustness of settled status test phases
Independent report claims programme could have benefited from more extensive tests
HMRC deletes five million voiceprints after ICO complaint
Department gets rid of data where it did not have ‘explicit consent’ of users
UK civil service named world’s best – but scores low on digital
Report gives Whitehall above-average scores in every area except digital services
Whitehall FOI rejection rates keep rising
Two in five resolvable FOIs were rejected in 2018, with six departments knocking back more than half of public enquiries
E-voting trials take place in Gateshead local elections
North-east town explores use of touchscreen technology
Report: ‘Tech procurement still favours insiders and incumbents’
SMEs are routinely shut out of bidding processes and snubbed for the opportunities that are open to them, research from tech incubator Public has found