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
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DWP seeks leader to drive use of tech to combat fraud and error
Deputy director position comes with salary of £90,000
‘The most significant cybercrime threat to the UK’ – authorities indict Evil Corp kingpin
Reward of $5m offered for Maksim Yakubets
TfL looks to implement real-time data on capital car journeys
Transport authority seeks supplier that can provide live map of information on journey times
Tech ministers returned with increased majorities
Simon Hart, Oliver Dowden, and Matt Warman all regain their seats and win more votes than in 2017
CPS consults industry on presentation of electronic evidence in court
Agency looks for market input ahead of floating potential five-year contract for a supplier to provide roving fleet of AV equipment
Calls to update electoral law for digital age
Open Knowledge Foundation urges politicians to ‘stop playing fast and loose with the truth’
Ex-GDS and DIT digital leader Holly Ellis joins AWS
Formerly head of DDaT skills across government, Ellis has taken on public sector-focused post at cloud heavyweight
Guernsey doctors to offer digital medical certificates
Patients will be able to present electronic forms to employers and government agencies
DfT lays groundwork for interactive mapping platform for transport data
Department seeks to decide which data should be included in tool or whether buying or building is the best option
Government service performance platform closes 'for maintenance'
No timeframe on when work will conclude but plans are being made for information to be temporarily republished elsewhere, PublicTechnology understands
Worcestershire seeks IT and digital chief
County council recruiting for leader to deliver ‘innovative solutions within a reducing budget’
HMRC seeks input for £4.5m business data deal
Tax agency publishes prior information notice
University of Nottingham to launch £7m ‘digital engagement’ programme
Institution looks to tech to revamp the way it recruits students
Transparency concerns raised over NHS deal with Amazon Alexa
Privacy International criticises decision to redact details of the health service’s agreement with the smart assistant
Cambridge NHS trust plots £150k website revamp
Organisation looks to appoint supplier to deliver two-year project
Manchester City Council seeks £100k director of IT
Post comes with remit to spearhead tech transformation and manage £55m planned investment
Largest NHS trust preps £10m deal to modernise virtual desktops
Barts Health to launch procurement for supplier to host and maintain VDI environment
Wolverhampton councillors approve paperless meetings
Local authority to use app across the board in bid to save money, decrease environmental impact and improve members’ IT skills
EXCL: HMRC ‘monitoring exposure’ to Windows 7 as end-of-support looms
Department reveals it has almost 1,800 PCs still running on ageing operating system
Defence secretary: ‘Hybrid warfare is our new reality’
Ben Wallace uses speech at NATO summit to stress importance of emerging technology
Conservatives propose online ‘travel authorisation’ for EU citizens
Tories reveal plan for US-style electronic visa waiver once the UK leaves the European Union