US midterms to see first use of digital voting in a federal election
Critics slam ‘horrific idea’ with serious security implications as some citizens of West Virginia will have the chance to vote via a smartphone in November poll
Government launches £20m contest for agriculture technology
UK businesses can bid for backing for projects that use tech to improve how food gets from field...
ICO appoints first-ever technology director
Simon McDougall joins regulator in the role of executive director for technology policy and...
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DfT to build nationwide open data portal for buses
Platform to contain information from councils and bus operations across England
HMRC customs platform ready for no-deal Brexit, NAO report finds
Department has made significant progress on replacement for outgoing CHIEF system, auditors conclude
CCS splits Crown Marketplace development into individual digital portals for each sector
Procurement body cancels tender for development of existing broad test platform but reaffirms commitment to ‘original vision’ for Amazon-style online tool
Treasury chief secretary targets paperless government ‘within a generation’
Liz Truss claims technology could help reduce waste and banish ‘gremlins’ of government
Government names DeepMind chief as top AI adviser
CognitionX founder and Southampton University professor Wendy Hall also picked for AI-focused roles
Suffolk seeks technology chief to ‘challenge long-held values’
County council advertises CTO position which comes with a transformation brief and a salary of up to £87,000
GDS creates machine learning-powered government innovation map
Organisation uses tech to maintain soon-to-be-published database of all innovative government projects
NHS launches programme to take in private healthcare data
NHS Digital and Private Health Information Network agree major collaboration
Cambridge seeks mobile cashless parking technology
City’s local authority seeks provider for five-year contract
‘Social value’ of bidders to be considered in award of government contracts, says Cabinet Office minister
David Lidington says Carillion collapse shows need to increase range of suppliers working with public sector
HMRC used ‘implied consent’ to collect voiceprints of five million citizens
ICO investigating tax agency after investigation by advocacy group Big Brother Watch
Twelve councils picked for digital social care pilots
A dozen local authorities have been chosen by NHS Digital and the Local Government Association to each receive up to £100,000 in funding
Scottish Government offers £2m of interest-free loans to help boost firms’ digital skills
Businesses given chance to make upfront tech investments with help of new fund
Government dedicates £1.3bn to attracting top science and tech talent
Measures unveiled in bumper research funding package include 100 additional AI PhDs
Jersey kicks off major restructure to create ‘modern, agile, and digital public service’
Island’s local authority recruits for a range of leaders to fulfil transformation plan
Boston to allow autonomous vehicle tests across city
Local company authorised to conduct trials on all roads throughout the largest city in Massachusetts
GDS Service Manual adds guidance to help departments ‘make the case for building the right thing’
New section on measuring benefits on agile projects added to document that helps government create services that comply with GDS standards
Constituents report MP to ICO over alleged data-protection breach in Facebook post
Data-protection watchdog ‘making enquiries’ after Conservative Gordon Henderson publishes names and partial addresses of local residents who sent him a letter
Matt Hancock urges schools to ban phones
Culture secretary says evidence shows that outlawing the use of mobiles is effective
Whitehall tech policy advisor rocks up on Love Island
Civil servant Zara McDermott has joined the ITV reality show
Norfolk police use drone to rescue man stranded in marshland
Missing man spotted on images provided by flying device