Brexit withdrawal agreement sets 2021 deadline for UK access to 25 European IT systems
The UK will be shut out of many European networks and databases over the next few years – and will have to pay the EU for access in the meantime, under terms of Brexit deal
MPs and Lords express concern at government plan to address civil service cyber skills challenges
Responding to a joint select committee report, government fails to commit to mandate ongoing...
Home secretary backs development of anti-online grooming tool
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Leeds launches pilot for NHS service providing ubiquitous access to patients’ GP records
West Yorkshire conurbation becomes first city to go live on GP Connect, which aims to provide access clinicians across different care settings with access to records
Exclusive: Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 adds almost 1,000 suppliers
Supplier list seen by PublicTechnology shows close to 3,000 firms have gained a place on the new iteration of the government digital services framework. Find out who made the cut
GDS pops up in Birmingham
GDS and HM Courts and Tribunals Service to set up digital presence in the second city as region plans to become ‘the UK’s number one hub for public sector digital services’
Government to review how data and tech could improve customer experience in utilities sector
DCMS and BEIS to examine how legislation could be developed to ensure tech developments and data sharing benefit consumers across regulated markets
Fife town to get WiFi, website and ‘digital brand’ under Scottish Government scheme
Cupar picked as the nation’s first ‘digital improvement district’
Rutland councillor pleads guilty to charges over social media posts
Richard Alderman appeared before magistrates on four counts of sending ‘offensive or indecent’ messages
Universities unveil £650m plan to make Edinburgh ‘data capital of Europe’
Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt universities launch scheme designed to provide data-skills training to 100,000 people
DWP digital chief Prakash to leave civil service
Peers pay tribute as CDIO announces he will depart Whitehall around the end of the year
‘The account should not be used to engage directly with members of the public’ – policy paper reveals Twitter guidance for top civil servant
Before joining the Twittersphere, the head of the Northern Ireland civil service was equipped with a seven-page handbook including suggested hashtags and accounts to follow, it has emerged
Police Scotland lays out £300m plan for IT transformation
Business case for technology overhaul to be put to authorities this week
Trump’s cyber strategy vows US will ‘stand up to’ perpetrators of threats
White House publishes national policy document including plans to update surveillance laws
Whitehall suffers from ‘a culture of denial when a project is going badly’, says PAC chair Hillier
The head of the Public Accounts Committee has lamented a lack of transparency and information sharing across the civil service
Wolverhampton signs up with eBay to boost local economy
West Midlands city signs partnership with auction site in bid to help local SMEs grow their business by selling online
Government should use National Data Strategy to address ‘serious problems’ with outsourcing data, think tank urges
The Institute for Government wants to see more and better data on contracts and the civil service workforce
Airwave to get three-year extension as government resets Emergency Services Network project
New services to be rolled out incrementally as Motorola Solutions agrees to continue support outgoing platform
Police prepare contingency plans for post-Brexit loss of European data-sharing systems
New national unit established to help forces mitigate impact of EU exit
Hackney to build digital transfer of care tool
London borough to work with NHS and other public agencies on development of platform
HMRC seeks squad of IT managers
Department reveals it is currently recruiting for 23 separate positions
Councils urged to create ‘digital boards’ of public and private sector experts
Report from techUK advises that, to make good on digital transformation plans, local authorities should assemble a leadership collective
Brent Council offers ‘drone pilot apprenticeship’
Chosen candidate will ultimately ‘promote the use of drone services within the council’
MPs call for regulation of ‘Wild West’ world of cryptocurrency
Government must protect consumers by regulating Bitcoin and others, the Treasury Select Committee has urged