Government tech chief looks to bring more policy and delivery pros into digital roles
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Cabinet Office warned procurement shake-up could ‘promote competition over collaboration’
Parliamentary committee flags up risk to innovative partnerships between public bodies and third sector
‘We need to use tech to keep up with scams’ – UK advertising regulator
David Currie explains that there is an ‘arms race’ between web platforms and criminals that are equally sophisticated
NHS seeks £15m mobile contract to support vaccine rollout
Bidders sought for voice and data deal
Inspector sought to examine plane crash data
Air Accidents Investigation Branch offers role gathering data on incidents
Plymouth offers £100k for new digital chief
Newly created role comes with a remit to use data in service delivery
NHSX testing options for new IT system allowing pharmacists to add notes to patient records
Ambition is to deploy NHS-wide interoperable IT systems
Government analyses social ‘narratives and influencers’ to support Covid response
Contract worth £1.4m signed at the start of the year
ONS digital team creates eight new roles in ‘ambitious expansion’
Statistics body recruiting for a range of positions
DWP picks £4m partner for nine-month digital support contract
Department seeks a range of expertise
Clinical trial participants can now access digital NHS Covid Pass
Those who took part in testing programmes can now demonstrate their status
Legacy tech: Half of government’s £5bn annual IT spend dedicated to ‘keeping the lights on’
Report identifies continued prevalence of ageing tech as one of the major challenges facing the civil service’s digital ambitions
HMRC picks £5m partner to support programme to ‘transform customer interactions’
Department awards 18-month contract to William Alexander
Government continues trials of AI to detect Covid from cough noises
Pilot of so-called ‘cough-in-a-box’ tech expanded
More than three quarters completed census online
National statistician reveals ONS exceeded target for first digital exercise
Government digital function needs more enforcement powers – Maude report
Former Cabinet Office minister concludes that centralised functions should have a greater mandate to impose standards and spend controls
Sturgeon warns ministers to use ‘properly verified’ stats
Disputed graphic shared by deputy first minister reported to UK national statistician
‘Thousands may be slipping through the cracks’ – report warns elderly and vulnerable missed by EU settlement scheme
Parliamentary committee concerned that only 2% of applications have come from over-65s
MoD finds ‘no evidence of espionage’ after sensitive data leak
Documents were left in a ‘soggy heap’ near a Kent bus stop
Regulation proposals pave the way for multibillion-pound fines for tech giants
Government opens consultation on new ‘pro-competition’ regime
Power of attorney service looks to digital future
Government wants to replace ageing paper processes