AI patient referrals as good as top human experts, Moorfields research finds
Study of use of DeepMind technology at NHS’s flagship eye hospital suggests artificial intelligence could help lead to swifter diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions
Government backs high-tech industry with £930m investment in regional centres
Manufacturing and research facilities across eight regions given cash injection
MoD to help ex-service personnel into cyber careers
Ministry signs agreement with non-profit organisation TechVets
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Government and police to set up £1.4m anti-gang social-media unit
New 20-person team to become centre of excellence for understanding and combating gang-related online activity
GDS offers £87k for four new head of product roles
Newly created leadership posts will cover responsibility for individual products or portfolios
No way of determining value or efficacy of Universal Credit – but DWP has ‘no practical alternative’ but to press on, NAO concludes
Auditors acknowledge some progress has been made in the last five years and department insists programme is providing value
Online legal aid eligibility checker still runs only on Internet Explorer
No current plans to update service that only works consistently on long-retired browser that cannot be downloaded onto Android and Apple products
Transport for London BYOD scheme accredits more than 3,500 staff devices
Report from Parliament Street think tank shows explosion in number of smartphones and tablets registered as part of programme
Government to implement £70m satellite tracking system for immigration offenders
Home Office seeks software and hardware platform for monitoring those being prosecuted for immigration offences
Ordnance Survey opens up MasterMap data to boost UK tech sector
More data likely to be made available under government licence in due course
Digital-identity policy function shifted from GDS to DCMS
Move follows the earlier transfer of data policymakers
NHS Digital commits £1.5m to help data sharing between health and social care
Funding to be made available in three streams, addressing current and potential uses of digital technology
Cambridge NHS trust signs £100m IT deal
Belfast-based IT company Novosco picked for seven-year engagement
User-designed services and city-wide WiFi – London mayor’s plan to create the world’s smartest city
Sadiq Khan publishes smart-city strategy for the capital
MEPs call for suspension of Privacy Shield unless US complies with data-protection agreement
Cambridge Analytica revelations show need for ‘better monitoring’ of data-protection measures
National Crime Agency offers £90,000 in search for cybercrime commander
Deputy director role comes with a remit to lead law-enforcement’s response to cybercrime
Ofsted looks to turn reports into web content
Schools inspectorate seeks supplier for 12-month project to make reports more accessible
Government shared services team offers £117k for leader of cloud migrations
Cabinet Office-based role will require successful candidate to drive cloud adoption
Cambridgeshire sets aside £11m to increase superfast broadband availability to 99%
County council issues contract notice seeking telecoms firms to fulfil stage four of Connecting Cambridgeshire project
Library rights laws extended to cover e-books
Authors of the seven million e-books borrowed from libraries each year will now receive government payment
Transport for London buses to trial automatic passenger counting
Buses in the capital will test a number of methods of assessing passenger numbers, including movement and weight sensors, and analysis of WiFi connections
NPCC leader: ‘Virtually every crime today has a digital footprint’
UK’s leading police officers tell Home Affairs Committee that two in three forces need more capability to deal with cybercrime
Four councils turn to open data to improve services
Open Data Institute seeks more public sector partners with which to invest its £6m spending pot
Brexit demands force HMRC to put digital-transformation projects on hold
Department reportedly provides list of 39 technology and other reform programmes that are being paused or delayed