Poor data and lack of strategy perpetuate Whitehall skills gaps, report finds
Study from the IfG disputes notion civil service is dominated by generalists, but that experts’ impact is stymied
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NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
Report finds 126,000 people were told to shield unnecessarily, as well as 30,000 who had already died
Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
Head of Oxford University DataLab and ‘Bad Science’ author to report findings in April
Digitisation will help make census safe says ONS
Statistical agency hopes that three-quarters of responses in England and Wales will be digital
West Hertfordshire NHS Trust signs £30m ten-year deal for electronic patient records
Contract awarded to US player Cerner
Government funds new UK Cyber Security Council
Former DWP chief security officer Claudia Natanson to chair new professional body
Covid-19 app has told more than 1.7m people to isolate
DHSC picks higher of Turing Institute’s two estimates of number of cases averted
DCMS upgrades Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation role
Department advertises for executive director to lead data-driven technology governance body
Government should aim Catapults higher says Lords committee
Report recommends changes to funding rules to help innovation centres collaborate with universities and industry
Scottish infrastructure plan commits £110m to digital public services
Strategy aims to adopt one of ‘widest’ definition of national infrastructure
Government tapped fleet of £1,300-a-day AWS consultants to advise on contact-tracing app
Procurement documents show more than £300,000 spent across 234 billable days
Academia helps boost Scottish cyber sector
Report finds university spin-outs and degree courses are big contributors to success
ICO strengthens technology team and plans more recruitment
Regulator brings in Stephen Almond from World Economic Forum
HMRC offers two days of homeworking each week in standard contract
Document will bring working conditions in line
GOV.UK Verify gets ‘health check’
Cyber specialist awarded £14,000 six-month contract
Work ongoing but no delivery date for digital ID cards for veterans, minister says
Process was originally slated to conclude by the end of 2019
Police seeks public views on body-worn cameras
Force in Scotland says process will help ‘address any ethical and community-related concerns’
HMRC confirms leader for £300m cloud migration programme
Denise Dourado formally appointed as SRO
Ministers face calls for urgent action after Covid reveals ‘dangerous gaps in public data’
Poor use and presentation of information means government has ‘missed chances to save lives’, according to report from Full Fact
Parliamentary committee to investigate civil service churn
MPs request years of data to support probe
Government consults on land laws relating to installation of telecoms infrastructure
Changes to legislation in 2017 have not had desired effect