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
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Home secretary backs development of anti-online grooming tool
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NHS to receive further £200m funding, Matt Hancock announces
Secretary of state warns that pumping money in alone is not enough to stop IT systems from costing lives
NHS e-Referrals: all NHS trusts in England have now switched over
150 acute hospital trusts and 7,110 GP practices are helping patients gain more control over appointments
Brexit could spur on software development talent shortage, say CIOs
Public and private sectors could lose vital talent, hindering organisations’ success
West Midlands selected for £50m 5G testbed
Connected ambulances, live streaming CCTV and driverless cars all part of initial plans
DfE digital chief and GDS co-founder Mark O’Neill to leave civil service
Long-serving digital government professional departing at the end of the month to pursue new opportunities
BT wins HSCN connectivity services deal for south-east England
Telecoms firm to provide services to 24 trusts and CCGs across the south east
Scottish Government backs world-first ‘LiFi’ pilot in Ayr school
Kyle Academy to trial use of light-based wireless connectivity technology
Reading seeks data analytics tool to assess impact of welfare reform on low-income households
Council interested in deploying product that could help understand economic effect on neighbourhoods, streets, and individual households
Met Police chooses Azure as basis for ‘cloud-first’ transformation
London force to move applications and infrastructure to Microsoft public cloud environment
DWP expands behavioural science unit
Department to accept applications from non-civil servants for the first time
Jeremy Hunt criticises Google's lack of cooperation on international child-abuse crackdown
Foreign secretary hits out at internet titan
Digital must be part of councils’ executive and political leadership, report recommends
Guide for councillors from techUK offers advice for how to embrace digital
DfT uses machine learning to create news round-up tool for policymakers
Program trained to identify stories likely to be of interest to policy professionals
House of Commons seeks tech infrastructure lead ahead of renovation
Vacant role advertised for senior manager to oversee compute hardware
NHS explores e-referral system for dentists
Commissioners seek market help in shaping specifications for tool through which dentists could refer patients for further care
PM puts £92m into project to explore UK alternative to EU Galileo satellite
Theresa May said that the possibility of the UK withdrawing support for the EU satellite project is ‘not an idle threat’
Northern Irish police pick Civica for £10m criminal justice data-sharing system
IT firm chosen for potential 10-year-plus engagement to build and roll out platform for sharing information between police, prisons, public prosecutors, and forensic teams
GDS brings together user research and analytics functions
Digital unit claims that differentiating between two types of research has ‘created an artificial divide’
DfT to explore effects of systems integration on airport X-rays
Government to examine whether the current mixed set-up of screening and tray-management systems is having an impact on security levels
Health secretary plans law changes to drive use of e-prescriptions
Matt Hancock wants to lift limits to ensure almost all prescriptions are issued electronically
Government launches £1m fund to support diversity in tech
Money to be used to encourage public and third sector and businesses to work together to promote a more diverse digital workforce