Last week’s local elections saw a swing to the Conservatives, with a few successes for Labour in the city mayoral polls. But, if the political landscape has shifted, David Walker […]...
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GDS seeks more Verify developers in latest bid to get service working at scale
Advert for team of six with a £600,000 budget comes as former privacy adviser calls for a total review and reset of the government’s identity assurance services...
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Parties urged to make manifesto commitment to end ministers’ early access to statistics
Statisticians, academics and campaign groups say a ban on ministers and advisers seeing official data ahead of time would prevent leaks that affect the markets...
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IfG: Government needs to urgently redesign residency application process as Brexit looms
Think tank warns that Home Office systems are a “long way from a fully digital service” that is needed to deal with the surge of permanent residency applications from EU nationals as […]...
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University of Surrey bags £1.1m to trial blockchain for healthcare, voting and digital archives
Project plans include using distributed ledger technology to give healthcare workers secure access to biometric data from wearables...
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NHS Digital to push back targets for Child Protection Information Sharing scheme
Board papers reveal a lack of sufficient funding for the plan and that original business case underestimated time for software suppliers to gain accreditation...
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Election 2017: ODI calls for commitments to data infrastructure, standards and engagement
Funding for open innovation, the Information Commissioner’s Office and data skills also feature on Open Data Institute’s wish list as the UK prepares to head to the polls...
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‘More than an acronym’: Authorities set out plans for a London Office of Technology and Innovation
Scoping exercise launched for an organisation to cut down duplication and add value to a tech ecosystem that ‘drifts too readily’ towards tech solutions in search of problems...
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ICO slams police force for ‘cavalier’ attitude to data after unencrypted interview footage goes missing
Greater Manchester Police slapped with £150,000 fine from data protection watchdog for failing to protect sensitive footage of interviews with victims of violent crimes...
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Sadiq Khan seeks first chief digital officer for London
Job offered at £107,000 as London Office for Data Analytics pilot indicates initial successes...
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