Highways agency adds ex-Facebook bigwig to boardroom line-up
Social network’s former regional leader Diego Oliva appointed to non-executive post
Russia: sanctions tightened on exports of monitoring and military tech
New measures prohibit supply of any tech used for ‘internal repression’
Scottish minister criticises UK government broadband rollout for leaving hardest-to-connect places to last
Finance secretary Kate Forbes claims that implementation in Scotland has begun with remote and...
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SMEs rush to sign up for Scottish Government digitisation funding scheme
Applications closed early after strong uptake for £25m programme
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Consultants still comprise one in four Test and Trace workers
Efforts to reduce reliance on external providers have had an impact
Working from home: guidance ends in England but remains in Scotland
Government called time on policy yesterday, but advice is set to remain in place north of the border until next month
Consumer regulator seeks £100k leader for algorithm work
CMA created team last year to better understand and oversee the use of automated technologies in business
‘Taking more control of IT strategy’ – HMRC reveals plan to close in-house tech firm RCDTS
Staff will either become civil servants or move over to commercial providers
Home Office to spearhead anti-encryption public comms campaign
Report claims efforts led by advertising firm will aim to stoke concern among parents and could feature public stunts designed to alarm passers-by
UK organisations report increased cyberthreat as a result of homeworking
Study finds that more than half feel more exposed to attacks
Prison transformation: MoJ agrees £12m deal for 18,000 PCs
Contract signed with US-based IT reseller
HMRC warns small firms on digital VAT deadline with two-thirds still to register
Companies with less than £85,000 of taxable revenue must switch to online system from next fiscal year
Social media: Duty of care expected to include ‘human moderation’ of harmful content
Minister says that regulator is likely to require firms to use both manual and automated checks
Digital NHS Covid pass to be offered to 12- to 15-year-olds in ‘early 2022’
Youngest cohort to be offered the vaccine can currently obtain a hard-copy letter
Covid tests: UKHSA signs potential £18m long-term deal for supply chain platform
Public health agency retains Accenture on deal that could run until mid-2024
Struggles of HMRC border IT system cause import delays
Hauliers report being stuck on the other side of the channel as a result of issues with new GVMS platform
DfT to explore ‘digitisation of the kerbside’
Department plans discovery exercise to explore potential use of new tools and data sources
DCMS agency recommends industry kitemark for AI systems
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has called for a competitive market for assurance providers
Government major projects chief: ‘There has been a huge effort to do things differently’
Nick Smallwood of the IPA discusses the challenges of 2021 and his reform ambitions for the year ahead
Are your Christmas presents spying on you?
With many around the country receiving technological gifts, experts from government anti-espionage unit UK NACE explain why smartphones are the ‘perfect eavesdropping devices’
Laptops worth £319k stolen from DCMS last year
Department’s annual accounts reveal theft of 199 devices
Year in review: How technology defined 2021’s biggest stories
Digital and data once again had a starring role in supporting – and, occasionally, hampering – government’s work this year. PublicTechnology looks back at the most significant events.
Scottish organisations warned to update IT systems as cyber risk emerges
A potential hack was identified earlier this month