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Newly created government organisation aims to help promote the digital economy and work with departmental technology leaders. Its leader Andreas Tschas tells PublicTechnology about his plans

A serjeant-at-arms was dispatched to a London hotel room to take papers believed to include emails from Mark Zuckerberg​

BEIS-led rollout has focused too much on speed, auditors find

Use of search engine’s imagery forms part of the era of ‘data abundance’, according to the UK’s national statistician

Adopting the blockchain will help Scotland achieve its vision of becoming a fully digital nation and usher in an unprecedented era of economic growth, believes Neil McEvoy of DigitalScot.net

Select committee finds that department is ‘not listening to small businesses’

Other measures designed to ‘revolutionise government procurement’ include pilot schemes for newly outsourced services before committing to external provision

Senior manager will develop data sharing tools and practices

Trade association techUK has backed the proposed deal – but campaign group Tech For UK is fervently calling for a public vote

Onlookers predict tax on tech titans will be ineffective 

Department is looking for a range of external suppliers to support work on its Technology Platforms for Tomorrow rollout

Although big-ticket technology announcements were largely absent from the chancellor’s speech, the Budget contained a number of initiatives and investments in digital and data

Chancellor’s Budget pledges that new 2% tariff will be targeted at global giants – not domestic start-ups

With the annual worldwide cost of cybercrime set to double from $3tn in 2015 to $6tn by 2021, BT offers advice on how chief information security officers can better protect their organisations

The Financial Conduct Authority is to launch a four-year framework for technology and services to support a move to cloud computing

PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall looks at the public sector’s vexed relationship with failure

Simon Stevens points to similar taxes imposed in industries such as gambling

Department advertises for two senior roles each paying about £85,000

Five of the service’s seven existing commercial partners will assume responsibility for the product

Value of eSourcing framework shoots up from £4m to £10m as buying agency expects platform to process an increased amount of spending

London-based IT outfit awarded four-year contract for infrastructure services