Election 2019: Which party has most to say on digital, data and technology?
Examining the language of each party’s manifesto reveals significant differences in the amount and focus of proposals related to technology and data policy – as well as in the wider themes of each document
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Government supports £1bn deal to make poor mobile signal ‘a thing of the past’
Network operators propose sharing equipment to improve coverage in rural areas
Digital minister: ‘Online anonymity is important’
Response to parliamentary question suggests government will not introduce legislation to prohibit online anonymity
GDS signs ‘robust’ data-sharing agreements with three quarters of departments
Organisation is working through ‘some points of detail’ with four that are yet to sign
‘This is absolutely not about gathering personal data for political purposes’
Politicians and civil servants hit back at reports concerning analytics programme
‘What would we create if we started completely anew?’ – National Archives to revamp online presence
Organisation seeks help to overhaul ‘vast and confusing’ website
Government urged to take action on data literacy
Non-profit the Open Knowledge Foundation flags need for more skills and access to data
Law Commission to recommend legal reforms for online harassment
Statutory body asked to conduct a secondary review of internet abuse law
National Data Strategy issues call for evidence
Input sought across various areas related to how data could benefit people, government and the economy
One in 10 DCMS staff switched to full-time Brexit duties
Many more have had their workload ‘re-prioritised’ to include EU exit work
Government to launch consultation on consumer IoT security
DCMS will seek responses to regulatory proposals
Geospatial data projects picked for government funding
Ten programmes chosen as recipients of £1.5m cash pot
Government unveils plans for social media regulator
Digital secretary Jeremy Wright tells web giants that ‘the era of self-regulation is over’
Digital expansion has made DCMS ‘safe from extinction’, says departing perm sec
Dame Sue Owen claims the department’s growth into technology and data policy areas has been a success
Government criticised for settled status hotline call charges
Campaign group and politicians urge Home Office to scrap charge of up to 40p per minute
MPs call for social media addiction to be classified as a disease
All-party group encourages the implementation of a tax on online firms’ profits to fund initiatives to improve young people’s mental health
DCMS looking for deputy director of IT
Department offers candidates up to £80k a year for Westminster-based position
Social media not a ‘serious threat’ to court hearings, government concludes
Responses to consultation reveal that risk created by online platforms is no more than ‘relatively minor’
MPs slam Facebook as report calls for ‘radical shift in balance of power’
Select committee concludes 18-month inquiry with damning words for Mark Zuckerberg
Government looks to technology and innovation as it prepares to retender National Lottery
Market consultation exercise gets underway as regulator looks to widen engagement with tech firms
Elderly to showcase smart homes in digital inclusion project
DCMS unveils project to help 'digital boomers' get online