‘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
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‘The account should not be used to engage directly with members of the public’ – policy paper reveals Twitter guidance for top civil servant
Before joining the Twittersphere, the head of the Northern Ireland civil service was equipped with a seven-page handbook including suggested hashtags and accounts to follow, it has emerged
Corbyn suggests creation of ‘British Digital Corporation’
Labour leader says a state-backed entity could deliver online information and entertainment
Government should create data-quality kitemark, report recommends
Paper from think tank Reform urges DCMS to implement an official seal of approval
Which UK cities have the biggest superfast broadband take-up gap?
New report shows low adoption of next-generation connectivity in some major cities
‘Social value’ of bidders to be considered in award of government contracts, says Cabinet Office minister
David Lidington says Carillion collapse shows need to increase range of suppliers working with public sector
Boston to allow autonomous vehicle tests across city
Local company authorised to conduct trials on all roads throughout the largest city in Massachusetts
BBC issues RFI for potential refresh of legacy comms environment
Publicly owned broadcaster asks for market input
Digital-identity policy function shifted from GDS to DCMS
Move follows the earlier transfer of data policymakers
Library rights laws extended to cover e-books
Authors of the seven million e-books borrowed from libraries each year will now receive government payment
DfT seeks open data champion to lead new unit
Department signals intent to make better use of data as role as head of nascent team is advertised
Crown Prosecution Service hit with £325k fine for losing DVDs with ‘most intimate details’ of abuse victims
After ICO punishment, CPS claims new digital evidence-transfer system will mean such a breach can never happen again
DCMS picks online hate speech, sexting, and social media in politics among key policy-research areas
Department picks out a range of issues as ‘areas of research interest’ for the coming years
GDS will remain within Cabinet Office, minister pledges
Oliver Dowden, whose ministerial brief contains responsibility for GDS, has claimed that the recent move of data policy to DCMS ‘should not be seen as a change of direction’
Zuckerberg warned to appear before MPs or face formal summons
Select committee claims that, despite appearance of company’s CTO, 39 questions remain unanswered
National Gallery to deploy data analytics
London attraction looks to tech to engage audience and generate revenue
Government puts forward law to crack down on robot-toting ticket touts
Legislation will punish offenders with a fine of no maximum value
Birmingham moves away from Capita JV and plans to ‘become a systems integrator’
As long-term outsourcing arrangement is phased out, authority looks to engage with wide array of new suppliers
DCMS builds team to set government data strategy
Department recruits for leader of newly created unit dedicated to leading the data policy agenda
Hancock vows 'social media companies are not above the law' after Facebook meeting
Culture secretary talks to executives from embattled internet firm in London in 'robust but constructive' meeting
London Grid for Learning looks to work with 1,000 new schools in UK expansion
CEO of capital-based not-for-profit trust that helps schools to get the most out of technology discusses plans to expand into the education space outside London and the wider public sector
Will the government’s latest shared services strategy deliver delight or despair to Whitehall?
Former senior civil servant Andrew Greenway looks at the reasons for both optimism and scepticism as the government embarks on another shared-services rollout