MPs maintain scrutiny of Cabinet Office FoI hub
Parliamentary committee takes steps to try and ensure independence and rigour of upcoming review
Home Office’s secretive anti-extremism comms unit signs £1m media monitoring deal
RICU facility signs two-year contract
DCMS seeks social media monitoring firm to help ‘build comprehensive picture of misinformation’
Department floats 10-month contract worth half a million pounds
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Why civil servants shouldn’t check their emails on holiday
Garry Graham of Prospect argues that cultivating a healthy work-life balance for employees will benefit the public sector
Public sector bodies must appoint data-protection officer or risk huge fines
DCMS publishes statement of intent for Data Protection Bill
Interview: techUK head on the ‘leaders and laggards’ of government digital transformation
Industry body's public services programme leader discusses the 'cultural barriers' keeping SMEs out of the government IT landscape
BBC trials artificial-intelligence and voice-recognition technology for iPlayer
Broadcaster envisions future where users converse with their television
Q&A with Tate digital director Ros Lawler – ‘We want to make art accessible to everyone’
Digital chief of gallery group discusses how technology is changing the way art is created and engaged with
Government to invest £14.5m in new London cybersecurity hub
‘Innovation centre’ will confirm capital’s status as a world leader in the field, according to digital minister Matt Hancock
GDS sharpens focus on data science
New hubs and second conference planned for next year
BBC asks IT suppliers to help shape procurement strategy
Broadcaster interested in implementing digital platforms for sourcing and contract management
‘We proved ourselves to the Treasury’ – one-on-one with former GDS big gun Poss Apostolou
Three months after moving into the private sector, one of GDS’s most dedicated servants tells Sam Trendall about his proudest achievements, and how he will continue to help the government with its digital revolution
GDS tells public sector to 'be bold and unpublish' unnecessary web pages
Government Digital Service lifts lid on success of project to simplify process of starting a business online
Data, demonyms, and 'focus colours' - the GDS blueprint for building a successful digital service
Digital engagement lead explains how the department's Service Toolkit can help public bodies create new online services for citizens from scratch
Science Museum Group seeks partner for data-discovery quest
Museum group seeks software application to help it map and analyse data
Digital Economy Act will 'underpin radical transformation of government services'
Digital minister Matt Hancock signs into law act intended to promote connectivity across the country and make the online world safe for children
Government backs space technology sector with £100m investment in testing facilities
New sites in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire will reportedly allow UK players to build bigger and better satellites and engines
Government invests £16m in three sites for 'world's first' 5G trial project
University of Surrey, Bristol University, and King's College London join forces to become 5G hub
#CultureisDigital – DCMS asks for your tweets as it looks to help art and tech unite
Department asks for representatives from both IT and culture to help solve four main challenges
IT titans commit to follow government's lead on 30-day payment-terms pledge
Firms including Microsoft, IBM, Fujitsu, and HP sign up for new Prompt Payment Code
Government scraps tax on fibre investments
New bill offers full tax relief, saving businesses an estimated £60m
DCMS gets new name in digital rebrand
Renaming the ministry the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport acknowledges how its responsibilities have changed, says minister
Government tasks Google and Apple with aiding Digital Strategy rollout
Digital Economy Council, which meets for first time today, also features Cisco, Facebook, and BT
‘The new blue-collar job is coding’ – digital minister Matt Hancock
DCMS minister also claims planned Digital Charter will be world’s first such framework