Government analyses social ‘narratives and influencers’ to support Covid response
Contract worth £1.4m signed at the start of the year
ONS digital team creates eight new roles in ‘ambitious expansion’
Statistics body recruiting for a range of positions
More than three quarters completed census online
National statistician reveals ONS exceeded target for first digital exercise
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Remote DWP workers will not face back-to-office drive
Union claims department perm sec has offered assurances
Senior civil service roles should require test of digital skills, commission recommends
Tech expertise should be part of a package of skills required to ascend to government’s upper ranks, report urges
DfE offers £115k for director of technology
Role comes with remit to manage department’s infrastructure networks and staff devices
Education secretary Williamson proposes ban on mobile phones in schools
Cabinet minister labels devices ‘distracting and damaging’
Civil service supremo praises use of data and tech in light of ‘tricky questions’ raised by Covid
Cabinet secretary Simon Case writes says reform plan will help make government more innovative
Government pledges to ‘set requirement to share data across departments’
Reform plan stresses ambition to improve use of tech and data
London schools seek £50m antivirus partner
London Grid for Learning floats potential nine-year deal
GDS signs £5m contract extensions with Verify partners to support new sign-ups until April 2022
Deals awarded to Post Office and Digidentity also include the transfer of data to government
Cabinet Office mulls future civil service homeworking arrangements
Unions counsel against attempts to instigate ‘big bang’ return to offices
DCMS study flags up potential of online safety tech market
Government-commissioned report finds growth in number of companies and sector revenues
Leader sought for government’s high-tech R&D agency
Aria looking to appoint its inaugural head
Minister pledges ‘clear roadmap’ for scaling back 2G and 3G networks
Matt Warman says government will provide more details of future networks plan this summer
DWP to refer thousands of Universal Credit claimants for Google scholarship courses
Department teams up with search giant to offer training
Government broadband scheme seeks input from residents of UK’s most remote areas
DCMS consultation especially keen to hear from tourism businesses
Ministers need training to support Whitehall transformation, report finds
Think tank flags up need for extra skills
Government in-house Consulting Hub to employ 60 officials
Cabinet Office to proceed with plans
Online safety: How police, public sector and tech firms have reached a data-sharing stalemate
With the Online Safety Bill now published, former police superintendent Iain Donnelly writes for PublicTechnology on the challenges that need to be overcome in order to ensure the law’s efficacy
Cost of continued homeworking cited as government’s Covid bill rises by £100bn
Departments are now expected to spend a total of £372bn on delivering the UK’s pandemic response
MoD agrees five-figure payout for disability discrimination after failing to provide homeworking kit
Operations manager was disciplined despite not having been provided with necessary technology
Tech firms given chance to work with computing teachers on curriculum
Companies including Amazon, Adobe, and PwC take part in Glasgow ‘Digital Critical Friend’ scheme
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
Responsibility for controls and standards has been taken on by new entity