Scottish Parliament bans smartphones from public gallery after protests
New measures brought in as disruptions 'tended to be filmed and posted on social media'
Diamond retained for second term as UK’s national statistician
Incumbent chief was reappointed following an open competition
Artificial intelligence to empower public services, says minister
Michelle Donelan highlights uses of AI in policing and healthcare along with potential to cut...
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GDS floats another £4m bench agreement for on-demand digital project support
External supplier will enter into two-year deal to respond to departments' urgent requirements
PM urged to retain departmental planning and monitoring system
Recently introduced ODP framework requires departments to set out digital transformation and innovation objectives – and measures their progress
DWP signs potential £1.4m deal to tap LinkedIn for recruitment
Contract covers a range of licence subscriptions to be used across department
Departments vary in civil servants’ enthusiasm to return to Whitehall HQs
Department for Education’s Sanctuary Buildings saw occupancy double after Jacob Rees-Mogg’s letter in mid-April
‘Big Brother-style development’ – union slams use of tech logins to monitor Whitehall occupancy
Privacy notice reveals use of information gathered via staff accessing WiFi and computer systems
DWP signs £170k deal for Microsoft Teams training
Contract with specialist firm covers programmes on ‘managing information’ and ‘running large meetings’
Courts IT issues: Union shelves planned strike
Week-long industrial action over Common Platform system had been scheduled to start on Saturday
Graduate scheme to impart digital skills to future NI Civil Service leaders
Fast Stream-style programme will offer candidates ‘diverse and challenging placements’
Schools have responsibility but not control over pupils’ data, report says
Researchers find it ‘near-impossible’ to work out what Google collects on children through services
HMRC and GDS working on trials for government’s new identity-checking app
New browser login system is also being tested with support of Disclosure and Barring Service
Supreme Court creates IT and digital leadership role
Postholder will play a key role in delivering new digital and data transformation programmes
Cabinet Office to lose one in four staff – but no detail yet on impact for digital agencies
Jacob Rees Mogg trailed 25% job cuts in a Telegraph article, which unions label as the minister’s latest in a series of ‘increasingly bizarre’ pronouncements
Home Office looks to test services with those lacking digital confidence
Department seeks support finding research participants from potentially excluded groups
HMRC seeks £9m partner to support transformation of debt management
Department details plans to replace legacy systems and enable new government-backed services for citizens in financial difficulty
Transfer of probation services to MoJ dogged by IT issues, report finds
Institute for Government says that renationalisation process was undertaken too quickly – but was ultimately ‘mostly successful’
Court orders Home Office to hand over back pay to former employee that launched legal action
Former DDaT-focused accountant wins case brought after department cut her base salary
‘Nasty and sophisticated cybercriminals’ stole £1.1m destined for Bedford school
Luton Borough Council and regional local enterprise partnership were victims of fraudsters
Internet firms offered DWP benefit-checking service in bid to cut household broadband bills
Government claims that only 1.2% of eligible recipients have so far taken advantage of social tariff
Energy costs: Government plans upgrades for financial support and advice portal
Online platform from BEIS aims to provide a unified service through which citizens can check eligibility for government support
Critics turn up the heat on Scotland’s schools partnership with China
Education secretary’s defence of Confucius hubs branded ‘unbelievably naive and frankly dangerous'
Edinburgh seeks £12m support for digital inclusion and growth projects
Local authority makes bid for funding from central government