Companies House bins paper reminder letters
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Government extends local fibre scheme after ‘a number of delays’
Fifteen local projects given until the end of 2021 to conclude rollout
‘We are a British company with only British datacentres – and a commitment to pay our taxes’
UKCloud has joined the major cloud players in signing a public-sector wide agreement. The firm’s CEO Simon Hansford tells PublicTechnology why it’s important for government to have choice.
Defra hunts £135k operations chief to push on with transformation
Department advertises for vacant senior managerial position
Virtual voting, remote working and fake news – the tech legacy of coronavirus
Experts discuss what the lasting impact of the pandemic might be for government and the public sector
Government website to recruit fruit pickers crashes on launch
Web platform to support Pick for Britain campaign goes down
How sustainable is the world and how can we know?
Fiona Dawe of the ONS explains how the organisation is using existing data and new techniques of gathering information to better understand sustainability across economic, environmental, and public health factors
HMRC experiments with ‘sound masking’ to reduce staff distraction
Tax agency spends £30,000 on proof of concept
Government commits £1.2bn for supercomputer to predict extreme weather
High-tech system will be managed by the Met Office
Anti-food waste app wins government innovation prize
Cross-government team wins Reimagine Challenge
Environment Agency sets aside £30k to provide staff with mindfulness app
Arm’s-length body looks to offer program to about one in seven employees
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
Wolverhampton councillors approve paperless meetings
Local authority to use app across the board in bid to save money, decrease environmental impact and improve members’ IT skills
Tech helps Whitehall cuts three-fifths of greenhouse gas emissions
Use of mobile devices, cloud, and conferencing has played a major role in helping the public administration sector to slash its carbon footprint in the past 30 years
Defra looks to get a grip on pig performance data
Department seeks supplier to help it bring together information
GDS carbon footprint ‘equivalent to 400 homes’
Digital agency looks to bring emissions caused by its online services down to zero
GDPR blamed for doubling of Whitehall’s recorded data breaches
Some departments report vast increases following introduction of new data-protection legislation
BEIS urged to sharpen up renewable energy data
Industry group claims information on solar power deployment is inaccurate
Scottish Government backs satellite company with £15m investment
National economic development agency says funding will create 260 jobs
Cities postpone clean air zones after government delays online tool
Birmingham and Leeds blame late delivery of vehicle checker system for delay to environmental restrictions
Government to trial ‘noise cameras’ to crack down on loud vehicles
Technology will measure sound levels to try and identify law-breakers