Government suppliers to be asked to demonstrate sustainability
Waste and resources strategy also reveals plans to create online tool to combat fly-tipping
Border tech and UK sat nav among projects boosted by government’s £2bn Brexit prep package
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Glasgow launches pioneering ‘smart canal’
City’s £17m project will see sensors and software rolled out to manage drainage
DfT survey lifts lid on widespread public fears over drones and autonomous vehicles
A government study has revealed that UK citizens harbour a range of concerns about emerging technologies in the transport space
Belfast seeks innovations to manage public spaces
City council and Department of Justice put £120k in funding up for grabs
Why digital tracking could save firefighters’ lives
A Welsh fire service is calling for technology suppliers to collaborate on a digital tracking solution which could increase safety for fire crews across the globe. Gill Hitchcock reports.
Geospatial Commission’s first tranche of investment commits £5m to opening up government data
Newly created government entity begins two-year remit with funding dedicated to release location data held by six public agencies
Government launches £20m contest for agriculture technology
UK businesses can bid for backing for projects that use tech to improve how food gets from field to fork
Analyse and apologise – the six golden rules of social media in the public sector
A range of organisations from across the public sector share their thoughts and experiences on commuters, creativity, and the pros and cons of ‘Manc humour’
Defra hands £135m hosting deal to Atos
Department’s UnITy project to disaggregate overarching deals with IBM and Capgemini continues with award of major contract to French services leviathan
Waltham Forest launches Twitter chatbot for fly-tipping reports
Residents of London borough offered new channel to contact council about environmental issues
Ordnance Survey seeks tech to ‘print any map, in any size, on any surface’
Mapping agency looks for external developer to help with project to replace printing platform
Defra preps ‘manual workarounds’ for major IT projects amid fears of no-deal Brexit
Department warns that, if the UK exits the EU without a trade deal, it may need to make some ‘clunky fixes’ to deliver necessary IT systems
Brexit demands see Defra extend IBM deal to near £1.5bn total worth
Department’s 17-month extension takes contract length to cumulative tally of 17 years
Sandwell Council to equip environment officers with body-worn cameras
Metropolitan borough looks to acquire 12 devices to help environmental-protection unit capture incidents
Only one in 60 local authorities using DfT funding pot for electric-car charging points
Local Government Association believes that the supply of ‘adequate funding’ will likely come from the private sector
The government should be a role model on IT reuse
Remanufactured computers could provide 95% of the performance of a new PC at a fraction of the cost to the environment; it is time for the civil service to set an examples, argues professor Mark Jolly of Cranfield University
National Infrastructure Commission urges government to lead the way on digital twin projects
Report also encourages the codification of data standards
UK Space Agency to offer public sector workers crash course in satellite applications
Space for Smarter Government Programme plans two one-day courses to introduce public servants to satellite technology
Defra invests in social media analysis tool to monitor public attitudes to food issues
Department buys Pulsar technology to keep track of how citizens feel about genetically modified food and other issues
Food Standards Agency to connect 220 UK abattoirs
Government agency to roll out networking across slaughterhouses
Analysis: HMRC tops central government digital league table
Collation of performance-dashboard stats shows department is conducting almost all its transactions digitally, while other departments struggle to reach two thirds
Environment Agency extends Capgemini contract for 18 months
The Environment Agency has extended the contract it has had with Capgemini since 2009 for another 18 months.