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
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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
Government launches £200m rural fibre broadband project
Beginning rollout in most difficult areas represents a ‘significant shift in government policy’, culture secretary claims
Cairngorms golden eagles fitted with satellite tags
Technology aimed at reducing wildlife crime
Edinburgh backs electric cars with multimillion-pound infrastructure rollout
Council to install 200-plus charging points across city
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
HMRC, Defra, and the Home Office are the major beneficiaries of departmental funding
HM Land Registry explores ‘data enrichment'
Agency engages with market for potential partners that can take names and addresses and derive additional information
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