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Government spent £45,000 printing EU withdrawal deal
FOI requests show that 1,300 copies of the document were printed for MPs and Lords
DCMS officials to seek Pinterest talks
Culture secretary reveals he is ‘extremely concerned’ about algorithms
ICO fines Brexit campaign group £120k over data breaches and plans further audit
Leave.EU hit with penalty by regulator as NCA investigation continues
Government spends £7m on Brexit IT consultancy
Departments award a range of deals to services and outsourcing firms
Hancock warns social media sites to remove harmful content or face new legislation
Health secretary writes letter after families accuse internet firms of hosting material promoting self-harm
Dowden pledges ‘spring’ publication for innovation strategy
Document scheduled to be released by the end of March is still in line to publish in the coming weeks, minister tells conference
Non-digital access to Universal Credit needs promotion, minister admits
Critics claim much more help is needed to ensure 'digital-by-default' system does not exclude claimants
Ministers urge airports to ‘step up’ in face of drone threat
Defence select committee considers launching inquiry into military response
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Prime Minister’s Office awards one-year hardware contract
Government urges .eu domain owners to begin looking at other options
Newly published Brexit advice encourages websites to consider transferring their address
Scottish Government CIO and London’s digital chief garlanded in New Year honours
A handful of public sector technologists were recognised in the annual list
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We revisit the big news and major events from the second half of 2018
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We take a look back at the major developments that shaped the first half of the year
The three public sector technology trends that will define 2019
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out the topics and trends that will dominate the year ahead, and revisits the predictions of a year ago to see any of them came to pass
What next for the government’s anti-fake news unit?
Earlier this year, the government loudly heralded the creation of the Rapid Response Unit to tackle misinformation. But two months after its initial funding ran out, it has gone quiet on its future.
HMRC Making Tax Digital programme ‘progressing well’, minister claims
Department is contacting businesses to encourage early enrolment ahead of use becoming mandatory in August
London picks new tech for election vote counting
Local authority opts for software from Smartmatic
Welsh Government recruits external experts for new ‘digital panel’
Group will advise on the use of technology in public-service delivery
Government expands Google partnership for SME export drive
Department for International Trade to work with internet giant to help small businesses cash in on overseas opportunities