GDS chief Cunnington moves to new body 'promoting UK government services to the world'
International Government Service role a "fantastic opportunity to build on our achievements at GDS", Cunnington says
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East Midlands creates £250m WAN framework
Nottinghamshire County Council publishes contract notice
HMRC to open high-tech Edinburgh hub
Office for 3,000 government workers will deploy an array of smart working technology
National Data Strategy issues call for evidence
Input sought across various areas related to how data could benefit people, government and the economy
UK cyber strategy lacks clear objectives – PAC
Parliamentary committee says progress is being made but is being ‘hampered by a weak evidence base and lack of business case’
Government criticised for ‘failure to coordinate’ on departmental cyber skills training
Shadow minister Jo Platt says current situation is ‘a free-for-all’
Huawei and 5G – the five big questions
A month on from the revelations about the Chinese vendor’s potential involvement in the UK’s 5G network, PublicTechnology examines the key issues
Political campaigning regulation must catch up to digital age, report warns
The Electoral Reform Society and the head of the all-party group on campaign transparency have called for new rules
IT system for MP expenses watchdog sees costs spiral
A total of more than £8m has been spent on the tech platform
GDS seeks £1m partner to support ‘urgent EU exit projects’
Central digital agency looks for support with development, research, and management
San Francisco set to ban facial-recognition technology
Legislators in California city vote to outlaw surveillance tech
CCS set to replace cloud first with ‘more appropriate guidance’
Procurement agency reveals it is working with GDS to create new advice
IT system behind health screenings has been ‘unfit for purpose’ since 2011, MPs find
Committee finds that DHSC is ‘losing its grip’ on screening programmes
Streamlined GDS service standard removes need for ministerial tests
Digital agency publishes new 14-point checklist emphasising inclusion and cross-departmental services
E-voting trials take place in Gateshead local elections
North-east town explores use of touchscreen technology
Home Office implements ‘strict controls’ on email comms after data breaches
Sending of messages must be overseen by senior civil servants
Oxford University unit to address technology’s impact on democracy
New commission to release reports aimed at suggesting policy and programmes in areas such as fake news and internet regulation
A digital Geneva convention is unlikely – but ‘the UK would be up for that discussion’
NCSC chief executive says that, while the creation of new international standards is not imminent, the UK would not rule out assisting their creation in the longer term
Budget Committee could prevent white elephant IT projects, MPs told
An idea has been put forward to establish a new parliamentary committee to oversee departmental spending plans
Police Scotland told to pause rollout of cyber kiosks while legal concerns are addressed
Process of assessing use of technology has been 'sub-standard' committee finds
Tech projects see departments ramp up Brexit staff
There are more than 16,000 civil servants working on Brexit, with departments with the biggest technology workloads dedicating the most employees