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Scotland begins trials of contact-tracing platform
NHS Scotland is testing its contact-tracing program ahead of a nationwide rollout due later this month
UK border officials to ask travellers to download contact-tracing app on arrival
Minister and local MP cite success of ongoing trial on the Isle of Wight
Scottish NHS staff offered mental-health apps
Two programs offered for free to front-line workers
Government faces calls for ‘transparency’ over coronavirus contracts
Shadow minister encourages release of information concerning deals awarded to private-sector firms
What next for GOV.UK Verify?
The identity-assurance tool is being used more than ever just as its future grows more uncertain. PublicTechnology examines what might happen to the service in the longer term
Home Office to hold online advice events for Windrush victims
Digital initiative aims to help people understand what support is available to them
Digital is needed now more than ever
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall salutes the outstanding efforts of public sector technologists in helping to respond to coronavirus
Parliamentary committee calls for additional privacy for NHS tracing app
MPs and peers express concerns over ‘unprecedented data-gathering’
NHS tracking app must do ‘heavy lifting’ to avoid second virus peak, claims chief scientific adviser
Sir Patrick Vallance believes UK ‘should be able to avoid a second wave’ of Covid-19
Most citizens back government action on spread of social-media disinformation
Study commissioned by Open Knowledge Foundation finds support for tougher measures
‘We hope more people will ask for help’ – how an NHS trust is using virtual reality to treat phobias
Patients in the East of England can now use immersive technology to help overcome mental health conditions. Gill Hitchcock finds out more.
How Denmark aims to ‘create trust’ in contact-tracing tech
The CEO of Danish tech firm NetCompany tells PublicTechnology why the country’s existing digital infrastructure could help encourage adoption of its soon-to-launch coronavirus response app
Hancock asks citizens to ‘do your duty’ by downloading app
Health secretary calls on public to embrace technology
Government spends £800k on queue-management system for coronavirus test-booking site
Software from ACF Technologies was purchased without usual competitive procedures
ICO tells NHS to ‘collect minimum amount of personal data’ as contact-tracing app starts trial
As health service program moves towards nationwide launch, regulator sets out principles that should be followed
One in six government service assessments ends in failure
PublicTechnology research finds that failing to consider user needs is the most common stumbling block, with a lack of simplicity and intuitiveness also a frequent failing
Public body puts 3D printers to use to produce PPE kit
Historic Environment Scotland manufactures protective gear
'Scottish Tech Army' mobilised against coronvirus
Government launches platform to marry digital experts to projects in need of support
NHSX hopes to test contact-tracing app within two weeks
Software should be ready to roll out within next month, tech body says
Analysis: A few pioneers, but councils and NHS still show limited uptake of digital outcomes
After four years, usage of the government’s flagship vehicle for agile service design support is still predominantly used by Whitehall. PublicTechnology research assesses uptake so far among local government and NHS trusts – and which local public sector entities are leading the way
‘The stakes feel higher but, with good practice, it need not be scary’ – NHS.UK design lead on responding to coronavirus
The current crisis has placed an unexpected – and perhaps unwelcome – weight of responsibility on service designers. The NHS website’s lead designer Dean Vipond discusses how to cope with the fear and stay focused on users and outcomes