Virtual voting, remote working and fake news – the tech legacy of coronavirus
Experts discuss what the lasting impact of the pandemic might be for government and the public sector
More than 70 MPs protest plan to end virtual parliament
Cross-party group voices opposition to plans to ask members to return to Westminster
Investigation launched into ‘truth twisters’ tweet
Post from official civil service account appeared to criticise Johnson and Cummings
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Rights groups question whether plans for NHS data store are ‘appropriate, lawful and just’
Signatories including Liberty and Open Knowledge Foundation call for greater transparency
‘We need your data’ – how the ONS is mobilising the power of information in the fight against coronavirus
As the UK enters its ninth week of lockdown, interim deputy national statistician Frankie Kay calls for organisations to bring their data together to address the nation’s challenges
MPs and peers call for urgent data-protection law for contact-tracing app
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has drafted a bill designed to ensure users’ data is not misused
Government website to recruit fruit pickers crashes on launch
Web platform to support Pick for Britain campaign goes down
Scotland begins trials of contact-tracing platform
NHS Scotland is testing its contact-tracing program ahead of a nationwide rollout due later this month
MoJ signs two new suppliers to provide electronic tags for early-release scheme
Government has bought 2,000 extra tags – but only prisoners 55 have been released so far
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
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
Government social campaign reminds public that civil servants are #hereforyou
Cabinet Office spearheads efforts to highlight work of officials in responding to coronavirus
More than 10,000 a day signing up for Verify
GDS reveals measures taken to increase capacity include splitting traffic and investments made by the two commercial partners
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
DCMS quizzed over guidance for dating sites
No specific guidance has been issued for sector, but minister says department would ‘expect everyone to be aware’ of social distancing
DWP launches online pension credit applications
Government claimed service will augment options at a time when phonelines may be busy
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