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Public ethics body to examine Home Office data use
BFEG asked to provide oversight of department’s use of ‘large and complex data sets’
Consumer group calls for regulator to address ‘serious concerns’ on impact of digital payments
MP lends support for Which? Campaign to protect access to cash and highlight the dangers of the move towards a cashless society
Digital cannot deliver transformation if it is just a platform for bad policy
Neil McEvoy of Digital Scotland explains why country’s new social security programme is a change for technology and policy to unite to make a difference
Top doctors urge parents to limit children’s screen time
Chief medical officers recommend avoiding the use of devices at bedtime and during meals
HMRC voice ID scheme sees 160,000 opt-outs
But numbers continue to grow to total of seven million
Mobiles and tablets now account for majority of GOV.UK traffic
Report from the Institute for Government shows shift in how citizens access government website
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
Could Norfolk be the next Netflix?
Hackathons are a way for Norfolk to drive digital innovation in adult social care. Gill Hitchcock reports on the council’s achievements and aspirations.
DfT launches online applications for Blue Badges
Department unveils end-to-end digital service for applying for disability parking permits
Government looks to technology and innovation as it prepares to retender National Lottery
Market consultation exercise gets underway as regulator looks to widen engagement with tech firms
Elderly to showcase smart homes in digital inclusion project
DCMS unveils project to help 'digital boomers' get online
DWP digital chief picks AI, data sharing, and digital identity as 2019 priorities
Interim CDIO Simon McKinnon provides insight into department's agenda for the year ahead
MoJ plans £10m rollout of in-cell telephones for prisoners
Justice secretary claims move could help reduce reoffending and ‘turn prisons into places of decency’
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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
Councils picked for geospatial data funding
Quartet of projects will receive backing from the Open Data Institute