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Tax agency head salutes colleagues’ work in building new platforms at speed

Move comes after calls from local authorities

The pandemic has provided a pressing use case for remote consultations but, according to Rowan Pritchard Jones of St Helens and Knowsley NHS trust, the technology has a lot to offer in the long term

Most department staff have remained onsite during pandemic, although some ‘ad hoc’ arrangements have been made

Report from NAO finds that programme may end up costing more than the systems it replaced

Government unveils package of £700m to support post-Brexit border arrangements as it launches major comms campaign

Charities affected by the pandemic have been helped out by group of IT and digital professionals 

Auditors uncover £15m in fraud and errors and urge vigilance against dangers posed by pandemic

Peers also urge the introduction of prompts when accessing government services and an online tool for checking registration

In a lengthy attempt to find out about the security of government’s software systems, PublicTechnology finds a very uneven approach to transparency and what constitutes sensitive information

Head of Test and Trace programme Baroness Harding says she does not want to specify a timeframe as projects often do not ‘run in a smooth way’

A third of homes across the Scottish capital have been equipped with the next-generation connectivity technology

The UK has tended to only introduce data-protection laws in conjunction with EU legislation and, according to Ray Walsh from ProPrivacy, the post-Brexit world may see the country prioritise authorities’ access to personal data over citizens' right to privacy

Cabinet Office minister said that, despite the controversy that often surrounds the PM’s top adviser, ‘people are interested in Dominic and his ideas’

For governments and armed forces around the world, the digital domain has become a potential battlefield. But this new realm of warfare brings with it many ethical and legal complications. PublicTechnology talks to digital ethics expert Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo to find out more.

Ministry deleted post encouraging people to ‘raise a glass’ after backlash

In the first two weeks tracers were successfully reaching more than nine in ten identified close contacts, but this has now fallen to less than three quarters

New initiative will seek to gain views of people aged 13 to 25

Authority considers deployment of technology to reduce use of phone and face to face support

Minister discusses need for new training campus and greater use of data in evaluation of projects

The oldest claim awaiting decision was filed eight years ago and 10,000 more were added to the waiting list in the first three months of 2020 alone