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Government unveils £5m ‘Museums in the Metaverse’ project

Sofia Villegas and PublicTechnology staff October 17, 2023 0 Comment

Technology initiative led the University of Glasgow aims to allow visitors to access a greater proportion of museums’ collection, while curators can tell stories by uniting items separated by geography […]...

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Government breaks ground on Manchester hub to boost plans for north-west ‘cyber corridor’

Jim Dunton February 28, 2023 0 Comment

Hundreds of anti-fraud officials have been moved to Manchester as government talks up technological potential of region An image of the Manchester skyline Credit: Reece Fletcher/Pixabay The Cabinet Office has said […]...

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Historic England admits ageing IT is feeling the strain

Sam Trendall January 5, 2023 0 Comment

DCMS agency that manages listed buildings says that its work is being hampered by ‘underfunding’ of tech infrastructure...

Culture, media and sport Society and welfare -3 Minutes

‘A challenge and a huge opportunity’ – Charity Commission readies new online account

Sam Trendall December 29, 2022 0 Comment

Head of charities’ registry looks forward to a year of tech progress...

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Former digital secretary Dorries slams successor over Online Safety Bill amendments

Sam Trendall November 16, 2022 0 Comment

Former DCMS minister says her replacement Michelle Donelan ‘does not understand’ pending legislation...

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Humanoid robot gives evidence to parliamentary committee

Sam Trendall October 14, 2022 0 Comment

AI-powered artist takes questions from peers...

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Data ethics unit to probe impact of music-streaming algorithms

Sam Trendall July 25, 2022 0 Comment

DCMS entity is to examine the effect on artists of automated recommendations ...

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Dorries hires former Tory donor to networks unit – but DCMS claims ‘fair and open process’

Sam Trendall July 22, 2022 0 Comment

Simon Blagden has been appointed as chair of DCMS executive agency Building Digital UK...

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DCMS annual consultancy outlay quadruples in past two years

Sam Trendall July 11, 2022 0 Comment

Money spent on external advice increased fourfold overnight...

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DCMS seeks social media monitoring firm to help ‘build comprehensive picture of misinformation’

Sam Trendall April 8, 2022 0 Comment

Department floats 10-month contract worth half a million pounds...

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Culture, media and sport

Government unveils £5m ‘Museums in the Metaverse’ project

Government breaks ground on Manchester hub to boost plans for north-west ‘cyber corridor’

Historic England admits ageing IT is feeling the strain

‘A challenge and a huge opportunity’ – Charity Commission readies new online account

Former digital secretary Dorries slams successor over Online Safety Bill amendments

Humanoid robot gives evidence to parliamentary committee

Data ethics unit to probe impact of music-streaming algorithms

Dorries hires former Tory donor to networks unit – but DCMS claims ‘fair and open process’

DCMS annual consultancy outlay quadruples in past two years

DCMS seeks social media monitoring firm to help ‘build comprehensive picture of misinformation’

The UK public sector harbours hidden digital transformation ‘deficit’

Getting a grip on cyber resilience

Digital transformation in the future of local government

Adoption of intelligent automation in the public sector