Major new technology and data infrastructure is intended to help researchers to study and mitigate economic and societal impacts as ‘climate change is sadly making extreme weather events more common’ […]...

Local authority unveils digital platform enabling citizens to access guidance and check information on services, after study revealed that half of local residents have thrown recyclable items in the rubbish […]...

A power issue with a datacentre used by the environment department led to ALVS service being unavailable from Saturday morning to Tuesday night, according to outgoing farming minister Mark Spencer […]...

Environment department is advertising a senior position to help drive the sustainability of its IT internally and throughout government, working closely with the Cabinet Office’s CDDO and Whitehall tech suppliers […]...

Spending on the National Flood Risk Assessment 2 system could rise to £14.5m as a result of inflation clauses and the addition of new data tools, according to commercial information […]...

The Berkshire town’s university has been picked as the site for a new facility intended to provide forecasting services to help inform policy and operations for 35 governments across Europe […]...

Defra agency picks IT and defence giant Leidos to support development of technology platform, which may include add additional functionality such as social alerts and greater use of geospatial tech […]...

Minister reveals that programme to address biggest areas of risk in department’s software estate has mitigated issues with scores of apps, with others coming in scope over the next year […]...

Current contract with Fujitsu was first signed eight years ago and has been further extended as the deal for a replacement warning system is due to come into effect imminently […]...

Days after Storm Gerrit battered the UK, researchers from Glasgow University are working on new methods through which long range imagery could help develop an early warning system for floods […]...