A cabinet minister has admitted that technology tools in the Scottish NHS have fallen behind those south of the border, but has pledged that an incoming platform has significant advantages […]...
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Home Office trials live facial recognition to catch returning deportees
Immigration Enforcement officers will next week work with two police forces at Holyhead port to test technology designed to identify people on a deportation watchlist attempting to re-enter the UK The Home Office has set […]...
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Local authority mistakenly publishes hundreds of consultation respondents’ details
South Gloucestershire Council reports itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office after 625 people who gave their views on a core strategic planning document had sensitive data placed online last month South Gloucestershire Council has issued an apology […]...
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Scotland undertakes digital diabetes-prevention drive
The Scottish Government will offer thousands of citizens at risk of developing diabetes access to an app that can provide support with diet and lifestyle, and virtual consultations with experts […]...
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West Midlands seeks £5m partner for ‘significant digital transformation’
The combined authority for the region including the cities of Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and more has revealed that it intends to deliver an upgrade programme covering systems, skills and more […]...
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Scottish Government backs app for accessing BSL interpreters
The devolved administration’s programme for supporting the development of tech to help meet public service challenges has delivered a new tool to allow deaf citizens to access a key resource […]...
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Government ‘considering physical alternatives’ for those unable access digital ID
Ministers reveal that the digitally excluded may be able to use familiar locations on the high street to obtain a more traditional ID card that could be kept in wallets […]...
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GOV.UK App taps into A/B testing
An update to privacy documentation reveals that, as the app plans and delivers a wide range of potential new functionality, segments of users will use different versions to compare performance […]...
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Only one in 10 believes the civil service is innovative, survey finds
A study has found that many UK citizens regard Whitehall as bureaucratic, while many others harbour doubts about the ability of the government and its employees to meet national challenges […]...
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HMRC brings in £27m through ‘digital nudges’ to address expense errors
The government department has, in tax return forms and software, included messages reminding users of the need to correctly and accurately apportion expenses that have mixed business and personal use […]...
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