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GDS set for big budget boost in FY26, DSIT accounts show

The annual report of its new parent department shows that, over the course of a

Government confirms Digital Inclusion Action Committee

Members of group convened to advise ministers and officials include representatives of Good Things Foundation

Government looks internally for new post as ONS perm sec

The position, the creation of which stems from a recent critical review of the statistics

NHS signs £17m digital partner for bookings and referrals

London consultancy that has previously won 30 health service deals, including some worth tens of

NCSC sees doubling of ‘nationally significant incidents’ this year

A minister at the FCDO has indicated that, while overall levels of attacks requiring the

Small boats: Home Office hopes £15m AI and automation deal will boost surveillance

In the same week as Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer agree a new collaboration on

FCDO plans to insource £17.6m of annual digital contractor spend

Whitehall’s foreign affairs department intends to potentially eliminate the use of hundreds of external contractors

Tech secretary intervenes to call for defence refocus of Turing Institute

Peter Kyle has reportedly written to the UK’s national research body for artificial intelligence to

HMPPS sheds light on prisoner ‘violence estimator’ algorithm

Tool uses the information of a prisoner’s age and previous behaviour to project how many

Emergency Alert test to be sent to 87 million phones in second national trial

Previous trial saw several million people fail to receive dummy version of messages used to

Scottish Government backs public sector tech firms with £7m

The devolved administration’s CivTech programme has been in operation for almost a decade, and has

HMRC legacy decommissioning scheme requires ‘phased approach and careful consideration’

The government tax department recently indicated that it believed it will achieve annualised savings of

Hertfordshire police leaders encourage public to use app to submit evidence

Software enables citizens of the county to provide evidence of various crimes, and will be

New ONS head works to improve culture

New interim leader of statistics agency acknowledges that organisation needs to improve ability of staff

NHS allocation algorithms ensure donated ‘organs now go to the people who would benefit most’

System processes data at a nationwide level and provides doctors in hospital transplant centres with

All government credentials to be digitised by 2027, minister claims

As work progresses on creating electronic versions of the driving licence, as well as National

Ofcom proposes new online harms requirements for tech firms

The watchdog for online safety has opened a consultation in which the public and industry

DfE spends £100m on quartet of digital and data deals

The department has signed four engagements with specialist suppliers that will provide technical support across
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