 
		New digital centre of government prioritises ‘value of data and sustainable talent supply’
Emily Middleton, recently recruited to help guide the new government digital hub in DSIT, reveals
            		 
		London considers return to electronic ballot-counting for mayoral elections
Authorities in the capital are seeking input from potential providers to inform a planned procurement
            		 
		DVLA told to get ‘ambitious’ on digital in three-year savings plan
UK driver licensing body has maintained consistent staff numbers while delivering more services, and has
            		 
		Defra signs £95m deal for outsourced app support to ‘allow IT function to focus on long term’
Environment department retains major consultancy to monitor the performance of its software and deliver maintenance
            		 
		MoD to create ‘Productivity Portfolio’ to identify potential gen AI uses
Defence department is to embark on a programme of ‘actively investigating’ the use of tools
            		 
		Government R&D unit puts millions into cyber network
Money awarded through Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council will support work including the adoption
            		 
		Environment Agency to launch online service to report water pollution
As official data for last year shows sewage crisis worsening, the government is creating additional
            		 
		NHS North Yorkshire signs £40m digital and IT deals
The integrated care board supporting a region of large rural districts and some major cities
            		 
		Serious Fraud Office given £9.3m to invest in tech
The government body is to be handed a significant cash injection to help support additional
            		 
		GOV.UK One Login adoption hits 50 services and plans to pass 100 within a year
Ongoing work to roll out new sign in system across all departments hits half century
            		 
		MoJ seeks £30m partner for new justice system email infrastructure
Ministry opens bids for agreement of up to eight years in length and covering the
            		 
		Government launches AI assurance tools for businesses
As well as a new international cooperation partnership, ministers have unveiled a digital hub for
            		 
		HMRC brings in £1m of extra tech expertise as Single Customer Account project enters key phase
As tax department enters crucial months of £126m programme to provide a unified digital account
            		 
		MoJ reveals digitisation of paper records for prison-service dogs
A former manual system of collating information on almost 1,000 dogs and over 800 handlers
            		 
		IBM UK boss and digital inclusion charity chief join DSIT board
DSIT announces details of a ‘refreshed’ boardroom, which also includes new responsibilities for CDDO chair
            		 
		Government project to test ‘human resilience’ to AI via deceptive games
Specialist unit will work with supplier to run games in which humans will be required
            		 
		One in four DSIT staffers now based outside London
Figures cited by ministers reveal that over 500 officials employed by the technology department are
            		 
		Interpol director: ‘No one organisation or country can combat cybercrime on their own’
Neal Jetton, cybercrime chief of international policing body, tells event that the dawn of quantum
            		