Ministers classify datacentres as critical national infrastructure and announce £8bn AWS investment in UK
The secretary of state for technology and the chancellor have both announced major intended commercial
Government reviews watchdog’s role in boosting local authorities’ digital clout
The minister overseeing the work of councils has announced an assessment of the role and
HMRC reveals use of Home Office travel data to tackle Child Benefit fraud and loss
Tax agency reveals pilot programme and agreement with Home Office that enables border records to
NHS plans £840m framework for digital diagnostic tools
The health service’s procurement body NHS Supply Chain has given notice of its intent to
Scottish satellite service to tackle environmental disasters
A new system launched by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency is hoped to ‘revolutionise’ how
Report finds ‘creaking technology’ hampering National Crime Agency
Study from Spotlight on Corruption concludes that a failure to address serious issues with pay
‘Really powerful’ – GDS boss welcomes move to policy department
Christine Bellamy, the newly named boss of the Government Digital Service, tells techUK event that
DfE boosts security with £6m deal for ‘cyber specialists’
The Department has put in place an arrangement with a specialist tech consultancy that will
HMRC seeks credit reference partner to support Government Gateway in 2026 and beyond
While department began process of moving the new One Login system earlier this year, measures
MI6 and CIA chiefs: ‘We are using generative AI to identify key information in a sea of data’
The heads of foreign intelligence operations on both sides of the Atlantic have teamed up
GOV.UK Notify: GDS seeks suppliers to support sending of four billion SMS messages per year
The Government Digital Service is to reopen competition for the two existing commercial deals that
UK signs international AI treaty to protect ‘human rights and the rule of law’
The EU is among the convention’s signatories, as are the US, Israel and various European
Scottish first minister pledges support for ‘deep tech companies’
In delivering to fellow members of the Scottish Parliament details of his first programme for
EXCL: HMRC expands guidance to allow for use of automated decisions to help ‘determine benefits, credits, penalties and charges’
The department has updated its privacy notice and added significant new sections concerning the use
Ex-counter-terror and Brexit talks strategy leader Ash Smith appointed director of GOV.UK
The Government Digital Service has named former One Login senior official Ash Smith as the
Researchers claim AI breakthrough in pandemic preparedness
Study delivered by experts from universities in Glasgow and Sydney claims to have made ‘never
‘Increased visibility and financial accountability’ – Home Office to create internal expert team to manage hundreds of millions in public cloud spending
The department has specified that it does not wish to simply procure a specialist outsourced
Firms set for 37% increase in annual ICO fees
Ministers reveal proposals for updated funding model for the UK’s data protection regulator, with businesses
