
‘Twice as many as Netflix’ – NHS app registrations hit 33 million
Health service claims that pensioners are now the ‘most active users’ of the software, which

‘It’s all about delivering our digital transformation this year’ – HMRC chief
Deputy chief executive Angela MacDonald discusses her pride in the achievements of 2023, and the

Environment Agency extends £20m deal for flood warning system until end of 2025
Current contract with Fujitsu was first signed eight years ago and has been further extended

GDS head: ‘Our top priority for 2024 is working with HMRC to migrate millions of Government Gateway users to One Login’
Tom Read discusses the digital unit’s global cooperation, its plans to use tech to tackle

Academics use satellite data to tackle flooding
Days after Storm Gerrit battered the UK, researchers from Glasgow University are working on new

How digital patient records will transform Northern Irish healthcare
This year has been one of ‘resilience, reflection and hope, and has been marked by

Government finance pros look to get the most of tech and data in long-term plan
HM Treasury will next year create a plan for the remainder of the decade which,

Cabinet Office head: ‘We have greatly enhanced our expertise in digital, data and delivery’
As part of an annual survey of Whitehall chiefs, civil service COO Alex Chisholm reflects

DSIT boss wants tech department to allow ‘people to think big, take risk, and move fast’
Sarah Munby, the permanent secretary of the recently established Department for Science, Innovation and Technology,

Palantir platform ‘will be more secure than anything currently used in NHS’, minister says
Secondary care minister Andrew Stephenson stresses that platform suppliers will be tasked with creating anonymisation

CCS opens recruitment for new CEO
Simon Tse is to retire next year after five years at the helm of government

Hebridean island taps IoT to help monitor tourism
The Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides will install sensors to help monitor an

HMRC floats £500m in software and SI deals for government shared services plan
The tax department is leading the Unity cluster, which also includes DfT and DLUHC, to

Academics work on voice-recognition advances
Researchers from the University of Glasgow have conducted a study using wireless sensors to analyse

DWP extends £1m deal to support ‘knowledge-based verification’ for One Login users
Contract awarded to Deloitte earlier this year – to enable users to access login system

Scottish MSPs warned over data roaming after health secretary scandal
After one of their colleagues ran up an £11,000 bill, members of the Scottish Parliament

HMRC chief exec: ‘Our online services are our best-kept secret’
CEO claims two-thirds of the 5.5 million callers to ITSA helpline each year could have

Space Agency puts £6.7m into Scottish satellites
Government announces major funding injection for two specialist companies north of the border, in a