Scottish Government to provide Covid Inquiry 14,000 WhatsApps – but still faces claims of ‘torching evidence’
Although senior ministers have pledged to hand over thousands of messages to the public inquiry,
Government claims it has never paid a ransomware demand – and never will
Minister publicly confirms staunch policy to tie in with statement made in unison with 45
AI Safety Summit: Musk calls for independent ‘referee’ as survey reveals public fears over big tech influence
Meanwhile the Scottish Government has indicated that it is ‘deeply disappointed’ at the lack of
DfT confirms funding for research of delivery robots
Minister indicates that department wishes to better understand the potential benefits of ‘autonomous pavement delivery
‘A big problem’ – HMRC scans IT systems for hundreds of thousands of women affected by potential £1.5bn pension gap
Department seeks data on child benefit claimants during the two decades leading up to 2000
AI Safety Summit: Major nations sign cooperation agreement recognising technology’s ‘potential for catastrophic harm’
PM Rishi Sunak calls declaration a ‘landmark achievement’, but tech billionaire airs concerns that governments
MPs to probe cyber defences of critical infrastructure
Parliament’s science and tech committee has announced a new inquiry to examine the current resilience
NHS drops extra £125k on security support deal after ‘unforeseen cyber incidents’
Health service reveals it has extended engagement with Deloitte – and delayed the tender for
Rishi Sunak and Elon Musk to talk AI in online event
PM to join controversial tech billionaire for conversation hosted on the latter’s X platform, in
Government graduate scheme now more than 50% STEM
Minister reveals that Civil Service Fast Stream target for recruits from science, technology, engineering and
GOV.UK Chat – government tests AI from ChatGPT firm to answer online users’ questions
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MPs urge better use of people data to create ‘transparency and efficiency improvements within government’
A report from parliament’s Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee finds that information from the
PM’s Whitehall chief ‘cannot recall’ why he turned on disappearing WhatsApps during pandemic
The ongoing public inquiry this week heard evidence from the former principal private secretary to
Departments’ online services must hit 80% digitisation and user satisfaction to meet ‘great’ standard
Transformation roadmap published last year set a target for two thirds of the 75 services
Government spent £8m on aborted disqualification cases against Carillion non-execs
Three directors of the fallen outsourcing and construction firm have been barred, but minister reveals
Report urges ‘significant reform’ of Scottish public services and better workforce data
Auditors acknowledge digital transformation plans, but warns that these will take time to bear fruit
DWP Personal Independence Payment tribunal decisions stored as ‘digital images’ on casework system
Departmental minister claims that assessors from Atos and Capita have access to case details, but
Financial Conduct Authority signs £675m digital services framework
The UK’s financial regulator has appointed a total of 62 suppliers to a four-year procurement