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CDDO launches Data Maturity Assessment for Government

Departments have committed to carry out assessments based on 97 areas All government departments are

Open transport data to help public plan and pay

Department for Transport publishes catalogue of datasets, following support for open bus and roadwork data

Government high-tech hub in Birmingham garlanded as one of world’s leading workplaces

Government Property Agency facility is the most highly rated public-sector office in the world A

HMRC chief signs off on £200m plan to address areas of ‘greatest risk’ to data protection

Major programme seeks to ensure compliance with UK GDPR and other legislation  The chief executive

EXCL: Work starts on £6m cross-government digital system for civil servants to move between departments

Fujitsu awarded contract to build platform that intends to enable transfers ‘at pace and without

Digital reporting and more local data to tackle anti-social behaviour

Action plan includes digital one-stop shop, expanded crime survey and improved data collection and sharing

Public bodies tighten restrictions on TikTok

App is now formally banned from Scottish Government devices and can no longer be accessed

Tech consulting giant’s three-year public procurement ban lifted after eight months

The UK arm of Bain & Company can once again bid for Whitehall contracts after

DWP data analysis scheme repaying more than £20m a month in pension arrears

Statistics show acceleration in repayments – but £750m of underpayments are still to be addressed

NHS long-term cyber strategy sets out plan to ramp up workforce and ‘defend as one’

Government sets out vision for improving resilience of health and social care sector by the

Courts workers agree to end dispute over IT system troubles

Union’s agreement with HMCTS includes concessions over how cases are inputted and admission of faults

DWP-led shared services group signs £1.4m consultancy deal to help shape ‘technical vision’

Synergy cluster seeks input ahead of going to market One of government’s shared-services clusters has

Number of services using GOV.UK Notify has quadrupled since 2020

GDS reveals that uptake of messaging platform shot up during pandemic The number of public

NHS digital check-ups for over 40s scheduled to launch next year

Process is intended to help prevent a range of illnesses and conditions Digitised NHS check-ups

GDS taps online recruitment specialist in £50k deal

Digital unit signs one-year contract for platform to match software developers with employers The Government

Scottish parliamentarians ‘strongly advised’ to ditch TikTok

MSPs are issued with advice following consultation with National Cyber Security Centre Members of the

What apps are on government’s approved list?

Only centrally approved third-party applications will be allowed on Whitehall devices – but government remains

Emergency alerts message system launches with nationwide test planned for next month

SMS alerts initiative has been in the works for five years and was originally slated
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