Consumer watchdog seeks behavioural science guru to analyse firms’ online influence tactics
Competition and Markets Authority advertises role at head of dedicated hub which analyses ‘high-pressure’ sales
DWP and software firms exploring retirement savings platforms for self-employed – pensions minister
Laura Trott claims that automatic enrolment remains unsuitable for freelances – but other digital options
Government appoints Angela McLean as first female chief scientific adviser
MoD science chief replaces Patrick Vallance in an appointment the government hopes will ‘inspire women
Cabinet Office taps data analytics firm for ‘spring clean’ of millions of files
Department extends existing supplier engagement in £500k deal Credit: tookapic/Pixabay The Cabinet Office has signed a
Ex-cabinet minister probes authorisation for Army unit to monitor citizens’ social posts
Former Brexit secretary David Davis’s question on the use of information ops brigade goes unanswered
‘Top Secret UK eyes only’ – MoD plots new infrastructure for highly classified information
Facility in south-east England is likely to include private cloud and physical storage Credit: Tayeb Mezahdia/Pixabay
Politicians sound alarm over Chinese tech risks
Senior parliamentarians express need for government-wide vigilance Credit: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay Prominent politicians have expressed significant concerns about
Every civil servant to receive specialist data training
All officials will undergo a day-long course Credit: Mediamodifier/Pixabay All civil servants will receive specialised data
Government looks to turn Covid data platform into public ‘multi-threat dashboard’ for future health emergencies
The pandemic ‘demonstrated benefits’ of keeping citizens informed Credit: Tung Nguyen/Pixabay The government has begun work
‘If a company decides the UK is an unattractive place to be – do we want that company in the UK?’
Former digital secretary urges government to ensure it sticks to tough rules set out in
Calls to expand biometrics watchdog to commercial entities
Scotland’s world-first regime needs to go further, critics have claimed Credit: Bicanski/Pixnio Critics have called for the
Department for Education ‘assessing risks’ of ChatGPT
Ministers says new technology also provides opportunities to widen access Credit: Markus Winkler/Pixabay The government is
Watchdog reprimands CPS over loss of sexual assault victim data
Crown Prosecution Service lost discs and hard-copy case files, documents published by the ICO reveal
NHS signs nationwide £20m deal for ‘electronic infection control’ systems
Systems delivered by US healthcare giant is intended to help trusts replace patchwork of paper
MoJ tops debit-card spending list as critics lament patchy departmental data
Justice ministry’s purchases included branded USB cables, while MoD’s info is ‘riddled with anomalies’, according
Public sector leading the way on hybrid working, ONS study finds
Technology-enabled mixed patterns are more common among public bodies, according to research Credit: Pixabay Civil servants
ICO signs £800k deal to expand use of AI for sorting emails
Data-protection regulator awards contract to ‘conversational AI’ Credit: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay The Information Commissioner’s Office has signed
HMRC plans to offer online claims for Child Benefit by end of 2023
Department aims to build on digitisation work enabling citizens to view details of existing claims