‘Smart, modern, sustainable and digitally connected’ – York confirmed as home of next civil service hub
Approval has been given to create a new government location boasting new technology and housing
‘Must be transportable as commercial carry-on luggage’ – MoD seeks on-the-go device for battlefield cyberthreat-hunting
The dedicated innovation unit of UK Strategic Command wishes to acquire a portable hardware system
‘AI can turbocharge deceptive and unfair practices that harm consumers’, regulators warn
Watchdogs from the UK, US and EU have jointly warned that the rise of generative
Almost half of citizens encounter deepfakes
Research from regulator Ofcom – which is responsible for online safety – finds that exposure
HMRC creates £500m legacy tech and security programme after merging major projects
The Critical Platform Transformation project and Enterprise Security Programme, which aim to tackle technical debt
Treasury seeks leader for Data Hub
Government’s finance department is recruiting for a new chief data officer who will also take
ICO reprimands Essex high school over use of facial-recognition tech
Data protection regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office has formally censured a school for failing to
DWP seeks suppliers to help tap into ‘unprecedented opportunity and challenge’ of generative AI
The Department for Work and Pensions – despite banning staff use of ChatGPT – is
Horizon shows need for tighter reins on ‘rogue’ ALBs, minister claims
Pat McFadden – who served as Post Office minister under Gordon Brown and now heads
ICO expenditure grows 15% in FY24 as watchdog grows digital expertise
The UK data protection watchdog committed millions of pounds in additional investment last year to
Covid Inquiry report calls for urgent ‘public debate’ on mass digital and data surveillance
The initial report from the public inquiry led by Baroness Heather Hallett has identified data
BT fined £17.5m for 999 outage as Ofcom finds telco ‘fell woefully short of its responsibilities’
The telecoms giant has been issued with a hefty penalty after a regulatory investigation found
UK Space Agency releases £33m in funding
Agency will provide a new tranche of financial support intended to support growth and innovation
NHS ‘systems back online’ after Microsoft outage but patients warned of further delays
The tech shutdown, caused by a faulty update of security software from CrowdStrike, disrupted both
Home Office signs £3m assisted digital deal as immigration transformation ‘may exclude customers that are not online’
As campaigners have reignited calls for government to reverse plans to wholly digitise the immigration
Feryal Clark named minister for AI and digital government
Once government’s core digital units complete their move from the Cabinet Office to the Department
ICO reprimands Hackney for ‘clear and avoidable error’ – but council claims watchdog ‘has misunderstood the facts and misapplied the law’
The UKs data regulator has issued the council with a formal reprimand, but the two
Microsoft outage: Most GP practices suffering ‘disruption’ as ministers coordinate government response
Patients are advised by the NHS to only contact their local doctor with urgent queries,