NHS launches ‘full investigation’ into 90-minute 999 outage
BT issues apology after primary system for handling emergency calls encountered problem Credit: Jon Hunt/Pixabay The
Government names resilience head to help harden departments to cyberthreat
Mary Jones will take charge of directorate committed to protecting critical infrastructure and biological security
HMRC and DWP to start using One Login within the next year
GDS sheds light on plans to continue rollout of government-wide system over the coming months
ESN delays have cost police £150m in Airwave devices and £5m a year for transition teams on standby since 2016
NPCC representative calls on government to provide extra support or risk ‘unaffordable’ costs for local
NHS plans £35m patient-privacy tech platform
System will be used nationwide to offer a standardised approach to the use of sensitive
Defence committee chair: ‘Two years until AI is a problem we cannot control’
Former MoD minister and serving reservist Tobias Ellwood claims that technology will profoundly alter warfare
Departments sign £300m Microsoft deals
HMRC and Defra ink long-term software contracts Credit: Pxhere Two major government departments have each signed
AI and automation will allow civil service to shrink by two-thirds in next 15 years, former HR chief predicts
Rupert McNeil suggests ‘radical’ opportunities could include merging DWP and HMRC Credit: Piotr Majewski/Pixabay Government’s former
NHS names new CIO to ‘evolve tech infrastructure and manage cyber’
Long-time public servant John Quinn is formally appointed after fulfilling duties on an interim basis
NHS signs transition deal to move from Covid Data Store to new £360m platform
Supplier Palantir retained to support migration but medical professionals and campaign groups continue to harbour
Navy chief cites potential of AI to help protect sailors
First Sea Lord claims that technology can help detect mines and other threats Credit: Crown Copyright/Open
‘Use public cloud unless it is not possible’ – government updates guidance
Flagship cloud first policy has been revamped with extra focus on evaluating a variety of
Government Equality Hub offers £100k for digital chief
Tech leader will oversee platforms including tools for gender pay gap reporting and new ‘State
More than half of social care records now digitised
Proportion has increased by more than ten percentage points – but is still some way
Suppliers picked for £27m deal to run ‘nationally critical’ web domain
Firms will provide fully outsourced service for management of unnamed online platform Credit: Mark Hultgren/Pixabay Two
Government CTO: ‘There’s room for all the cloud industry players to have a meaningful role’
Recently appointed tech chief David Knott tells PublicTechnology that government’s cloud adoption so far compares favourably to
NHS data tests show potential of AI breast cancer screening
Scottish academic help develop new technology that could play a key role in finding interval
Work starts on new nationwide app to ‘end rough sleeping’
Supplier retained for £1m project to build system that government hopes will be more widely