Government on the lookout for ‘Secret hosting providers’
The Rosa digital platform used by government entities around the globe to access and share
            		
		Scottish Government pressed over removal of surveillance cameras with alleged ‘back door’ vulnerability
MSPs have called on ministers to clarify whether tech from Chinese IT firm Hikvision is
            		
		Police Digital Service plots £30m IT system to manage forces’ serious crime and anti-terror ops
National framework will offer forces throughout the country access to tech platform to enable the
            		
		Law change will enable digital death registration, minister says
Legislation that is currently working its way through parliament will ensure permanence for remote processes
            		
		MoD signs £68m deal for IT service management
Ministry picks Capgemini to support to help management of various systems Picture credit: Mohamed Hassan/Pixabay  The
            		
		NHS offered £21m fund to invest in AI-powered diagnostic tools
Government also commits to rolling out automation across stroke networks within six months Credit: 3D Animation
            		
		Cabinet Office minister says office attendance should be ‘default’ – but others back homeworking benefits
Records show ministers at many departments support hybrid model, despite recent criticism from Cabinet Office
            		
		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
            		