Hearings to be held virtually and streamed online ...
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Digital minister confident networks will remain ‘resilient’ as citizens work from home and box-set binge
Matt Warman claims government is working with industry to monitor traffic in real time...
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Online UC advance scheme could have cost DWP £200m in fraudulent claims
NAO publishes critical report as committee chair says five-week delay in payment remains a ‘fundamental flaw’ with benefits programme...
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Will the UK government use phone tracking to fight pandemic?
Various other countries are using voluntary or mandatory tracking to follow spread of pandemic, as PM says tech will ‘help us see the disease as it is transmitted’...
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Imperial leads the way as medical students take final exams remotely
London university hosts online examinations with many other institutions set to follow suit...
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Government loosens procurement rules to help departments with crisis response
Usual competition processes can be bypassed, Cabinet Office has announced...
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Prisons pilot digital tool to collect ‘use of force’ data
MoJ minister reveals program will gather info on use of rigid handcuffs and other tools...
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16 Minutes
Interview: GDS head Alison Pritchard on ministerial change, the spending review and the benefits of comedy
The Government Digital Service was created to be a radical agent of reform. Director general Alison Pritchard tells PublicTechnology that, while it now prefers to work more collaboratively, it still has […]...
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Scottish MSP creates ‘Viral Kindness’ helpline
Vulnerable and lonely people can call for free to obtain support with isolation or practical help...
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No intention of ‘watering down’ Cloud First policy, minister claims
GDS review concluded that moving to US-style nomenclature would be ‘confusing’...
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