‘We speak civil service, but we speak private sector too’ – JSaRC head Angela Essel on government’s ‘bilingual’ approach to national security
The Home Office’s Joint Security and Resilience Centre helps government work with industry to meet the UK’s security challenges. We talk to new head Angela Essel about why ‘heated discussions’ between civil servants and commercial secondees has created mutual respect and understanding
Foreign Office picks Deloitte for £250k project to develop cybersecurity strategy
Auditor giant wins contract to assist department in assessing cyber needs and priorities
Why government is ‘failing’ on AI openness
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French regulator slaps Google with €50m GDPR fine
Search giant given hefty penalty after complaint in relation to personalised advertising
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As the deadline for ditching the 22-year-old platform draws near, some major government departments are still using GSi email addresses – but all contend that they are on track for the March cut-off
How the police wants to use AI and analytics to ‘adopt a public-health approach to crime’
Critics have claimed that an analytics project being led by West Midlands Police is bringing the dystopia of Minority Report to life. But superintendent Iain Donnelly tells PublicTechnology that he is determined to use tech and data ‘as a force for good’
Jail sentence for UK hacker who took a nation offline
Anti-cybercrime leaders say Daniel Kaye was a ‘talented and sophisticated cybercriminal’
Ministers urge airports to ‘step up’ in face of drone threat
Defence select committee considers launching inquiry into military response
Interview: CIO for overseas military operations on the rising nation-state cyberthreat facing the MoD
Nicholas Lloyd, who oversees technology across 52 global locations, discusses the changing threat landscape
Heathrow departures grounded after 'drone sighting'
Flights resumed but law enforcement and airport staff continue to investigate
Government targets drones with additional police powers and new technology
Transport secretary Chris Grayling stands up to airborne menace
Innovate UK head looks back on 'a year of incredible change'
Ian Campbell discusses the Industrial Strategy and the opportunities ahead for UK Research and Innovation
Government urges .eu domain owners to begin looking at other options
Newly published Brexit advice encourages websites to consider transferring their address
GDS puts data and standards among priorities for Verify handover period
Digital agency lays out plans for working with private companies and other departments over the next 18 months
The biggest stories of 2018 – part two
We revisit the big news and major events from the second half of 2018
The biggest stories of 2018 – part one
We take a look back at the major developments that shaped the first half of the year
The three public sector technology trends that will define 2019
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out the topics and trends that will dominate the year ahead, and revisits the predictions of a year ago to see any of them came to pass
MoD shared services unit seeks £80k CIO
Defence Business Services seeks tech professional to create and implement digital strategy
Self-driving cars given cybersecurity standard
Governments funds creation of document newly published by the BSI
How Bolton and Wigan teamed up to tackle their cybersecurity challenges
Technology chief Dave Pearce explains how the two local authorities are working together to share data, technology, and services
Home Office seeks £20m partner for border threat assessments
Supplier sought to support rollout of advance border control service
UK nearing ‘cliff edge’ on post-Brexit police data sharing, MPs warn
Home Affairs committee says it will be ‘near impossible’ to reach agreement on access to criminal databases
‘Software issue’ with supplier blamed for massive NHSmail outage
Health-service workers were shut out of their accounts for large parts of Saturday
MI6 chief calls for tech-enabled ‘fourth-generation espionage’
In rare speech, top spy Alex Younger claimed that ‘the digital era has profoundly changed our operating environment’