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Scottish FOI laws to be reviewed
Information Commissioner tells parliamentary committee that ‘society and demands and experts more information’
All patients to be offered remote GP consultations within five years
Newly published NHS Long Term Plan sets out government ambition for ‘digital-first primary care...
National statistician John Pullinger on the 'marvellous opportunity' of the Digital Economy Act
The head of the government statistical service looks back on 2018
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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 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
National Archives keeper on how AI and digital is changing the organisation's work
Jeff James discusses the impact of technology on the art of archiving
What next for the government’s anti-fake news unit?
Earlier this year, the government loudly heralded the creation of the Rapid Response Unit to tackle misinformation. But two months after its initial funding ran out, it has gone quiet on its future.
ICO investigates police over possible ‘excessive use’ of rape victims' personal data
Watchdog to work with law enforcement, lawyers, and victim groups
Councils picked for geospatial data funding
Quartet of projects will receive backing from the Open Data Institute
HM Land Registry explores ‘data enrichment'
Agency engages with market for potential partners that can take names and addresses and derive additional information
Why the NHS needs to ‘take the lead’ on sharing data with the private sector
A study from Reform finds a haphazard patchwork of data-sharing being led at a local level. The think tank’s director of research Eleonora Harwich tells PublicTechnology why a national strategy is needed
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
Ten million people could get access to DWP pensions dashboards in 2019
Government publishes plans for online service
Government turns to tech to tackle loneliness
First companies awarded funding through GovTech Catalyst programme
Government expands Google partnership for SME export drive
Department for International Trade to work with internet giant to help small businesses cash in on overseas opportunities
MPs seize Facebook documents for fake news investigation
A serjeant-at-arms was dispatched to a London hotel room to take papers believed to include emails from Mark Zuckerberg
Government chief data officer job remains unfilled
Minister confirms that role is still vacant – nearly two years after the government announced its creation
Government analysts use Google Street View to map urban greenery
Use of search engine’s imagery forms part of the era of ‘data abundance’, according to the UK’s national statistician
Government and police chiefs consider options for managing digital evidence
Law enforcement, prosecutors and government meet to examine technological challenges
Major outsourcers to build failure contingency plans into government contracts
Other measures designed to ‘revolutionise government procurement’ include pilot schemes for newly outsourced services before committing to external provision