What apps are on government’s approved list?
Only centrally approved third-party applications will be allowed on Whitehall devices – but government remains tight-lipped on what might make the cut or how
MPs call for transformation plan of ‘antiquated’ DVLA
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Research firm brought in to improve assessment of major tech projects
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DWP plans to enable UC claims by prisoners nearing release
Department reveals tests are taking place in 15 institutions
GDS boss: ‘One Login has very strong cybersecurity – and will uphold privacy’
Tom Read discusses ongoing consultation and says that new legislation will not affect commitment to data minimisation
Sunak pours cold water on Blair’s call for state digital ID scheme
Former PM publishes paper calling for government to manage digital identity marketplace – but current Downing Street inhabitant seems to dismiss proposal
‘DWP is moving away from seeing someone as a benefit recipient – and asking how we can respond to their circumstances’
Before appearing at PublicTechnology Live next week, digital delivery director Helen Roberts tells us about the department’s priorities – and why the term ‘digital transformation’ has never been a good fit
Scotland unveils health and care data strategy to ‘empower’ patients
Minister unveils plan and stresses importance of ‘taking people with us’
NHS plans £150m framework to help solve trusts legacy issues with patient data
Health service identifies problems caused by organisations’ requirement to maintain multiple systems
Consumer watchdog seeks behavioural science guru to analyse firms’ online influence tactics
Competition and Markets Authority advertises role at head of dedicated hub which analyses ‘high-pressure’ sales ops
Cabinet Office taps data analytics firm for ‘spring clean’ of millions of files
Department extends existing supplier engagement in £500k deal
Ex-cabinet minister probes authorisation for Army unit to monitor citizens’ social posts
Former Brexit secretary David Davis’s question on the use of information ops brigade goes unanswered
‘Top Secret UK eyes only’ – MoD plots new infrastructure for highly classified information
Facility in south-east England is likely to include private cloud and physical storage
Every civil servant to receive specialist data training
All officials will undergo a day-long course
Government looks to turn Covid data platform into public ‘multi-threat dashboard’ for future health emergencies
The pandemic ‘demonstrated benefits’ of keeping citizens informed
Calls to expand biometrics watchdog to commercial entities
Scotland’s world-first regime needs to go further, critics have claimed
Department for Education ‘assessing risks’ of ChatGPT
Ministers says new technology also provides opportunities to widen access
Watchdog reprimands CPS over loss of sexual assault victim data
Crown Prosecution Service lost discs and hard-copy case files, documents published by the ICO reveal
Public sector leading the way on hybrid working, ONS study finds
Technology-enabled mixed patterns are more common among public bodies, according to research
ICO signs £800k deal to expand use of AI for sorting emails
Data-protection regulator awards contract to ‘conversational AI’
Trust is required in data and the organisations that hold it
Assuring data, and investing in the infrastructure that supports it, is crucially important, including to Sir Nigel Shadbolt of the Open Data Institute
Government Communication Service seeks head of data and analytics
Role comes with remit to ‘optimise, evaluate and improve impact’ of campaigns across Whitehall
Government report claims authorities’ bulk data collections are stymied by ‘disproportionate safeguards’
Study assesses impact of Investigatory Powers Act during its first five years and suggests potential changes
Treasury unveils vision of digital pound
Government believes a digital currency backed by the Bank of England is ‘likely to be needed’