DWP and HMRC staff rack up 16 years of service on average, data reveals
Departments are among government’s leaders, with some organisation posting averages of just nine months
Manchester to create online public archive
City council seeks partner to build website
Government uses natural-language processing to support post-Brexit trade consultation
ONS data scientists are supporting the DIT in applying AI techniques to public responses
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Home Office misses targets for release of scrutiny reports
Consistent failure to meet eight-week guidelines is latest in a number of instances in which department has published data late or not at all
Government tech consultants need to be more like Mary Poppins
Too many public sector entities have become dependent on consultants who have outstayed their welcome, according to Romy Hughes of Brightman
Multimillion-pound campaign resulted in 3% of adult population doing online Brexit-readiness check
NAO report finds that government drive had limited impact on public preparedness
NHS moves major systems to AWS cloud
Two national services have been migrated to cloud environment
Huawei given green light for role in 5G network
Chinese vendor will remain excluded from so-called core areas of the network
Stockport council introduces AI-powered chatbot
Local authority implements Ami program
‘No individual data’ compromised during massive DfE breach, minister claims
Access to information in the Learning Records Service – which contains data on 28 million children – was provided via a third-party firm
Regulators issue warning over police use of facial recognition
Biometrics and information commissioners remind Met Police that questions remain over both legal footing and public sentiment
London police to roll out live facial recognition technology
Critics ramp up opposition as force announces controversial kit will go into live operational use
Civil service top dog Manzoni to leave government
As Cabinet Office perm sec, departing CEO oversaw digital transformation agenda
Home Office admits some immigration data ‘only held on paper’
Department is unable to share information on numbers of asylum applicants granted right to work as case files are only in hard-copy or other non-reportable formats
Report finds ‘warning signs of government becoming less open’
Annual study from Institute for Government flags up patchy approach to transparency and ‘mixed’ progress on digital transformation
HMRC seeks tech to unearth cryptocurrency cybercriminals
Tax agency looks to invest in cryptoanalysis tool
NHS 111 shows strain from high demand
Stats show that increased numbers of callers to urgent advice line are enduring lengthy waiting times or giving up on their call
‘No change to digital approach’ – Home Office quashes suggestion of physical settled status documents
Government responds to comments made by European parliament’s Brexit chief
Scottish Government project explores use of blockchain and AI in fishing
Highlands and Islands Enterprise to run scheme looking at how new tech could be used in seafood sector
DCMS workforce now 70% ‘D’ and 30% ‘CMS’
Minister reveals that the majority of the 765 civil servants devoted to a project in one policy area are focused purely on digital
Cabinet Office to undergo independent review of data-handling after honours blunder
Department makes changes to IT systems and processes
Central London boroughs seek coaching on agile methods
Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea look for expert guidance in bid to embrace new ways of working
Microsoft and Home Office launch anti-grooming AI tool
Technology will be licensed to SMEs free of charge
Amazon’s NHS contract redacted over tech firm’s acceptance of ‘non-standard terms’
DHSC minister says that agreement ensures that UK citizens will receive relevant information