Brexit withdrawal agreement sets 2021 deadline for UK access to 25 European IT systems
The UK will be shut out of many European networks and databases over the next few years – and will have to pay the EU for access in the meantime, under terms of Brexit deal
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MSPs probe data privacy concerns over Police Scotland’s cyber kiosks
Law enforcement earlier this year bought 41 of the devices for use across the country
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DWP expands behavioural science unit
Department to accept applications from non-civil servants for the first time
Northern Irish police pick Civica for £10m criminal justice data-sharing system
IT firm chosen for potential 10-year-plus engagement to build and roll out platform for sharing information between police, prisons, public prosecutors, and forensic teams
Public sector websites hit by datacentre outage
ICO site and others downed by ‘electrical surge’ that affected datacentre owned by digital charity Eduserv
UK export future will rely on digital and data science, government says
Newly published strategy cites importance of technology in achieving goal to increase exports
Government should create data-quality kitemark, report recommends
Paper from think tank Reform urges DCMS to implement an official seal of approval
HMRC customs system rolled out to first wave of importers
Project to deliver new system for processing declarations achieves ‘major milestone’
National police systems to be moved to AWS
Home Office seeks suppliers for one-year project to migrate services from datacentre to public cloud
ICO appoints first-ever technology director
Simon McDougall joins regulator in the role of executive director for technology policy and innovation
AI patient referrals as good as top human experts, Moorfields research finds
Study of use of DeepMind technology at NHS’s flagship eye hospital suggests artificial intelligence could help lead to swifter diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions
DWP offers £100k a head for senior duo to ‘revolutionise use of data’
Department recruits for head of data strategy and head of data transformation
GDS working with departments to mitigate reported leak of sensitive data
Report reveals that information has been made publicly available online via an information-sharing tool widely used by government developers
Hull to trial smart bins
Council hopes pilot will show potential for enabling more efficient routes and timetables
Online tool for jurors launched
System for allowing citizens to respond to a summons goes live today
Southwark plans tools to monitor affordable housing
London borough commences development process for two digital services
DWP to create departmental content standard
Department works with GDS to create and implement a consistent style for all content
ICO flags urgent need for laws on political parties’ use of data and hits Facebook with £500k fine
Commissioner’s progress report includes revelations about UKIP’s non-compliance and a six-figure penalty for a pregnancy website that supplied data for Labour Party marketing
Salary of £90k on offer for role ensuring security of government transformation
GDS-based post comes with remit to adapt service standards and best-practice guidelines
NHS Digital given £100m funding boost in 2017/18
Organisation’s annual accounts show a rise of almost 40% in the amount of central government cash it received
New social-work regulator looks to build 'end-to-end digital service’
Social Work England kicks off project to transfer data from outgoing regulator and build a new set of services
Labour MP: If a device is called ‘smart’ – don’t buy it
Shadow industrial strategy minister Chi Onwurah claims much more needs to be done to ensure the internet of things is safe
IT error caused sharing of 150,000 NHS patients’ data against their will
Parliamentary statement reveals that problem with SystmOne application used by GPs meant individuals opt-out choices were not respected