NHS ‘improves accuracy’ of contact-tracing app as downloads near 20 million
Update will end ‘ghost notifications’, government claims
New tech platform to ‘transform’ vetting process for government roles
System will launch next summer and will replace troubled NSVS system
Funding boost for Scottish geospatial sector
UK and Scottish governments back project
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Hancock hails ‘defining moment’ in virus response as NHS contact-tracing app to launch nationwide this month
Businesses urged to prepare for 24 September
National Data Strategy promises to ‘tackle government culture of risk-aversion’
Document sets out ‘transforming government’s use of data’ as one of five missions
Nuclear power control desk heads for second life as movie star
Government agency sells unit to film studio for £10,200
Government floats £1.4m social-media analytics deal to identify ‘key influencers’ to support Covid messaging
Comms service looks for analytics to identify target audiences
New civil service chief issues call for government to ‘unlock the potential of data’
Incoming cabinet secretary Simon Case praises ‘innovative’ response to coronavirus
Policymakers must start asking difficult questions on the ethics of AI in healthcare
Government needs to begin working with citizens and industry to address the risks created by the use of new technology, according to Jessica Morley and Luciano Floridi of the Oxford Internet Institute
HMRC counts £3.5bn cost of furlough fraud and error
Chief executive Jim Harra claims department will target fraudsters
Digital sector accounts for one in five workers in Scotland’s major cities
Stats show healthy tech industry blossoming in Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ministerial caricatures, presidential letters, and overseas stamps – FCDO lifts lid on 300 years of documents
The newly created department has published a full inventory of the nearly 10,000 paper documents that form its archive
Whitehall workforce stats: Which departments are expanding and which are shrinking?
Some ministries shed almost 5,000 people in FY20 while others grew headcount substantially, data shows
Order for NHS to share confidential patient data extended to March 2021
All parts of the NHS instructed to share information as required to support coronavirus response
UK’s ‘next cyber crisis’ likely to come from mistake or misfortune – outgoing NCSC head
Ciaran Martin believes major security incident is still more likely to come from ‘unintentional consequence’, rather than attackers’ expertise
Lifesaving data – how NHS Digital has worked with researchers to support coronavirus response
Research director Tom Denwood explains how the national digital services agency has helped use information to better understand issues including effective treatments for Covid-19 and the impact on patients suffering from other conditions
Hancock pledges to ‘innovate our way out of this crisis’ as government puts £500m into rapid tests
Trials of ‘next-generation technology’ could support the rollout of a mass testing programme
Williamson made ‘fundamental mistake’ on algorithms, says Ofqual chair
Roger Taylor tells select committee that government repeatedly overlooked regulator’s guidance
Where do digital professionals rank on the Whitehall salary league table?
Education and training inspectors have the highest median pay packet
Government puts £50m into using AI for disease diagnosis
Money will fund expansion of work at three centres
Blended learning: how one college adapted to coronavirus and what happens next
Bournemouth and Poole College was quick to roll out remote-access tools and is now planning for a future in which technology plays a bigger role, according to technical officer Keith Ball
Bidding opens on £800m NHS Digital framework
Procurement vehicle will appoint a small selection of suppliers to support development of services
Government takes aim at 5G conspiracy theories with guide to ‘safety and benefits’
Local councils encouraged to share guidance
‘Fair and open’ hiring process pledged for government digital chief after concerns over Amazon head’s role on selection panel
Government claims using sector expertise is commonplace for the most senior roles