GDS launches passport-checking verification scheme for commercial services
Year-long pilot will include up to 11 firms
‘The civil service needs to modernise’ – departing Whitehall chief urges officials to engage with ‘substance’ of Cummings reform plans
Mark Sedwill says equipping government with ‘more expertise… is a good thing’
Sturgeon apologises after outcry over exam results downgraded by ‘deprivation algorithm’
First minister acknowledges misstep and vows to ‘put it right’
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New government entities to make ‘significant inroads’ on improving data quality
New teams, standards and projects are being launched, according to update provided to PAC
Passport applications plummet in March
Number of citizens using online and postal service drops by more than half
London Fire Brigade seeks tech tool to record ‘safety events’
Commissioner posts contract notice seeking to log ‘near misses’ and other incidents
Data experts sought as government recruits 30 deputy directors for coronavirus response
Cabinet Office advertises for cross-government positions
Government launches programme to develop IoT ‘kitemark’
Grants available to support improvement of consumer assurance
Test and trace scheme to keep citizens’ personal data for 20 years
PHE also reveals outsourcers Serco and Sitel will process sensitive information and claims length of retention is ‘because Covid-19 is a new disease’
More must be done to realise the value of geospatial data
Government’s Geospatial Commission has made some promising progress but Leigh Dodds of the ODI believes that increasing the openness of data and enhancing support for local government should be among the next steps
Government claims test and trace staff login issues ‘rapidly being resolved’
Health department says ‘all large-scale operations’ experience similar challenges
NHS seeking to ‘lock in’ better use of tech necessitated by coronavirus
Minister says health service is seeking to ensure it continues to benefit from initiatives such as remote working
BEIS signs £63k deal with recruiter in search for new leader
Department tasks Russell Reynolds Associates with helping bring on board new permanent secretary
Virtual voting, remote working and fake news – the tech legacy of coronavirus
Experts discuss what the lasting impact of the pandemic might be for government and the public sector
Think cyber security before boarding the gig economy express
CyberArk's David Higgins explores the cyber risks of hiring independent contractors
Four in five DWP staff not working remotely, figures suggest
Vast majority of staff in most departments are performing their duties from home
NHS collates data from symptom-tracker apps
NHSX works with jHub to gather and analyse information collected by third-party software
Rights groups question whether plans for NHS data store are ‘appropriate, lawful and just’
Signatories including Liberty and Open Knowledge Foundation call for greater transparency
‘We need your data’ – how the ONS is mobilising the power of information in the fight against coronavirus
As the UK enters its ninth week of lockdown, interim deputy national statistician Frankie Kay calls for organisations to bring their data together to address the nation’s challenges
MPs and peers call for urgent data-protection law for contact-tracing app
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has drafted a bill designed to ensure users’ data is not misused
Government website to recruit fruit pickers crashes on launch
Web platform to support Pick for Britain campaign goes down
Scotland begins trials of contact-tracing platform
NHS Scotland is testing its contact-tracing program ahead of a nationwide rollout due later this month
Civil service chief says Covid response shows government’s ability to be ‘more flexible, more digital, more data-based’
Alex Chisholm has claimed he does not want the civil service to ‘carry on as we are’
UK border officials to ask travellers to download contact-tracing app on arrival
Minister and local MP cite success of ongoing trial on the Isle of Wight