‘Cyberattackers are doing the same things over and over – and too often getting through’
National Cyber Security Centre chief celebrates achievements of past year but stresses work still to be done
DIT sets aside £2m to fund crack data-science policy squad
Department looks to bring in specialist team
Minister clarifies death-penalty clause in UK-US data-sharing agreement
Government will be able to decide ‘on a case-by-case’ basis whether to grant permission for UK...
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NHS looks to grow app library with self-service portal for developers
Tool is currently in public beta ahead of planned full launch in September
Scottish digital sector attracts strong foreign investment
US leads the way as tech projects attract cash
UKSA appoints interim national statistician
Current deputy Jonathan Athow will assume top job while search for full-time replacement continues
Plans for NHS app scaled back
Incoming chief of NHSX says an ‘all-singing, all-dancing’ application is not needed
DfE warned over ministers' use of data
Statistics regulator flags concern over how statistics are used
Inoculating the NHS against cyberattacks
Cybersecurity chiefs at Wirral NHS trust say education, collaboration and rapid communication are important protections against viruses, phishing and ransomware. Gill Hitchcock reports.
Councils, schools and universities given option to buy goods via Amazon in £400m deal
Four-year framework gives option of establishing Amazon Business account
Damning MPs’ report warns EU settlement scheme could become ‘another Windrush’
Parliamentary committee voices ‘serious concerns’, including use of a digital-only system and numerous technical problems
Transport for London to collect passengers’ WiFi data
Capital’s transport authority claims data-gathering will help improve services
Political campaigning regulation must catch up to digital age, report warns
The Electoral Reform Society and the head of the all-party group on campaign transparency have called for new rules
UK ranked second in global government AI league table
Singapore nabs top spot in Government AI Readiness Index
IT system behind health screenings has been ‘unfit for purpose’ since 2011, MPs find
Committee finds that DHSC is ‘losing its grip’ on screening programmes
NHSX to create policy guide for use of AI in healthcare
New tech organisation to produce guide for how new technology can be ‘responsibly applied’
Streamlined GDS service standard removes need for ministerial tests
Digital agency publishes new 14-point checklist emphasising inclusion and cross-departmental services
Government to ‘consider options’ for biometrics regulation
Immigration minister indicates that various courses of action will be examined before any legislation is passed
‘Poor decisions compounded by a failure to take accountability’ – MPs tear into Verify
PAC criticises conception and rollout of scheme, and plan for its future
HMRC deletes five million voiceprints after ICO complaint
Department gets rid of data where it did not have ‘explicit consent’ of users
UK civil service named world’s best – but scores low on digital
Report gives Whitehall above-average scores in every area except digital services
Whitehall FOI rejection rates keep rising
Two in five resolvable FOIs were rejected in 2018, with six departments knocking back more than half of public enquiries
GPs make urgent call for modern IT systems
RCGP publishes tech manifesto instructing health secretary to ‘get the basics right first’
Home Office implements ‘strict controls’ on email comms after data breaches
Sending of messages must be overseen by senior civil servants