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
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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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ONS to work with DHSC on coronavirus study of 20,000 households
Data compiled will be used to help track spread of Covid-19
DWP offers video sign language service for Universal Credit claimants
Relay service is available via browser or downloading app
Researchers to track coronavirus spread in ‘near real-time’
Academics from Edinburgh University are among those to receive funding to form part of the government’s ‘vaccine taskforce’
Government takes down 2,000 coronavirus online scams
NCSC sets up reporting hub and asks public to shop suspected fraudsters
DWP opens up access to Universal Credit via Government Gateway after Verify delays
Department attempts to cope with surging demand by allowing access via legacy system
‘Concerning lapses’ – review flags up Cabinet Office’s inconsistent approach to data-handling
Report commissioned after New Year Honours blunder cites need for greater senior accountability and finds widespread use of free consumer tools
Government project to gauge public opinion on use of health data
Dialogue undertaken by National Data Guardian will look at what uses citizens find acceptable
IT among subjects suffering most from home-schooling, study finds
Survey shows only a quarter of parents feel confident teaching tech skills
Coronavirus misinformation reaching one in two adults
Study from Ofcom sheds light on spread of falsehoods
Government to release app to track infections
Former MI5 head cites importance of controls and accountability
Coronavirus: can we keep track of our sensitive data?
The current crisis has prompted an openness to sharing information and a willingness to forego some of the usual restrictions on doing so – even with commercial entities. PublicTechnology examines the current climate, including two major public-private collaborations, and what it means for personal data, now and in the future
DfE data protection ‘tightened significantly’ after massive breach of learner records
About 28 million records of young learners were compromised earlier this year
Home Office awards £3m integration deal to support replacement of police data systems
London-based IT and consultancy firm Glue Reply nabs two-year contract
How sustainable is the world and how can we know?
Fiona Dawe of the ONS explains how the organisation is using existing data and new techniques of gathering information to better understand sustainability across economic, environmental, and public health factors
‘Deadly disinformation’ – MPs claim Chinese obfuscation of data has cost lives
Foreign Affairs Committee accuses regime of obscuring information and misleading claims following coronavirus outbreak
NHS asks citizens to contribute to Coronavirus Status Checker data-gathering tool
Even those with no or mild symptoms are urged to fill in a short survey to increase the volume of information available
World Health Organization website allows comparison of countries’ coronavirus response
Platform includes data on more than 50 European countries, as well as the US
Hancock issues six-month order for NHS to share confidential patient data
Usual limitations relaxed as organisations across the NHS are told to share data in fight against coronavirus
Open data system launched to help public sector search the world for coronavirus supplies
Spend Network creates tool allowing departments to search for international suppliers
DWP urged to improve Universal Credit data analytics
Think tank report claims better use of information could help direct resources
Data science taskforce to support NHS with rapid research
The Alan Turing Institute and others are running a project seeking data and analysis professionals