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EXCL: Councils across UK in race to update four in 10 PCs as Windows 7 death knell nears
PublicTechnology research reveals that, as authorities entered the last weeks of Windows 7 support, vast swathes of their computers were still running the decade-old OS
Nesta launches fund to stimulate ‘everyday democracy’
Innovation charity to award grants to projects that can combat fake news and promote transparency
DWP seeks leader to drive use of tech to combat fraud and error
Deputy director position comes with salary of £90,000
TfL looks to implement real-time data on capital car journeys
Transport authority seeks supplier that can provide live map of information on journey times
Calls to update electoral law for digital age
Open Knowledge Foundation urges politicians to ‘stop playing fast and loose with the truth’
DfT lays groundwork for interactive mapping platform for transport data
Department seeks to decide which data should be included in tool or whether buying or building is the best option
Government service performance platform closes 'for maintenance'
No timeframe on when work will conclude but plans are being made for information to be temporarily republished elsewhere, PublicTechnology understands
HMRC seeks input for £4.5m business data deal
Tax agency publishes prior information notice
Election 2019: Which party has most to say on digital, data and technology?
Examining the language of each party’s manifesto reveals significant differences in the amount and focus of proposals related to technology and data policy – as well as in the wider themes of each document
Transparency concerns raised over NHS deal with Amazon Alexa
Privacy International criticises decision to redact details of the health service’s agreement with the smart assistant
Conservative manifesto: five tech takeaways
Rounding up the Tories’ key pledges in the area of digital and data, including a new cyber force and tax incentives for investing in cloud computing
Wolverhampton councillors approve paperless meetings
Local authority to use app across the board in bid to save money, decrease environmental impact and improve members’ IT skills
EXCL: HMRC ‘monitoring exposure’ to Windows 7 as end-of-support looms
Department reveals it has almost 1,800 PCs still running on ageing operating system
UK Statistics Authority issues warning on ‘unclear’ schools spending election claims
Watchdog claims figures quotes by two main parties could offer inaccurate picture
Facebook upholds BBC complaint over Tory election ad
Video that incorporated footage of high-profile journalists is taken down
How has the online voter registration service coped with 100,000 users a day?
Since MPs voted in favour of a December election, upwards of 3.5 million registrations have been processed digitally
HMRC awards £13k deal for YouTube voiceover artist
Tax agency recruits professional provider of dulcet tones for online videos
NHS staff unhappy at idea of big tech firms handling patient data
YouGov poll shows little trust that large multinational companies will treat information with adequate confidentiality
Labour manifesto: five tech takeaways
The free broadband plan has attracted attention, but the party has a number of other proposals for the use and regulation of technology. PublicTechnology rounds up the major manifesto policies
ICO appoints ethics lead
Regulator recruits former BP exec Ellis Parry in newly created role
Home Office recruits for £75k head of data science
Department seeks leader for ‘largest data science team in government’