UKCloud collapse caused ‘no unexpected service disruptions or cost to public purse’
Minister says that all public-sector customers have now moved to alternative provider
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A closer look: what now for the government’s vaccine passport plans?
PublicTechnology examines the government’s strategy for offering a digital certification tool, and its key advantages and challenges
Ministerial code needs update for WhatsApp age, former civil service bosses say
Johnson and Dyson’s text exchange shows need for new rules, believe ex-cabinet secretaries
DCMS adds Deliveroo chief and cooking-sauce entrepreneur to boardroom menu
Department orders in two food-focused techies
Minister urges officials to get involved in Dragons’ Den for data ideas
Julia Lopez invites civil servants to put forward proposals for potential £50k support
Immigration minister insists high-tech Brexit passports are ‘rigorously tested’
Security-focused documents are put through their paces in exercises designed to mimic 10 years of travel
Met Office and Microsoft’s £1bn machine to be ‘world’s most powerful weather computer’
Platform to launch next summer
MPs find data gaps caused up to 800,000 to miss out on shielding support
The Public Accounts Committee finds a lack of information and collaboration could have seen many ‘slip through the net’
Calls for probe into security of PM’s phone
Concerns expressed after leak of messages between Boris Johnson and vacuum magnate Dyson
PublicTechnology research: five things we learned about the future of digital government
A recent study finds that the pandemic has boosted budgets – but legacy tech remains a big barrier to progress
MI5 warns of thousands of attempts to spy on civil servants via ‘malicious’ online profiles
Officials advised that hostile states use LinkedIn and other sites
Downing St insists £2.6m high-tech media room will still be ‘very useful’ despite cancellation of briefings
Plan for White House-style press conferences axed – but not before expensive refurb
HMRC confirms new leader for £1bn Making Tax Digital scheme
Joanna Rowland will oversee planned expansion of programme across VAT, income tax and corporation tax
Poor data and lack of strategy perpetuate Whitehall skills gaps, report finds
Study from the IfG disputes notion civil service is dominated by generalists, but that experts’ impact is stymied
Defra revamps recruitment to reduce reliance on consultants
Digital chief Harriet Green tells PublicTechnology Live event that department has focused on specialisms, rather than the generalist skills the civil service recruitment process is designed to find
Hancock a shareholder in family document digitisation firm that won NHS deals
DHSC says health secretary ‘acted entirely properly’
Scottish parliamentary candidates urged to back data ethics and diversity campaign
Prospective MSPs encouraged to sign pledge to 'democratise data’
How DWP built an engineering community to support its digital ambitions
Head of engineering Stuart Taylor discusses how 1,000 staff across the department support each other’s work
Nine in ten prescriptions now fulfilled electronically
Minister says paper options will remain available
Test and Trace hired £40,000-a-day digital team after failure ‘to source civil servants with these skills’
Procurement data reveals consultancy brought in to cover six-month drive to recruit specialists
Commission calls for app for citizens to track government money – and no more spending reviews
Paper urges overhaul of financial planning system
Government faces opposition to Covid status certification from across political spectrum
Opposition parties and its own MPs may vote against plans when given the chance to do so