Whitehall’s top official admits need to improve civil service technical skills
Simon Case claims government has improved data handling and support for innovation but there is more to do
Report crowns Manchester top UK hotspot for tech start-ups
City is the best place outside London to start a technology business, study finds
NHS Digital and NHSX to be merged into NHS England
Leaders of technology units say that subsumption will accelerate transformation and enable...
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HMRC picks £5m partner to support programme to ‘transform customer interactions’
Department awards 18-month contract to William Alexander
More than three quarters completed census online
National statistician reveals ONS exceeded target for first digital exercise
Government digital function needs more enforcement powers – Maude report
Former Cabinet Office minister concludes that centralised functions should have a greater mandate to impose standards and spend controls
‘Thousands may be slipping through the cracks’ – report warns elderly and vulnerable missed by EU settlement scheme
Parliamentary committee concerned that only 2% of applications have come from over-65s
NAO report finds ‘consistent underperformance’ of government digital programmes over 25 years
Auditors identify pattern of decisions being rushed and ill-informed, while digital leaders lack support
MP criticises Downing St ‘mishandling’ as information commissioner appointment delayed
The role will not be filled until at least September – the month before incumbent Elizabeth Denham departs
Scottish Government minister slammed for sharing ‘misleading’ stats on face masks
Tory counterpart says she has ‘duty to call out fake news’
IT professionals sought in Patel’s programme for ‘skilled’ refugees
But critics say pilot programme does not make up for ‘hateful’ new laws
Devices seized in data-protection probe of Hancock CCTV leak
ICO takes PCs and other electronic equipment from two homes
Military tech research unit offers £150k in hunt for new CEO
Dstl publishes job advert in hunt for successor for Gary Aitkenhead
Remote DWP workers will not face back-to-office drive
Union claims department perm sec has offered assurances
Police Scotland signs £500k deal for body-worn video ahead of COP26
Armed officers will be equipped with cameras
New borders and immigration enforcement chief to oversee conclusion of £400m digital rollout
The Home Office is recruiting a director general for a newly merged post, a key responsibility of which will be overseeing the final stages of its troubled digital borders scheme
‘Too many stories of people deleting NHS Covid app’ – Starmer
PM fails to answer questions about how government plans to stop people from removing app to avoid self-isolation
Former GDS head Cunnington approved for advisory role with Canadian government
Acoba green lights unpaid position at Canada’s equivalent to the DWP
Report calls for ban on ministers using personal devices for government business
IfG think tank claims that ministerial code needs revamp
DfE offers £115k for director of technology
Role comes with remit to manage department’s infrastructure networks and staff devices
How can the government innovation strategy position the UK for success?
The upcoming government plan should rethink the UK’s R&D system and use public procurement to support innovative companies, according to Neil Ross of techUK
Government faces calls to extend EU settlement deadline and rethink digital-only status
Former shadow Brexit minister Paul Blomfield warns of ‘Windrush-style scandal’
Education secretary Williamson proposes ban on mobile phones in schools
Cabinet minister labels devices ‘distracting and damaging’
ICO ‘looking carefully’ at ministers’ alleged use of Gmail for government business
Reports claim that three DHSC ministers have used private accounts