ICO set to issue fewer public sector fines to avoid ‘data breach victims being punished twice’
Penalties for public bodies often impact services – rather than shareholders – according to commissioner John Edwards
Government sets up £20m compensation pot for victims who fought to expose Post Office IT scandal
Increased funding is set to more than double the money received by those who brought group legal...
Civil service cuts: DfT brings in £100k consultancy to help identify ‘options for digitisation’
Two-week ‘headcount efficiency review’ engagement aims to find possible cutbacks that could be...
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Information commissioner: ‘Many cyber issues are preventable’
Head of data watchdog urges public bodies to ensure ‘vigilance’ after revealing that successful phishing attacks represent an increasing number of cyber incidents
Suppliers urged to call out departments flouting new procurement guidelines
Government commercial representatives tell tech firms to speak up if their customers are ignoring new DDaT Playbook
Government DDaT leaders set for 2% pay bump
Scale of increase for senior tech officials mirrors that of the wider civil service
Patel apologises for ‘frustrating’ delays with only half of Ukrainian visa applications approved so far
Just one in seven applicants has made it to the UK to date
DfE offers £145k in search for tech-savvy operations chief
Chosen applicant will have oversight of major digital and data programmes
Heather Wheeler takes on ministerial responsibility for GDS and CDDO
Junior minister becomes the 12th parliamentarian in less than seven years to oversee digital government initiatives
ONS seeks senior statistician to lead analysis of Covid infection data
Deputy director-level role comes with salary of £71,000
London to build new citywide data hub
GLA is to redevelop Datastore platform to better enable data sharing and collation of information from new sources, such as APIs and IoT sensors
Government efficiency drive cut £137m of digital spend in FY21
Cabinet Office claims creation of Central Digital and Data Office helped deliver nine-figure savings
Edinburgh University tech firm spin-out looks to growth after CEO appointment
Academic institution appoints full-time leader for data-centric business
GDS boss puts ‘mobile-first and hyperpersonalisation’ at heart of future service transformation
Tom Read tells PublicTechnology Live about GDS’s plans to drive transformation into its second decade, and how the agency’s future priorities were informed by its peers in Ukraine
Police chiefs to launch online hub for forces’ use of tech, data and science
NPCC website will allow officers to see what peers in other parts of the country are doing
Government leaders of the future will need digital and data expertise, says head of Fast Stream
Leader of graduate recruitment programme tells PublicTechnology Live that civil servants will soon require technical skills and understanding to progress senior officialdom
Digitally excluded facing ever ‘more acute’ disadvantages as some groups remain 60% offline
Although 94% of households now have the internet, people who are aged over 70, live alone and have a disability are far more likely to lack connection
Defence innovation unit sets up shop in Newcastle
Dstl establishes location in north-east city
‘Get things right at the start’ – new playbook sets out rules to be applied to all government digital projects
Document covers issues such as assessments of suppliers and delivery models, and upfront consideration of potential issues with legacy IT
‘Government’s slow progress on data hampered pandemic preparedness’
Report from Public Accounts Committee calls for Cabinet Office to set out plan to improve availability, quality and use of information
Foreign Office IT slammed as diplomat cites need for ‘routine’ deletion of emails during Afghanistan crisis
Parliamentary committee hears that messages were deleted as a matter of course ‘otherwise inbox gums up and stops working’
Scottish government backs local tech firms’ global expansion plans
Export strategy aims to support international ambitions of technology businesses
Court hears of ministers making key decisions over WhatsApp then deleting messages
Evidence submitted to High Court claims many officials and ministers use private messaging services on a ‘daily basis’
New guidelines ask departments to actively encourage service-user feedback
Government standards intend to foster a culture of ‘welcoming complaints in a positive way’