Public bodies tighten restrictions on TikTok
App is now formally banned from Scottish Government devices and can no longer be accessed on Westminster network
Scottish parliamentarians ‘strongly advised’ to ditch TikTok
MSPs are issued with advice following consultation with National Cyber Security Centre
Phone-bots and social-media alerts – Cabinet Office unveils £1bn plan for tech-powered efficiency savings
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Met Police seeks specialist partner to help extract evidence from devices
London force floats contract for support with digital forensics
NHS Scotland gets £10m backing for use of drones
Consortium including Glasgow Airport owner hopes that use of autonomous technologies could help cancer patients in rural communities
Keeping tabs on work-issued mobile activity with Antenna
How can public sector organisations keep track of calls, texts and instant messages in the world of ultra-flexi, hybrid working? Stuart Williams, CTO at FourNet, and Andrew Bale, EVP at Tango Networks, explain
IBM picked as core partner for NHS App in £50m deal
Four-year contract with tech vendor came into effect this summer
Home Office looks to test services with those lacking digital confidence
Department seeks support finding research participants from potentially excluded groups
Scotland gets multimillion-pound broadband boost
Scottish and UK governments both kick in funding to support programme
Citizens to receive government text alerts for weather emergencies
New system will enable authorities to warn citizens if their life or property is in imminent danger
UK cyber chiefs see potential in controversial tech that scans phones
Client-side scanning has been proposed by Apple as a means to detect child abuse while protecting privacy and security
Edinburgh app for reporting property issues expands to two more councils
Technology jointly developed by the local authority in the Scottish capital is to be adopted in two other areas of the country
‘Remote monitoring and virtual wards’ – Javid unveils NHS tech transformation plan to clear Covid backlogs
Health secretary claims that use of NHS app is ‘at the heart of’ strategy to reform health service
NHS Covid app update expands symptom checklist and softens guidance for English users
Latest version of software removes suggestion users may have coronavirus and countdown clock – except for Welsh users, who are still told to isolated and get tested
Scottish 5G centre shows off innovation
Bank of England chief impressed by tech development
Climate change: Government app to ‘encourage small lifestyle changes’
Environment agency signs £500k deal with software developer
Highlands and Islands gets IoT funding boost
Scottish Government supports scheme to fund firms’ investment in connected technologies
NHS Covid-19 app digs into design and user experience in £200k research drive
UKHSA awards two contracts to specialist firms
Ofcom leader: ‘Tech firms must take women’s safety seriously’
Watchdog’s annual report finds that women face greater risks and more abuse online
Leader appointed and £4.1m allocated to retire GOV.UK Verify
Platform to close next year, as initial projections for uptake of One Login system are revealed
Government exploring digital vaccine passport for young children
Vaccines minister claim that consideration of feasibility is currently taking place
Government app aims to help civil servants identify foreign spies on LinkedIn
Software released by CPNI is intended to enable website users to spot the estimated 10,000 malicious approaches made each year
Edinburgh students’ research could lead to smartwatches charged by the human body
Team of academics claim to have developed new means of generating energy
Home Office offers £140k for leader to oversee deployment of Emergency Services Network
Department opens recruitment for senior position