‘Not in our DNA’ – DVLA chief reveals agency’s struggles to enable remote access during pandemic
Julie Lennard tells MPs ‘everything has been designed’ to operate onsite
Regulators crack down on social media influencers
New rules require online celebrities to be more transparent about paid-for posts – or face tough...
National Situation Centre taps mobile network data for ‘insights on behaviours of millions of people’
Cabinet Office-based facility signs £800k deal with mobile network operator
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Huawei consulted on network exclusion – but government claims ban will not be reversed
DCMS indicates feedback exercise, in which vendor is being asked to provide views on its proposed ban from the UK’s next-generation networks, is a legal requirement
GDS picks Deloitte to develop GOV.UK identity-checking app in £5m deal
Professional services firm chosen to support delivery of software to enable government-wide login system
NHS signs £1.6m in deals for vaccine centre connectivity
BT wins contracts for WiFi and HSCN connections
Government fund backs local connectivity projects
Eight programmes receive a share of £8m
Scottish Government urged to ditch contact-tracing programme
Opponents call for more ‘targeted’ approach to virus
NHS online platform to offer patients personalised info on operation waiting times
New digital system forms part of government efforts to reduce post-pandemic backlog
Levelling-up plan looks to bring Silicon Valley to Solihull – but broadband ambitions now delayed by five years
Document pledges that three designated ‘innovation centres’ will learn from models of major US tech hubs and universities
Scottish schools partner with tech firms to boost computer science skills
Teachers at 25 schools will work with professionals from the likes of Amazon, PwC and Leidos
NHS Covid Pass: 12- to 15-year-olds offered digital document from Thursday – in time for half-term hols
Minister confirms documentation will be available via the app and NHS.UK website
Covid vaccine programme: NHS signs £9m O2 deal for mobile services
Contract covers a range of services
Edinburgh rolls out iPads to all secondary pupils
About 40,000 devices will be deployed by the end of 2022 in partnership between local authority and tech firm
Consumer regulator seeks £100k leader for algorithm work
CMA created team last year to better understand and oversee the use of automated technologies in business
Home Office to spearhead anti-encryption public comms campaign
Report claims efforts led by advertising firm will aim to stoke concern among parents and could feature public stunts designed to alarm passers-by
NHS app to suggest ‘healthier alternatives’ for parents
Technology will enable users to scan barcodes
MPs criticise Rees-Mogg over ongoing opposition to remote voting
Leader of the House of Commons tells committee that his parliamentary colleagues ‘do not necessarily take electronic voting as seriously’
Digital NHS Covid pass to be offered to 12- to 15-year-olds in ‘early 2022’
Youngest cohort to be offered the vaccine can currently obtain a hard-copy letter
Most departments wipe devices after failed password attempts
FOI responses find that two thirds of government entities reset phones – a practice firmly discouraged by MPs
Are your Christmas presents spying on you?
With many around the country receiving technological gifts, experts from government anti-espionage unit UK NACE explain why smartphones are the ‘perfect eavesdropping devices’
BEIS boss picks communication and use of new technology as key to meeting challenges of 2021
Sarah Munby runs the rule over an unrelenting 12 months
Regulator proposes measures to loosen Apple and Google’s ‘vice-like grip’ on mobile users
CMA calls vendors to make it easier for users to switch between the two platforms
Parliament backs vaccine passports despite 100-strong Tory rebellion
MPs vote through the use of Covid passes