One sixth of £7.5m available funding pot is allocated after first tranche of applications

Government to spend £300,000 building prototype of system that could handle both inbound and outbound payments

Borough looks to mobile optimisation, personal notifications and possible implementation of GOV.UK Pay

Institution issues prior information notice announcing imminent replacement of existing Hydra platform

GDS seeks feedback on project to offer services-procurement platform overseas

Department hiring for senior development role

Johan Hogsander of Transform examines what the technology industry can learn from the world of sport

Associate professor Dr Roger Kerry tells Gill Hitchcock that social media should be a natural part of higher education

James Milligan of Hays Digital Technology welcomes PM Theresa May’s investments in closing the technology skills gap

Role comes with £90,000 salary

With the deadline for going paperless less than a year away, Gill Hitchcock finds that front-line workers have differing views on health service’s tech systems

Interim CDIO Mike Potter also discusses how the department is leading the way on mobile apps and blockchain, and why he wants a tax service built around life events

London-based consultancy Zaizi bags two-year deal

After going down the in-house route in 2013, Kent-based council is now looking for outside help with latest redesign

Department invests in software supporting efforts to move away from VME platform

As voters head to the polls, new research suggests online option could help increase participation among non-voters

While some councils boast impressive advocates for data analysis, there are strict limits on what they can accomplish without the backing of Westminster – as the election campaign row over social care shows

IT association says results of second stage of website accessibility test indicate ‘ongoing challenge’ for councils

Company ditches plan to sell business after competition watchdog announces investigation - a move that will see the healthcare staff that rely on the tech left with no choice of network

This year's DL100 shortlist sees Defra’s fishing licence service competing with DWP’s Check Your State Pension and Scottish government’s CivTech initiatives for digital public service innovation of the year

Think tank warns that Home Office systems are a “long way from a fully digital service” that is needed to deal with the surge of permanent residency applications from EU nationals as the UK leaves the union