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Inside DWP’s digital coronavirus response – APIs, reuse and micro-services

28 July 2020

In the face of huge demand for its services, the DWP was able to call on a library of reusable tools, the department’s integration lead Jacqui Leggetter tells PublicTechnology

NHS collates data from symptom-tracker apps
22 May 2020

NHSX works with jHub to gather and analyse information collected by third-party software

‘We need your data’ – how the ONS is mobilising the power of information in the fight against coronavirus
20 May 2020

As the UK enters its ninth week of lockdown, interim deputy national statistician Frankie Kay...

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MPs slam continued digital strategy delay

13 January 2017

Members of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee have called on the government to explain why the digital strategy “continues to be a work-in-progress” almost a year after it was first due.

NHS informatics director and ICT supplier jailed for fraud

10 January 2017

A former NHS IT director at a Surrey NHS trust who accepted bribes in exchange for the award of IT contracts has been jailed for three and a half years.

Socitm survey: A third of council homepages fail accessibility tests

9 January 2017

A third of UK council websites have not passed the first stage of Socitm’s annual test to assess their accessibility to people with disabilities.

Atos signs 10-year ICT deal with London NHS trust

5 January 2017

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Atos to be its primary ICT contractor as the company expands its work with the UK’s health sector.

Socitm to focus on leadership, smart places, cyber and infrastructure

4 January 2017

The association of IT and digital professionals in local government has announced its plans for 2017 research and policy projects.

Political upheaval, Blockchain and data protection: What does 2017 have in store for tech?

23 December 2016

As the New Year approaches, PublicTechnology takes a look at what we might expect in the world of digital government in 2017. 

GDS says its open source code guidance needs to be more joined up

19 December 2016

The Government Digital Service is to start a user research project on the development and use of open source code in government, including plans to “fill in the gaps” in open source guidance.

Councils’ building control pages written for ‘professionals’ and risk ‘alienating’ residents

16 December 2016

Less than half of UK local authorities’ websites have good or very good information for people planning to carry out a building project – and some are using web pages as a “hard sell” for council services, a survey has said.

GDS rolls out single government WiFi service

14 December 2016

A secure cross-Whitehall WiFi service will be available in government buildings in early 2017 as part of private beta testing, the Government Digital Service has announced.

GDS seeks data.gov.uk manager as strategy expected emphasise need for open data

12 December 2016

The Government Digital Service has launched a recruitment drive for a product manager for the government’s catalogue of open data, data.gov.uk.

Socitm: Too many councils make applying for social housing complex and cumbersome

12 December 2016

Just 39% of metropolitan councils provide a good or very good service for people to apply for housing online, according to the latest results from Socitm’s Better Connected survey.

Transport for London looks to data to improve services and cut congestion

9 December 2016

Transport for London’s latest five-year business plan has set out how it will make better use of data to make journeys easier, including a new open data partnership with Google.

GDS to cut GOV.UK frontend templates from 140 to 10

9 December 2016

The team in charge of content on the government’s flagship GOV.UK site is planning to cut its frontend templates from 140 down to 10.

Land Registry picks Kainos for single register of 26 million local land charge records

1 December 2016

The Land Registry has chosen Kainos to build it a single digital register for disparate local authority registers of restrictions on land or property across England.

GDS revamps service standard assessment process

30 November 2016

Teams building government digital services will have regular visits from an assessor during development under a new approach to standards assessment being trialled by the Government Digital Service.

Plant health data opened up by Defra

30 November 2016

The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a website that aims to improve access to data on plant pests and diseases.

Surrey council extends communications network contract with BT

28 November 2016

The contract for BT’s network for integrated voice and data communications across Surrey and Berkshire has been extended until 2021, as Surrey County Council claims it is on track to save £3.5m.

Google’s DeepMind and NHS restart data-sharing deal with greater transparency

22 November 2016

The healthcare arm of Google’s artificial intelligence company DeepMind has published the details of its latest data-sharing agreement with the NHS as it relaunches work to develop a patient-monitoring app.

Scottish government seeks digital service standards assessors

22 November 2016

The Scottish government plans to launch its assessment process for digital services in early 2017 and is looking for volunteers to act as assessors.

LocalGov Digital moots co-operative model with £1 membership fee

21 November 2016

The network for digital staff in councils across the UK has announced plans to become a more formal organisation with a co-operative membership model and more clarity on its aims.

Ordnance Survey to develop ‘digital twin’ of UK for national rollout of 5G

21 November 2016

The government has commissioned the Ordnance Survey to create a smart map that will determine the best locations for the radio antennae needed to establish a 5G network in the UK.

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