More data likely to be made available under government licence in due course

Move follows the earlier transfer of data policymakers

Cambridge Analytica revelations show need for ‘better monitoring’ of data-protection measures

Calm has turned a section of the 57,509-word EU document into a sleep-inducing audio book

County council issues contract notice seeking telecoms firms to fulfil stage four of Connecting Cambridgeshire project

Authors of the seven million e-books borrowed from libraries each year will now receive government payment

Department reportedly provides list of 39 technology and other reform programmes that are being paused or delayed

Report from RSA finds that most people oppose use of automated decision-making in various areas of public service

Rob Driver of techUK looks at the big questions facing the government as it approaches the halfway point of its big-ticket digital and data plan

In his foreword to Policy Exchange report on digital government, former Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude opines that ‘progress has slipped in recent years’

DVLA platform given thumbs-up after beta stage in which almost £2m was collected

Theo Blackwell discusses how the soon-to-be-published Smarter London Together strategy document will promote common standards and skills, and help councils use planning powers to promote connectivity

While GDPR is right to provide individuals with greater control over how their information is used, the benefits of sharing data should not be overlooked, believes Rose Lasko-Skinner of Reform

Last year thousands of IT deals were awarded to small local players, newly published figures indicate

Paul Maltby claims councils must first renew ageing infrastructure before realising the benefits of machine learning and automation 

Supplier sought for two-year project to provide health-service workers and employers with digital platform

Philip Hammond vows that every building in the UK will have access to an FTTP network within 15 years

Select committee report calls for algorithms to be added to a ministerial brief, and urges departments to publicly declare where and how they use them

Site allows private renters to search records of past offences and file reports of bad practice

Theresa May uses speech in Macclesfield to announce plans to work with technology sector and NHS to improve diagnoses

With new internet-safety legislation due later this year, respondents to a government consultation have urged the creation of a dedicated regulator with the power to punish