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Will local government transformation be set back by coronavirus?

15 January 2021

Having long suffered from a scarcity of funding, councils could be forgiven for deprioritising investments in new tech. But public and private and sector leaders tell PublicTechnology that digital has never been more important. 

Scotland curbs click-and-collect services
15 January 2021

Option can only be used for essential goods

Microsoft ‘a few weeks away’ from fixing issue affecting Scottish digital learning platform
14 January 2021

Education Scotland stresses there is a ‘manual workaround’

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Consultation to examine police use of drones and body-worn video

18 December 2020

Scottish Parliamentary committee invites views from the public

Online harms law could see social networks fined billions of pounds

17 December 2020

Ofcom will have power to penalise sites that fail to remove harmful content

Companies House implores firms to file accounts online to avoid delays

16 December 2020

Registrar cites lack of staff at HQ 

Union raises concerns over Cabinet Office bullying

15 December 2020

Head of PCS union says that seeming drop in instances of bullying does ‘not reflect the sad reality’

MPs point to lack of data as major barrier to closing government skills gaps

14 December 2020

PAC finds that the Cabinet Office lacks the right information to address a dearth of expertise in areas including digital and commercial

Stockport reaches 8,000 citizens with digital skills drive

11 December 2020

Council CEO claims use of tech platforms has enabled local residents to stay connected

ICO urged to protect workers from surveillance software

11 December 2020

MPs, unions and academics call for rules on the use of tech that can monitor remote workers

Plans for Crown Consultancy unit ‘watered down’, report claims

11 December 2020

Unit will reportedly advise on use of external firms rather than replace them

Minister pledges to improve access to Covid testing ‘via non-digital routes’

10 December 2020

Users are encouraged to use online platform, but DHSC insists other methods can be used

Remote working opened the doors to cyberattack and data breach risks – we can close them

8 December 2020

In 2020 public sector organisations have been tested to a degree never experienced before. According to CrowdStrike, increasing cybersecurity attacks are an additional complication they must navigate in an injurious year.

Defra confident of ‘smooth and orderly transfer’ to post-Brexit import IT system

8 December 2020

Minister says incoming platform has been subjected to ‘intense scrutiny’

ONS unveils Data Quality Framework

8 December 2020

Statistics agency releases new guidelines

Scottish Government to put £2bn into creating ‘globally-competitive high-tech economy’

7 December 2020

New national investment bank will support sustainable technology to support drive for net zero emissions target

Government urged to bring in emergency legislation to combat vaccine disinformation

7 December 2020

Shadow minister and campaign group call for new laws

Government immigration advisers flag concerns over availability of data

3 December 2020

Chair of Migration Advisory Committee calls for more timely information

Hancock and Dowden ask social networks to stem vaccine misinformation

2 December 2020

Ministers met with platforms last month

 

MoJ seeks £2m polygraph partner ahead of major trial of lie detectors for offenders

2 December 2020

Minister floats potential six-year deal as use of lie-detectors set to be greatly expanded

 

Government review calls for mandatory transparency in public sector use of algorithms

1 December 2020

Laws must also be updated, according to Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation 

Government explores AI to monitor use of face coverings

23 November 2020

Technology could then provide messages designed to promote ‘positive engagement’

HMRC estimates ‘£20 a year’ cost for businesses of switch to Making Tax Digital

20 November 2020

Minister says department has sought to minimise costs

MoD gets £24bn boost to create National Cyber Force

20 November 2020

Boris Johnson claims extra funding represents ‘biggest investment since Cold War’

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