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Think tank calls on government to postpone spending review again
Treasury says suggestion that gap between reviews could be extended to six years is no more than ‘speculation’ currently
DCMS keeping tabs on child-safety implications of Apple updates
New versions of the vendor’s operating systems include support for DNS over HTTPS
Government follows tech firms’ lead in launching autism internship scheme
Programme will recruit 18-25 year olds
Scottish start-ups get funding boost
Public funding dedicated to help smaller firms survive pandemic
London NHS bodies team up to plan £2m digital mental-health platform for young people
Ten CCGs and trusts look to improve access to remote services
Policy on public sector use of US cloud under review as uncertainty grows over post-Brexit data transfers
GDS and NHS Digital asked to review policies after collapse of Privacy Shield agreement and ongoing lack of data adequacy status with EU
MPs tell Home Office to improve data or ‘the next scandal is around the corner’
Damning report from PAC finds that department has ‘no idea’ about outcomes of its enforcement activities
DCMS taps consultancy to help build transformation plan
Digital department is expecting ‘increased responsibilities’ as government works on coronavirus recovery
‘Unless you get the ethics of data right, you'll fail on the effectiveness as well’
The head of the Royal Statistical Society Stian Westlake talks algorithms, politicians and the current ‘favourable wind’ gathering in government behind his profession
Spending watchdog to probe ‘transparency’ of government procurement during pandemic
Auditor general says NAO will produce ‘detailed piece of work’
Doctors’ union to review use of video consultations
BMA board will examine how best to use technology going forward and calls for government to take heed of its findings
Hancock urges citizens not to ‘game the system’ as people find local coronavirus tests by claiming to live 500 miles away
Twickenham MP claims her constituents have been able to book local tests only by entering an Aberdeen postcode
The coronavirus ‘infodemic’: truth and conspiracy online
The spread of online misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated a public health crisis. PublicTechnology digs into a recent parliamentary inquiry to find out more about the response from social media companies and government
Scottish Government urges uptake of digital inclusion fund
Funding increased for programme that offers devices and connectivity
HMRC to connect 27 offices with £2m wide-area network
Tax agency invests in connectivity
National Data Strategy promises to ‘tackle government culture of risk-aversion’
Document sets out ‘transforming government’s use of data’ as one of five missions
Government gives £44m boost to development of electric aeroplanes
Money will also be invested in robots for nuclear power stations
Home Office tightens measures to prevent ‘political’ social media posts
Department installs ‘extra checks’ on civil servants’ tweets after reference to ‘activist lawyers’
New civil service chief issues call for government to ‘unlock the potential of data’
Incoming cabinet secretary Simon Case praises ‘innovative’ response to coronavirus
Policymakers must start asking difficult questions on the ethics of AI in healthcare
Government needs to begin working with citizens and industry to address the risks created by the use of new technology, according to Jessica Morley and Luciano Floridi of the Oxford Internet Institute
Digital sector accounts for one in five workers in Scotland’s major cities
Stats show healthy tech industry blossoming in Edinburgh and Glasgow