Virtual voting, remote working and fake news – the tech legacy of coronavirus
Experts discuss what the lasting impact of the pandemic might be for government and the public sector
More than 70 MPs protest plan to end virtual parliament
Cross-party group voices opposition to plans to ask members to return to Westminster
Four in five DWP staff not working remotely, figures suggest
Vast majority of staff in most departments are performing their duties from home
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‘Government’s major policy problems require a cross-departmental approach’ – National Statistician
The government's new statistics guru Ian Diamond discusses how government can make best use of data
Why ‘changes in technology and society’ prompted a review of Scottish FOI laws
The Scottish Information Commissioner discusses the impact to date of freedom of information legislation and how he wants the law to operate in the future
Bury to grow online public service directory
North west town looks to increase scope of web platform to include sections on the NHS and carers
Hancock says tech revolution must include the ‘whole NHS – not just the leading trusts’
Health secretary uses first speech since election to ramp up rhetoric on digital and data and reveal plan for ‘digital aspirant’ programme
Two fifths of EU applicants not granted full settled status
More than 40% of EU nationals are being given pre-settled status, Home Office figures show
Cummings' Whitehall transformation must put people at the centre of policy and delivery
Any government reform must empower policymakers to consider the needs of both citizens and their digital colleagues, according to Sam Menter of Mace&Menter
Ministerial responsibility for GDS changes hands again
Jeremy Quin looks set to take oversight of digital agency as Simon Hart is made secretary of state for Wales
Tech ministers returned with increased majorities
Simon Hart, Oliver Dowden, and Matt Warman all regain their seats and win more votes than in 2017
Guernsey doctors to offer digital medical certificates
Patients will be able to present electronic forms to employers and government agencies
DfT lays groundwork for interactive mapping platform for transport data
Department seeks to decide which data should be included in tool or whether buying or building is the best option
Election 2019: Which party has most to say on digital, data and technology?
Examining the language of each party’s manifesto reveals significant differences in the amount and focus of proposals related to technology and data policy – as well as in the wider themes of each document
Conservative manifesto: five tech takeaways
Rounding up the Tories’ key pledges in the area of digital and data, including a new cyber force and tax incentives for investing in cloud computing
Largest NHS trust preps £10m deal to modernise virtual desktops
Barts Health to launch procurement for supplier to host and maintain VDI environment
Could AR/VR augment the public sector?
Government has only dabbled with augmented and virtual reality so far, but the technology has a range of potential use cases, according to Jeremy Dalton of Immerse UK and PwC
EXCL: HMRC ‘monitoring exposure’ to Windows 7 as end-of-support looms
Department reveals it has almost 1,800 PCs still running on ageing operating system
Council collaboration catches on
Georgina Maratheftis of techUK runs through a busy and productive month of partnerships for the local authority digital and technology sector
Defence secretary: ‘Hybrid warfare is our new reality’
Ben Wallace uses speech at NATO summit to stress importance of emerging technology
Conservatives propose online ‘travel authorisation’ for EU citizens
Tories reveal plan for US-style electronic visa waiver once the UK leaves the European Union
Powys gets £1m backing for digital transformation
County council gets Welsh Government funding to implement tech
UK Statistics Authority issues warning on ‘unclear’ schools spending election claims
Watchdog claims figures quotes by two main parties could offer inaccurate picture
Facebook upholds BBC complaint over Tory election ad
Video that incorporated footage of high-profile journalists is taken down