Scotland supports SMEs’ use of tech in economic stimulus plan
Scottish Government will also provide funding for retraining
Widespread Whitehall homeworking to continue
Phased return begins but numbers of civil servants returning to the office will be limited...
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Blackpool claims £1m savings after using AI to fix potholes
Local authority deploys satellite imagery and automation software
No changes needed to legal framework for facial recognition, minister claims
Policing minister Malthouse says Brexit will not change legal standing
Environment Agency sets aside £30k to provide staff with mindfulness app
Arm’s-length body looks to offer program to about one in seven employees
Government tech consultants need to be more like Mary Poppins
Too many public sector entities have become dependent on consultants who have outstayed their welcome, according to Romy Hughes of Brightman
Government faces Commons backlash over ‘regrettable’ Huawei decision
A number of government and opposition MPs have joined US politicians in calling for Chinese vendor to be excluded from national communications network
Huawei given green light for role in 5G network
Chinese vendor will remain excluded from so-called core areas of the network
Government introduces IoT security laws
All devices will need to conform to three security requirements
Trump and Johnson discuss Huawei as sources warn situation could imperil trade deal
Pressure grows for UK to follow US and Australian lead and ban Chinese vendor from mobile network
London police to roll out live facial recognition technology
Critics ramp up opposition as force announces controversial kit will go into live operational use
Nicola Sturgeon warns of risk of ‘communities left behind’ by new technology
Scotland’s first minister says AI and automation will bring both opportunities and dangers
Civil service top dog Manzoni to leave government
As Cabinet Office perm sec, departing CEO oversaw digital transformation agenda
NHS Lanarkshire unveils plans for ‘Scotland’s first digital hospital’
Facility will include kit such as mobile technology and large touchscreen information points
Local government transformation needs leadership support and understanding
If councils wish to make their digital ambitions a reality, senior managers need to familiarise themselves with digital ways of working and the role they should play, believes Alex Yedigaroff of dxw
Chancellor says UK will press on with tax on digital giants despite US threat of ‘arbitrary’ reprisal
Sajid Javid says tariff is ‘proportionate’ as US counterpart turns up the rhetorical heat
CCS to launch £50m digital inclusion framework
Procurement vehicle to offer services and tools to assist citizens that struggle with digital
Government to trial automated vehicles in motorway maintenance
Machines will eliminate need for heavy cones to be manually laid on busy roads
‘No change to digital approach’ – Home Office quashes suggestion of physical settled status documents
Government responds to comments made by European parliament’s Brexit chief
Scottish Government project explores use of blockchain and AI in fishing
Highlands and Islands Enterprise to run scheme looking at how new tech could be used in seafood sector
GDS floats £100k in bid to recruit strategy chief
Role comes with a remit to oversee the work of 140 staff across four areas
DCMS workforce now 70% ‘D’ and 30% ‘CMS’
Minister reveals that the majority of the 765 civil servants devoted to a project in one policy area are focused purely on digital
Digital secretary: ‘We will be an unashamedly pro-technology government in all that we do’
Nicky Morgan sets out five core principles to promote the use of tech for economic and social benefit