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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UK commits to European Space Agency with £1.9bn funding
Government announces country will continue to take part in key programmes
Labour plans Trainline-style online ticket shop for rail journeys
Party proposes government-run ‘one-stop shop’ for all train trips
How has the online voter registration service coped with 100,000 users a day?
Since MPs voted in favour of a December election, upwards of 3.5 million registrations have been processed digitally
Manchester calls Uber in for talks
Following TfL’s decision to uphold revoked licence, authority is reported to be considering whether taxi app should continue to operate in the city
MoD hunts for head of profession for military and civilian techies
Postholder will provide a ‘focal point’ for IT, cyber and digital workers
Citizens Advice warns telecoms firms on vulnerability of rural citizens
Scottish body urges broadband providers to offer increased support to those in rural areas
Labour manifesto: five tech takeaways
The free broadband plan has attracted attention, but the party has a number of other proposals for the use and regulation of technology. PublicTechnology rounds up the major manifesto policies
ICO appoints ethics lead
Regulator recruits former BP exec Ellis Parry in newly created role
Number of untaxed vehicles three times higher since introduction of digital-only system
Following the abolition of paper tax discs in 2014, there are hundreds of thousands of additional drivers ducking duty
Government issues alert over tax fraudsters
Public told to keep an eye out for scam emails and texts
US government gives Huawei 90-day trade licence extension
American firms cleared to do business with Chinese tech titan until the new year
Government fails to rule out anti-encryption law but says agreement with Facebook is ‘preferred solution’
Home Office factsheet claims that proposals made by the social network so far are ‘not satisfactory’
Industry gives Labour’s free broadband plan mixed reaction
Focus on importance of connectivity is welcomed but tech groups oppose renationalisation
DCMS perm sec on why the National Data Strategy is ‘not about building systems – it’s about how we work’
After returning to lead an organisation with an expanded roster of responsibilities, Sarah Healey discusses how DCMS can best lead the drive to improve data use and sharing
New MHCLG finance chief to oversee digital and data drive
Department advertises £140k position as CFO
Tech helps Whitehall cuts three-fifths of greenhouse gas emissions
Use of mobile devices, cloud, and conferencing has played a major role in helping the public administration sector to slash its carbon footprint in the past 30 years
NHSX to appoint citizens to act as ‘patient voice’
Tech organisation seeks to bring in two part-time advisors to help make services as useful and accessible as possible
Government promises ‘regular and robust dialogue’ with social networks on election disinformation
Representative points to steps taken so far but says ‘there is clearly much more to be done’
HMCTS reforms ‘risk disadvantaging people with poor IT skills’
MPs warn of potential impact on access to justice
The greatest glitch in government
In 2017, the NHS was the most high-profile victim of an international cyberattack. With the imminent phasing-out of support for Windows 7, Guinevere Poncia asks how government institutions are keeping pace with cyberthreats
Cornwall offers £110k for transformation leader
County council recruiting digital chief