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‘A collective sigh of relief’ – former minister remembers millennium bug panic
Gisela Stuart, whose brief included civil contingencies, recalls the havoc that was expected – and failed to materialise
Keeping tabs on work-issued mobile activity with Antenna
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Rewiring government: improving outcome management
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Users question accuracy of HMCTS Common Platform court system
PCS union plans strikes over new case management system but courts service says ‘no evidence’ that it is compromising justice
FCDO digitises process for validating official documents
More than 100 countries 'should accept' PDF-based ‘e-Apostille’ legalised documents, but department tells applicants to check first
HM Land Registry to smooth home-buying with digitisation
Organisation plans to automate up to 70% of all ownership changes by 2024-25
NHS Digital spends £45.3m on two more years of NHSmail
Extension brings total value of Accenture’s seven-year contract to £160.8m
Home Office to re-run procurement of mobile fingerprinting devices
Department plans new procurement for biometric equipment following market engagement
UK signs digital trade deal to support Ukraine’s IT industry
Agreement intended to cut red tape was signed in response to a request from government in Kyiv
Fuelling the UK’s digital economy
Ed Stainton, Director of Major Government at BT, on accelerating initiatives to drive growth through responsible, inclusive, and sustainable technology
Jisc identifies digital divide among university students
Survey finds poor connectivity and costs of mobile data hamper online learning
Estonian government invites tech innovators globally to join digital testbed
Estonia says Digital Testbed Framework is an opportunity to trial solutions with one of world’s most digitally-advanced nations
PM told that digital tools can prevent poor health
Policy leaders want to test health tech at scale to tackle health inequalities
Conwy Council switches business and finance systems to SaaS
Welsh authority says SaaS platform will save staff time and improve decision-making
Shropshire awarded highest level of superfast broadband funding
Council points to area’s geographical challenges, with government money supporting shift to near-universal coverage
Whitehall union plans 'resistance' to shared services plans
PCS blasts plan new plan after criticising series of ‘failed ideas’
Birmingham tech leader hails return of innovation after exiting outsourced IT contract
Authority's engagement with Capita comes to an end
Schools adopt range of approaches on digital home learning says Ofsted
Remote schooling provision is ‘patchy’ and has to compete with other technologies says chief inspector
Greater Manchester Police to revamp ‘ring of steel’ number-plate cameras
Police force seeks supplier to maintain existing cameras and develop new CCTV and ANPR services
Using Privileged Access Management to protect against the unexpected in the public sector
CyberArk's John Hurst argues that protecting privileged access is the best defence against unexpected cyber attacks
Intelligent Spend Management in the Public Sector
SAP Concur says it's time for the public sector to embrace more efficient invoice management technology
IT Resilience: The Key to a Successful Digital Transformation
Steve Blow, tech evangelist at Zerto, explains why digital transformation efforts could be futile if local authorities don’t address and improve their IT resilience
Contact-tracing success rate drops
Data shows declines in the proportion of both confirmed cases and their contacts being reached by tracers
Norway suspends ‘deeply intrusive’ contact-tracing app and deletes all existing data
The country’s data-protection authority has placed a ban on the collection of information via the software after Amnesty investigation