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 evaluating ‘every technological solution’ for virtual parliament
Support for a digital House of Commons is growing
DWP urged to improve Universal Credit data analytics
Think tank report claims better use of information could help direct resources
DfE to set up portal for staff to buy homeworking kit
Department looks to get platform up and running this week
Prisons service expects to offer virtual visits for inmates ‘imminently’
Government is currently looking at possible options to facilitate remote contact
Foreign Office gets green light for £94m Oracle upgrade
Spend control data shows business case approved for Atlas programme
Call for ‘digital parliament’ gains backing of one in five MPs
Campaign launched by Labour MP Chi Onwurah is supported by 124 other members
New Cabinet Office head Alex Chisholm to ‘lead ongoing transformation’ of civil service
BEIS perm sec will replace John Manzoni at the head of the Cabinet Office
NHSX chief: This is not about tech, or data – it’s about patients
A year after NHSX was founded, the healthtech organisation’s head Matthew Gould discusses AI, data sharing and privacy in this exclusive interview
More than 100 courts open for video and telephone hearings
One-third of courts across England and Wales will have the ability to hear cases remotely, the government has announced
Can the Government Transformation Strategy be judged a success?
The Government Transformation Strategy set out an array of ambitions for a three-year timeframe that has now reached its end. A range of expert commentators discuss whether its aims have been achieved.
Government issues call for ‘rapid sanitising technology” for ambulances
MoD agency seeks potential suppliers of mobile options to expedite cleaning process
Government launches WhatsApp chatbot for coronavirus advice
Service offers range of information options, including latest statistics and prevention tips
Trade-mark hearings turn to Skype as IPO moves services online
Patent agency says services are ‘mainly unaffected’
Supreme Court cases move to videoconferencing
Hearings to be held virtually and streamed online
Imperial leads the way as medical students take final exams remotely
London university hosts online examinations with many other institutions set to follow suit
Prisons pilot digital tool to collect ‘use of force’ data
MoJ minister reveals program will gather info on use of rigid handcuffs and other tools
NHS launches online ‘isolation notes’ service for employees
Those unable to attend work will be able to obtain evidence via website or 111 service
Interview: GDS head Alison Pritchard on ministerial change, the spending review and the benefits of comedy
The Government Digital Service was created to be a radical agent of reform. Director general Alison Pritchard tells PublicTechnology that, while it now prefers to work more collaboratively, it still has the stomach for a scrap.
Technology in the time of coronavirus
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall on the immense importance of government digital and data professionals, at a time when a lot of things suddenly seem less important than they did just a few days ago
Emergency law to provide for digitisation of death registration and video courtrooms
The incoming coronavirus bill aims to allow for more measures to be taken remotely
Civil service head: ‘We will have to adapt the way we work’
Sir Mark Sedwill says departments will be given advice on working arrangements