New tech platform to ‘transform’ vetting process for government roles
System will launch next summer and will replace troubled NSVS system
Funding boost for Scottish geospatial sector
UK and Scottish governments back project
NHS trusts plan £18m IT refresh
Surrey and Sussex trusts sign deal for new managed service and complete upgrade of all devices...
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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
New GDS minister unveils vision for single sign-on
Julia Lopez wants to improve system for citizens to identify themselves
Policy on public sector use of US cloud under review as uncertainty grows over post-Brexit data transfers
GDS and NHS Digital asked to review policies after collapse of Privacy Shield agreement and ongoing lack of data adequacy status with EU
MPs tell Home Office to improve data or ‘the next scandal is around the corner’
Damning report from PAC finds that department has ‘no idea’ about outcomes of its enforcement activities
DCMS taps consultancy to help build transformation plan
Digital department is expecting ‘increased responsibilities’ as government works on coronavirus recovery
Scotland to create ten 5G hubs
Scottish Government supports network of connectivity sites with £4m funding
Reforms will allow civil service to ‘respond faster and better to the needs of the public’, PM claims
Boris Johnson tells select committee that pandemic response has shown ‘there are some times when we need to move faster’
Doctors’ union to review use of video consultations
BMA board will examine how best to use technology going forward and calls for government to take heed of its findings
Central London boroughs seek IT chief to develop joint strategy
Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea launch recruitment for CIO
Derbyshire police seeks £15m long-term IT product partner
Force floats procurement opportunity
Personal data of all Welsh coronavirus cases compromised in breach
Public Health Wales says leak that affected more than 18,000 people to have tested positive was attributable to ‘human error’
HMRC to connect 27 offices with £2m wide-area network
Tax agency invests in connectivity
Hancock hails ‘defining moment’ in virus response as NHS contact-tracing app to launch nationwide this month
Businesses urged to prepare for 24 September
Government gives £44m boost to development of electric aeroplanes
Money will also be invested in robots for nuclear power stations
Nuclear power control desk heads for second life as movie star
Government agency sells unit to film studio for £10,200
DfE awards £27m deal in expansion of laptops scheme
Schools and children affected by local lockdowns will be given extra devices
Hancock pledges to ‘innovate our way out of this crisis’ as government puts £500m into rapid tests
Trials of ‘next-generation technology’ could support the rollout of a mass testing programme
Scottish online learning platform expands
The e-Sgoil system will offer a wide range of courses across the country
HMRC appoints former energy and telecoms exec Daljit Rehal as digital chief
Senior manager replaces interim CDIO Mark Denney
Government puts £50m into using AI for disease diagnosis
Money will fund expansion of work at three centres