NHSX to review patients’ online channels
National organisation to consider efficacy of existing portals and apps
Home Office begins work on modern slavery statement service
Department awards £500k contract for design of digital tool
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County council gets Welsh Government funding to implement tech
UK Statistics Authority issues warning on ‘unclear’ schools spending election claims
Watchdog claims figures quotes by two main parties could offer inaccurate picture
Three best-practice measures in the event of a data breach
To have the best chance of an effective response and a full recovery, organisations should have a robust incident response strategy in place, says BT
How digital triage is cutting queues for urgent care
Digital self-check-in at an NHS centre in London enables patients to be attended to within a few minutes. Gill Hitchcock reports.
UK commits to European Space Agency with £1.9bn funding
Government announces country will continue to take part in key programmes
Home Office looks to implement ‘user-centred design’
Department seeks partners to ‘avoid shortfall of essential skills’
Labour plans Trainline-style online ticket shop for rail journeys
Party proposes government-run ‘one-stop shop’ for all train trips
HMRC awards £13k deal for YouTube voiceover artist
Tax agency recruits professional provider of dulcet tones for online videos
MoD hunts for head of profession for military and civilian techies
Postholder will provide a ‘focal point’ for IT, cyber and digital workers
Durham shops for £10m fibre network
County council publishes three-lot framework tender
University of Sheffield to install 3D bioprinter
Institution shops for machine that could work with ‘technological and biological’ matter
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
Newcastle Uni floats £15m Huawei support contract
Institution to launch dynamic purchasing system to address ‘significant installed base’ of vendor’s kit
Essex seeks £90k leader to ‘set technology vision’
Post as head of tech and architecture comes with a remit to set standards and principles
How to take control of your network
We hear from BT about why delivering a great customer experience depends on your network visibility
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
Computacenter grabs £27m TfL IT service desk deal
IT reseller wins four-year contract
Can Hull become the world’s smartest city?
The city has ambitious plans, and benefits from ubiquitous access to full-fibre broadband. PublicTechnology talks to the council’s digital and IT chief to find out more
HMRC creates £100k post to be ‘face of IT for senior leadership’
Role as head of IT business services comes with remit to ensure department’s transformation is ‘business-led’
NHS to build ‘online sharing and collaboration’ platform for health and social care sector
Two-year project to cost up to £1.8m
‘Policy mandarins don’t get that engaged in reform’ – Francis Maude
In an interview with the Civil Service World podcast, the former Cabinet Office minister discusses frustrations of attempts to push through digital and procurement transformation