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    Opinion: What Covid revealed about government’s legacy IT, and what to do next
    26 Jan Digital, Data & Technology

    Opinion: What Covid revealed about government’s legacy IT, and what to do next

    The coronavirus pandemic pressed unprecedented stress on government’s technology systems. Many parts of the system coped well, but it also revealed problems that must be addressed to avoid future crisis, says Reform's director of research, Eleonora Harwich
    by Eleonora Harwich
    Making contact: the inside story of how the government’s Covid app was developed
    29 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
    Making contact: the inside story of how the government’s Covid app was developed
    MPs find government has ‘presented pandemic data to provoke anxiety, rather than understand risk’
    19 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
    MPs find government has ‘presented pandemic data to provoke anxiety, rather than understand risk’
    Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
    12 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
    Border tech failures ramp up Home Office’s ‘miserable’ digital record, MPs warn
    Data insight is the holy grail of better government decision-making Sponsored
    29 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
    Data insight is the holy grail of better government decision-making
    Government is the mother of all data repositories, but Rohan Malik, Managing Partner for Government and Infrastructure at EY, argues that it needs to use this data well to realise its full potential
    Interview: deputy national statistician on legacy tech, lockdowns and a ‘leap forward’ for government’s use of data
    11 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
    Interview: deputy national statistician on legacy tech, lockdowns and a ‘leap forward’ for government’s use of data
    Alison Pritchard on plans for the 2021 census, ensuring public trust in statistics – and her next epic boat journey

    DfE laptops for home-schooling found to contain malware
    26 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
    DfE laptops for home-schooling found to contain malware
    ‘Small number’ of machines affected by what users say is a worm that contacts Russian servers
    Was 2020 a watershed for public sector use of algorithms?
    25 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
    Was 2020 a watershed for public sector use of algorithms?
    Last year saw public protests about the use of predictive analytics in decision making. As the technology becomes more widely used in many public services, Sam Trendall asks experts about the implications for government, the law – and the citizens affected
    Government shakes up digital leadership
    14 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
    Government shakes up digital leadership
    Home Office tech chief Davinson appointed leader of newly created Central Digital and Data Office while Read arrives from MoJ to head up GDS
    HMRC records 12% spike in complaints as customer-service issues continue
    11 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
    HMRC records 12% spike in complaints as customer-service issues continue
    November stats show another increase in call-waiting times and new struggles with answering online and postal queries
    Government ‘working towards’ publishing new digital strategy this year
    07 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
    Government ‘working towards’ publishing new digital strategy this year
    Plan was due to be published in autumn last year
    DfE expands supplier base for laptops scheme
    01 Dec 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    DfE expands supplier base for laptops scheme
    Department brings in two additional IT resellers to supply about 165,000 extra devices
    HMRC and Home Office the big winners as spending review commits £600m to ‘fix outdated government IT’
    30 Nov 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    HMRC and Home Office the big winners as spending review commits £600m to ‘fix outdated government IT’
    Document also outlines projection of extra £700m revenue from digital taxation regime
    NHS ‘improves accuracy’ of contact-tracing app as downloads near 20 million
    03 Nov 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    NHS ‘improves accuracy’ of contact-tracing app as downloads near 20 million
    Update will end ‘ghost notifications’, government claims
    Cabinet Office publishes employee and supplier personal info in data breach
    29 Oct 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    Cabinet Office publishes employee and supplier personal info in data breach
    Improperly redacted contract included names and mobile phone numbers – which remained publicly available four days after department had been notified of breach
    HM Land Registry offers £120k for digital chief to lead transformation
    26 Oct 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    HM Land Registry offers £120k for digital chief to lead transformation
    Tech leader will oversee digitisation of platforms and infrastructure upgrades
    Joint Biosecurity Centre partners with stats and machine-learning experts to inform Covid response
    22 Oct 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    Joint Biosecurity Centre partners with stats and machine-learning experts to inform Covid response
    The Alan Turing Institute and Royal Statistical Society to set up virtual lab
    ‘The opportunity to have organisations of all types publishing data to common standards is really exciting’: why stats regulators' new award matters
    21 Oct 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    ‘The opportunity to have organisations of all types publishing data to common standards is really exciting’: why stats regulators' new award matters
    The first ever award to recognise the voluntary application of the Office for Statistics Regulation code has been awarded jointly to MHCLG and the Scottish Fiscal Commission, with UCAS named highly commended.
    DWP to trial digital system for issuing National Insurance numbers
    13 Oct 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    DWP to trial digital system for issuing National Insurance numbers
    Service will be made available to small number of applicants
    Amazon hosting deal with GDS doubles to £6.6m as minister fends off questions over UK chief’s advisory role
    06 Oct 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    Amazon hosting deal with GDS doubles to £6.6m as minister fends off questions over UK chief’s advisory role
    New contract came into effect on 1 July, as minister claims "robust measures" in place to mitigate against possible conflicts of interest
    GDS opens recruitment for chief executive
    02 Oct 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    GDS opens recruitment for chief executive
    Digital agency offers salary of £168k in search for first permanent head in more than a year
    DWP to ‘create new digital function’ as BPDTS is brought back in-house
    01 Oct 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    DWP to ‘create new digital function’ as BPDTS is brought back in-house
    Union says move completes 'full circle' of change for outsourced benefits and pensions technology services
    What sensitive data did the Home Office lose in Belgrade?
    30 Sep 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    What sensitive data did the Home Office lose in Belgrade?
    Department’s annual report shows, for the first time in many years, documents or data lost from a secure government building had to be reported to the ICO. CSW's sister title PublicTechnology finds out more.
    DCMS names telecoms diversification task force after Huawei ban
    28 Sep 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    DCMS names telecoms diversification task force after Huawei ban
    A selection of telecoms executives and academics will help deliver a strategy to be published later this year
    GOV.UK to trial personalised accounts
    24 Sep 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    GOV.UK to trial personalised accounts
    Citizens will be offered the chance to create an online login to government portal
    NHS contact tracing app to launch this month amid increasing test concerns
    15 Sep 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    NHS contact tracing app to launch this month amid increasing test concerns
    App launch announced as NHS Providers accuses government of not “being as open” with testing capacity problems
    National Data Strategy promises to ‘tackle government culture of risk aversion’
    14 Sep 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    National Data Strategy promises to ‘tackle government culture of risk aversion’
    Document sets out ‘transforming government’s use of data’ as one of five missions
    Government Commercial Function seeks to improve Whitehall procurement info with £1.5m data lake
    26 Aug 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
    Government Commercial Function seeks to improve Whitehall procurement info with £1.5m data lake
    Information resource seeks to bring in more data from a greater range of departmental sources
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