Digital, Data & Technology

PAC chair Meg Hillier says department has “very serious questions” to answer over delayed rollout of emergency communications system

New digital services will help Defra protect against environmental hazards and improve communication, it said

But think tank warns the needs of staff rather than new technology should drive change

Mayank Prakash, who was named CIO of the year in 2016, set to return to the private sector

The emergency services’ outgoing Airwave network will stay in place for at least three years 

Think-tank flags gaps in government transparency ahead of National Data Strategy

MPs say expanding the remit of the FCA is the quickest way to stop investors facing “numerous risks”

Norman Lamb has asked the information commissioner to respond to his committee's call for people to be given a legal way to challenge the outcome of decisions made using algorithms

Research shows public-sector entities are far more trusted than commercial counterparts

Government won't commit to publishing a list of how and where departments use algorithms and to appoint a “ministerial champion” to oversee their use.

National Audit Office says decision to establish single provider has caused expensive backlogs and increased staff costs by 17%

Long-serving digital government professional departing at the end of the month to pursue new opportunities

Program trained to identify stories likely to be of interest to policy professionals

Digital unit claims that differentiating between two types of research has ‘created an artificial divide’

UK Space Agency allocated £92m in contingency cash following Brexit row with EU

Unchanged year-on-year proportion comes as government continues drive to increase spending with smaller suppliers

Director of service design and assurance leaving post but – contrary to media reports – Kevin Cunnington understood to be remaining in place

Think tank calls on DDaT head to publish a transformation implementation plan and sit on the Civil Service Board

Policy paper outlines a range of recommendations for driving use of emerging technologies across the civil service

Paper from think tank Reform urges government to implement an official seal of approval

Rollout of software to some businesses hailed as “testament to the hard work of HMRC staff”

Ministry signs agreement with non-profit organisation TechVets

Civil service chief executive says first 1,800 specialists will join the profession later this year

Sources indicate that one of the civil service’s most high-profile digital and technology specialists is to take a job in the commercial sector