Digital, Data & Technology

MPs point to low takeup and inadequate funding and warn ministers do not know whether the anticipated productivity boost will actually happen

Department insists automation drive is employee-led

ONS reveals new profession for analysts and data scientists after being challenged by Sir Jeremy Heywood to become more visible

Government’s shared services lead issues update on progress towards improving substandard back-office digital services in Whitehall

Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham confirms warrant has been served on UK company

National Cyber Security Centre issues guidance on boosting security amid risk of blackout and data theft from Russian attacks

Rankings show Ministry of Defence is most prolific department while No 10 gets engagement crown

United Nations accepts proposal for ONS-led team to build evidence on shared challenges related to ageing

Departments expected to work up plans for promoting global consensus on cyberbullying and hate crime

Role comes with a remit to oversee the development and rollout of a number of big-ticket products and services

Official watchdog investigation also revealed former universities minister Jo Johnson interfered in recruitment process 

Environment select committee calls on department to analyse impact of Brexit on agriculture and introduce fund for UK farmers

Department plans ‘modernisation’ of its work to collect more than £1bn owed to the government each year

Inquiry by MPs found immigration and border system already understaffed, with problems likely to be compounded by uncertainty over Brexit

Tax agency will move 2,700 staff to second Scottish regional centre by 2021

Head of the watchdog, Elizabeth Denham, says ICO will be expected to do “more of everything” as strict new data compliance law comes down the track

Union flags webinar frustration as 1,000 staff fear for jobs

All government departments will sign the Tech Talent Charter, including a pledge to submit anonymised diversity data

BEIS and DCMS seeking head for new jointly run Office for Artificial Intelligence

Plan also proposes “radically” reducing pay differentials between director general roles across departments, but any pay increase above the 1% cap in 2018-19 will need to be paid for by productivity improvements

Perm sec Richard Heaton admitted to being “startled and stunned” by the over-ambitious scheme

Government Communications Service director Alex Aiken says social media team will ‘reclaim a fact-based public debate’

Official statistics body launches audit of inequalities data and signals desire to work closely with rest of government and civil society