Home Office buys thousands of ‘migrant tracker’ wristbands as it expands monitoring
10 Aug Digital, Data & Technology

Home Office buys thousands of ‘migrant tracker’ wristbands as it expands monitoring

Use of barcode-scanning system comes alongside GPS ankle tags and biometric tracking
by Sam Trendall
Legacy costs take spending on digital border programme to £700m
11 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
Legacy costs take spending on digital border programme to £700m
Passport Office processing up to one in four applications by outdated system, minister admits
03 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
Passport Office processing up to one in four applications by outdated system, minister admits
Nadine Dorries appoints Tory donor to broadband delivery role
21 Jul Digital, Data & Technology
Nadine Dorries appoints Tory donor to broadband delivery role
‘The Brexit impact was massive’: IPO chief exec Tim Moss on an unprecedented year
21 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
‘The Brexit impact was massive’: IPO chief exec Tim Moss on an unprecedented year
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The Intellectual Property Office chief exec tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid while pushing ahead with big new challenges
Lack of digital know-how at top of government contributes to IT failures, MPs say
10 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Lack of digital know-how at top of government contributes to IT failures, MPs say
Public Accounts Committee highlights failure to understand issue of decades-old ‘legacy’ systems used in border control and state pension
'Thousands of emails went unread': FCDO handling of Kabul crisis 'chaotic', whistleblower claims
07 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
'Thousands of emails went unread': FCDO handling of Kabul crisis 'chaotic', whistleblower claims
"Avoidable problems... significantly undermined the efficacy of our evacuation effort”, ex-civil servant says
Digital transformation across the global public sector Partner Content
07 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Digital transformation across the global public sector
Discover how interconnection helps accelerate innovation, efficiency and service delivery
ICO fines Cabinet Office £500k over honours data leak and criticises department’s ‘complacency’
06 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
ICO fines Cabinet Office £500k over honours data leak and criticises department’s ‘complacency’
Breach saw publication of home addresses of award recipients including Elton John and John Manzoni
Former GDS chief gets green light to advise McKinsey
03 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Former GDS chief gets green light to advise McKinsey
Kevin Cunnington's role at management consultancy will be limited to the Middle East
HMCTS staff could strike over ‘fundamentally flawed’ IT system
03 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
HMCTS staff could strike over ‘fundamentally flawed’ IT system
Union says consultative ballot of court officials found 96% backing industrial action
Social care plan 'three steps forward and two steps back'
02 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Social care plan 'three steps forward and two steps back'
Spending a disappointment given scale of crisis in sector, says former minister Jeremy Hunt
NHS Digital and NHSX to be merged into NHS England
25 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
NHS Digital and NHSX to be merged into NHS England
Move will accelerate transformation and enable consistent messaging, leaders of tech units say
How DWP hired 13,500 new work coaches – without meeting a single one
23 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
How DWP hired 13,500 new work coaches – without meeting a single one
Faced with a Herculean hiring drive as coronavirus restrictions took hold, the department could not recruit candidates in the usual ways. So what did it do instead?
UK digital minister joins counterparts in agreement for ‘sustainable and inclusive innovation’
22 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
UK digital minister joins counterparts in agreement for ‘sustainable and inclusive innovation’
Joint statement from 10 governments pledges cooperation in delivering transformation objectives
Cabinet Office explores creation of £5m digital platform to manage all government grants
18 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office explores creation of £5m digital platform to manage all government grants
Department claims system would "completely reset the way in which government, public sector bodies, charities, SMEs and citizens interact"
Criminal justice system 'failing people with a mental illness'
17 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Criminal justice system 'failing people with a mental illness'
Departments urged to fix information exchange system that is ‘broken’ partly due to misunderstanding of GDPR rules, inspectorates say
DHSC sets up NHS Delivery Unit to 'tackle waiting lists and recover services'
15 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DHSC sets up NHS Delivery Unit to 'tackle waiting lists and recover services'
Sir Michael Barber will advise health secretary on new unit after calling for ‘war room’ to support underperforming NHS trusts
DIT seeks next cyber security ambassador
12 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DIT seeks next cyber security ambassador
DIT to pay recruiter £18,750 to fill “highly specialist and sensitive" role
'Snooping technology' reports spark call for stronger law on staff surveillance
10 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
'Snooping technology' reports spark call for stronger law on staff surveillance
Polling finds 36% of public sector workers have seen introducion of monitoring technology
Ministers' WhatsApp messages covered by FoI, watchdog confirms
09 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Ministers' WhatsApp messages covered by FoI, watchdog confirms
Updated guidance recommends copying private messages to corporate email addresses or exporting material regularly
What the tech industry can learn from the civil service Partner Content
08 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
What the tech industry can learn from the civil service
The Best User of Data and Technology Award category of the Civil Service Awards saw almost 200 entries, which highlights the dedication of civil servants to working to use data and technology to truly change lives, says Tim Skinner, Public Sector Director at NetApp UKI
An open door to DDaT and a surfeit of sign-ins: what next for digital government?
05 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
An open door to DDaT and a surfeit of sign-ins: what next for digital government?
Government’s digital leaders discussed challenges and plans for the months ahead at techUK’s annual public sector tech conference. We listened in
Cyberattack on environment watchdog pinned on organised crime group
01 Nov 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Cyberattack on environment watchdog pinned on organised crime group
Investigators praise Scottish regulator for openness
Test and trace: shortage of digital and data skills cited as reliance on consultants persists
29 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Test and trace: shortage of digital and data skills cited as reliance on consultants persists
MPs claim scheme has proven "eye-wateringly expensive" and has not achieved its main objective
Delivering change across the public sector Partner Content
27 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Delivering change across the public sector
It’s a bit of cliché, but it’s still true that most change efforts fail. Asking three simple questions can significantly improve the chances of success, argues Subash Viroomal
‘Cutting edge’ or a ‘security nightmare’? Government anti-espionage unit on the tech behind Bond gadgets
21 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Cutting edge’ or a ‘security nightmare’? Government anti-espionage unit on the tech behind Bond gadgets
As No Time To Die smashes box-office records, technical experts from the UK National Authority for Counter-Eavesdropping tell us whether 007’s favourite spy toys are rooted in reality
The civil society data gap matters – and this is how we fill it
19 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
The civil society data gap matters – and this is how we fill it
Civil society is a vital part of our lives, but we know relatively little about the health of the sector. Ed Humpherson makes the case for taking action now to ensure policymakers have the data they need to better support – and work with – civil society in the future