Public Sector

Driverless Cars Can Reduce Delays And Journey Times, Says GovernmentDriverless Cars Can Reduce Delays And Journey Times, Says Government

Driverless Cars Can Reduce Delays And Journey Times, Says Government

The Department for Transport used computer modeling to measure the impact autonomous vehicles will have on traffic flow

8 years ago
UK Government Suffers ‘Alarming’ Loss Of Senior GDS StaffUK Government Suffers ‘Alarming’ Loss Of Senior GDS Staff

UK Government Suffers ‘Alarming’ Loss Of Senior GDS Staff

Concerns raised as Government Digital Services fails to hold on to top talent

8 years ago
UK Police Urged To Take Crime Fighting To The CloudUK Police Urged To Take Crime Fighting To The Cloud

UK Police Urged To Take Crime Fighting To The Cloud

Digital technology should play an increasingly significant role to help British police tackle crime, says new report

8 years ago
BlackBerry Awarded CE+ Cyber Security Certification From UK GovernmentBlackBerry Awarded CE+ Cyber Security Certification From UK Government

BlackBerry Awarded CE+ Cyber Security Certification From UK Government

BlackBerry is the first UK mobile communications vendor to get the certification

8 years ago
Can The UK Government Really Benefit From Blockchain?Can The UK Government Really Benefit From Blockchain?

Can The UK Government Really Benefit From Blockchain?

IN DEPTH: Beyond the hype, can the government exploit Blockchain in the same way as other industries such as banking…

8 years ago
Government Commits £2bn To Cutting-Edge Tech And Research FundingGovernment Commits £2bn To Cutting-Edge Tech And Research Funding

Government Commits £2bn To Cutting-Edge Tech And Research Funding

Prime Minister Theresa May has outlined plans to pour an additional £2 billion per year in to Britain’s research and…

8 years ago
GDS Appoints Anna Shipman As Open Source LeadGDS Appoints Anna Shipman As Open Source Lead

GDS Appoints Anna Shipman As Open Source Lead

The government legitimises its commitment to open source

8 years ago
UK Police’s 10 Year Digital Plan Focuses On Communications, ForensicsUK Police’s 10 Year Digital Plan Focuses On Communications, Forensics

UK Police’s 10 Year Digital Plan Focuses On Communications, Forensics

A 10-year strategy sees UK police forces taking wider advantage of digital tech, while training to handle its risks

8 years ago
Fujitsu: UK Government Is ‘More Realistic’ With Its IT Supplier AmbitionsFujitsu: UK Government Is ‘More Realistic’ With Its IT Supplier Ambitions

Fujitsu: UK Government Is ‘More Realistic’ With Its IT Supplier Ambitions

Fujitsu Forum: Big firms working with startups allows government IT to be better delivered

8 years ago
Cyber-Politics Reached New Heights In 2016 Presidential ElectionCyber-Politics Reached New Heights In 2016 Presidential Election

Cyber-Politics Reached New Heights In 2016 Presidential Election

ANALYSIS: Never before have social media and even cyber-spying been used to such an enormous extent to shape voter sentiment

8 years ago
Government ‘Can Change’ Despite GDS Turmoil And Long-Term IT Contracts With MegavendorsGovernment ‘Can Change’ Despite GDS Turmoil And Long-Term IT Contracts With Megavendors

Government ‘Can Change’ Despite GDS Turmoil And Long-Term IT Contracts With Megavendors

UK Cloud CEO says there is evidence of a culture shift in Whitehall as smaller vendors wouldn't have got a…

8 years ago
Government ‘Could Save’ £2bn By 2020 If It Sorts Out Its Digital StrategyGovernment ‘Could Save’ £2bn By 2020 If It Sorts Out Its Digital Strategy

Government ‘Could Save’ £2bn By 2020 If It Sorts Out Its Digital Strategy

Institute for Government slams Whitehall for digital transformation failures and lack of leadership

8 years ago
Home Office Extends Fujitsu Contract Another Two YearsHome Office Extends Fujitsu Contract Another Two Years

Home Office Extends Fujitsu Contract Another Two Years

The long-running contract will now extend to the spring of 2018, in spite of official Whitehall policy favouring smaller suppliers

8 years ago
Government Digital Service CTO To Step Down In New YearGovernment Digital Service CTO To Step Down In New Year

Government Digital Service CTO To Step Down In New Year

Andy Beale is the latest high-profile figure to leave the embattled service

8 years ago
LGA Urges Cheap Broadband For Poorest PeopleLGA Urges Cheap Broadband For Poorest People

LGA Urges Cheap Broadband For Poorest People

Local Government Association calls for USO to include 'social tarrif' to aid connectivity for society's poorest

8 years ago

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt Safeguards NHS IT Spend

Spending on technology will be protected Jeremy Hunt has pledged, despite NHS financial woes

8 years ago

Why Has Universal Credit Been Such A Disaster For The Government?

Universal Credit: DWP battled with GDS, was overly ambitious with timelines and considered suing suppliers

9 years ago

Minecraft: Education Edition Launches 1 November

Schools will be able to access the building game for $5 per year, per user

9 years ago

MoJ Appoints Tom Read As Chief Digital And Information Officer

Government has appointed Tom Read as the chief digital and information officer at the Ministry of Justice and will oversee…

9 years ago

Emergency Services Network Plan ‘High Risk’, NAO Warns

The plan for a new emergency-services communications network relies on an approach as yet untested anywhere in the world, the…

9 years ago

Bruce Schneier: ‘Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet’

Security expert Bruce Schneier suspects state-sponsored DDoS attacks are being levied at major internet infrastructure providers to test cyber defences

9 years ago

Reading Receives 30km Of CityFibre’s High-Speed Network

Reading becomes the UK's latest Gigabit City with access to ultrafast broadband

9 years ago

GDS Aims To Boost Gov.UK Verify Adoption With Local Council Pilot

Government Digital Service will continue to push is government-as-a-platform plans beyond Whitehall but cloud challenges await

9 years ago

NHS Digital Bolsters Cyber Security Defences With Expanded CareCERT Service

Three new cyber security services will provide assessment and guidance on how NHS healthcare organisations can protect themselves

9 years ago

Microsoft Launches UK Cloud Data Centres

The Ministry of Defence and the NHS are amongst those signed up to use Microsoft's UK-based cloud infrastructure

9 years ago

Government Cracks Down On Illegal Phones In Prisons

Government gets powers to blacklist phones it thinks are being used by criminals behind bars

9 years ago

Brexit Dents UK Tech Industry Confidence

techUK members are less positive about the future of UK technology following the EU referendum than they were in March

9 years ago