Public Sector

GDS Will ‘Not Be Broken Up’ Says New Head

Kevin Cunnington thanks predecessor Foreshew-Cain and rejects speculation about GDS future

8 years ago

UK Gov Gives First G-Cloud Blockchain PaaS Agreement To Credits

Credits will serve Blockchain platform to UK public sector via government's Digital Marketplace

8 years ago

The Changes At GDS And HMRC Signal The Demise Of Digital In Whitehall

ANALYSIS: The departure of Stephen Foreshew-Cain and Mark Dearnley could mean the end of GDS as we know it

8 years ago

GDS Chief Stephen Foreshew-Cain Leaves Government

GDS future questioned again as Stephen Foreshew-Cain leaves a year after being appointed

8 years ago

Universal Credit Completion Pushed Back To 2022

Welfare policy changes have added a further four years to the troubled project's timetable

8 years ago

MPs: UK ‘Will Lose Influence On EU Market’ Post-Brexit

The UK has missed a chance to 'dominate' the EU's proposed Digital Single Market and will now have to play…

8 years ago

NAO: HMRC Digital Shift ‘Risks Losing Confidence’

The department was 'over-optimistic' about reducing staff in the transition to digital services

8 years ago

Does £24bn ARM Sale End UK’s Last Hope Of Creating A Tech Giant?

ANALYSIS: ARM will stay in Cambridge and its UK workforce will double, but the UK's biggest hope for a tech…

8 years ago

Matthew Hancock Replaces Sacked Ed Vaizey As Digital Economy Minister

Cabinet reshuffle claims another victim as Ed Vaizey leaves government after six years and Matthew Hancock takes over broadband and…

8 years ago

New Prime Minister Theresa May Sacks Culture Secretary John Whittingdale

Karen Bradley is new culture minister as John Whittingdale leaves cabinet after 14 months, while Ed Vaizey stays put as…

8 years ago

TfL Licenses Contactless Ticketing System In £15m Deal

Transport for London and Cubic Transportation Systems will export contactless technology in the first of a 'series' or deals

8 years ago

Prime Minister May ‘Should’ Replace Ed Vaizey As Broadband Minister

ISP Entanet wants Ed Vaizey to be replaced with Baroness Joanna Shields or a new ministry for communications to be…

8 years ago

NHS Data-Sharing Programme Closed By Dept Of Health

Privacy win? Controversial care.data programme is being axed after widespread criticism

9 years ago

Bulgaria Demands Open Source For Public Sector Software

The country is to legally require open source licensing for all new software projects

9 years ago

Police Scotland Scraps Delayed £40m IT Project

Police Scotland will press on with other IT projects after i6, which was set to cost tens of millions, is…

9 years ago

Government To Require HTTPS For Online Services

A new government policy requires the use of web encryption and anti-phishing email policies

9 years ago

Cross Channel: How Brexit Will Impact The Channel

A week is a long time in politics, and a long time in the channel too. Find out how Brexit…

9 years ago

MPs Urge Government To Protect Science And Tech EU Funding

Chair of the Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee tells Chancellor it is essential the UK has access to EU research…

9 years ago

Google Project Bloks Is A Physical Coding System For Children

Google hopes its open hardware platform will help developers and researchers create 'tangible' programming projects for education

9 years ago

Brexit: UK Tech Research To Lose Billions In EU Funding Unless Government Steps In

IT industry body BCS says UK government needs to make sure universities and reseach labs get the same €8.8bn EU…

9 years ago

Privacy, Networks, Funding And Talent: How Brexit Will Affect UK Tech

ANALYSIS: The UK technology industry opposed Brexit but now it has to face the consequences of Britain leaving the EU

9 years ago

TechWeek Readers Believe UK Tech Is Better In The EU

Just a third of TechWeek readers think a Brexit will help the British technology industry as EU referendum nears

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: European And EU Tech

Ahead of the EU referendum, why not test your knowledge of European tech pioneers and the EU's contribution to the…

9 years ago

G-Cloud Dream Is ‘Dying’, Claims Founding Adopter

Early G-Cloud adopter claims framework is dying, and slams “pitiful returns”, buyer attitudes and broken app store

9 years ago

BT Agrees £200m London Local Government Communications Framework

Fourth tri-borough IT framework will be open to all 33 London boroughs and public sector organisations like the Met Police…

9 years ago

MPs Urge Government Action On IT Skills Crisis

Digital exclusion remains 'stubbornly high' and education isn't providing the skills employers need, Commons report finds

9 years ago

DWP Publishes First Fraud Figures For Troubled Universal Credit

Underpayment and error figures were 'significantly' higher under the troubled benefit programme than for Jobseeker's Allowance

9 years ago

NAO: Government Shared Services ‘Not Working’

The government's plans to consolidate departments' back-office activities are not delivering value for money, the NAO has found

9 years ago

Delayed Gov.UK Verify Identity Authentication Platform Will ‘Go Live Next Week’

Government Digital Service (GDS) says Gov.UK Verify has passed 'digital by default' tests and is ready for wider rollout

9 years ago

Microsoft Wants UK To Remain In The EU

Microsoft says it has a long history with the UK and hints future investment could be affected if country votes…

9 years ago