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GDS Will ‘Not Be Broken Up’ Says New Head
Kevin Cunnington thanks predecessor Foreshew-Cain and rejects speculation about GDS future
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
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
GDS Chief Stephen Foreshew-Cain Leaves Government
GDS future questioned again as Stephen Foreshew-Cain leaves a year after being appointed
Universal Credit Completion Pushed Back To 2022
Welfare policy changes have added a further four years to the troubled project's timetable
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 catch-up, finds a Commons committee
NAO: HMRC Digital Shift ‘Risks Losing Confidence’
The department was 'over-optimistic' about reducing staff in the transition to digital services
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 titan is now lost
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 tech policy
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 digital economy minister
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
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 created
NHS Data-Sharing Programme Closed By Dept Of Health
Privacy win? Controversial care.data programme is being axed after widespread criticism
Bulgaria Demands Open Source For Public Sector Software
The country is to legally require open source licensing for all new software projects
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 abandoned
Government To Require HTTPS For Online Services
A new government policy requires the use of web encryption and anti-phishing email policies
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 has been impacting the industry in our roundup from ChannelBiz
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 grants and overseas talent
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
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 funding they would lose from Brexit
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
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
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 industry
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
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 and TfL
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
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
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
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