Commission for Smart Government calls for radical Whitehall reform in light...
The coronavirus crisis has renewed the need for a radical overhaul of the way Whitehall operates, according to a new commission consisting of business leaders, MPs and former government officials. The...
View ArticleHow the A-level results algorithm was fatally flawed
A-level students across the country have been left with a bitter taste in their mouths after receiving a grade lower than the one predicted for them by their teachers. Results released on Thursday...
View ArticleA-level results algorithm could be unlawful, experts say
The A-level results algorithm that downgraded almost 40 per cent of students’ predicted grades could be challenged in court, say a number of experts. Data law experts have suggested that students might...
View ArticleCovid-19 contact tracing to be taken over by new public health body
Boris Johnson’s government has announced it is scrapping Public Health England and replacing it with an entirely new body: the National Institute for Health Protection (NIHP). The NIHP is set to engulf...
View ArticleMet Police will continue to use facial recognition tech despite “unlawful”...
The Met Police has communicated – via a quietly appended paragraph on its website – it’s intention to continue using facial recognition technology in the wake of a landmark court case that found South...
View ArticleOfqual advisor: Prioritising grade inflation was a political decision
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has attempted to deflect responsibility from the government amid the chaos of the A-level results debacle, but an independent Ofqual advisor says that the decision...
View ArticlePrivacy group warns of Home Office “mega-database” on the horizon
A new “mega-database” for law enforcement could have calamitous consequences for civil liberties if not subject to parliamentary scrutiny, warns rights group Privacy International. The Law Enforcement...
View ArticleICO challenged by MPs over failure on “unlawful” Test and Trace programme
A cross-party group of more than 20 MPs have banded together to challenge the UK’s data watchdog over its failure to enforce data protection standards for the Test and Trace programme – something that...
View ArticleFive must-read stories from the intersection of tech, business and politics
From MPs slamming the ICO over data protection failures, to the impending dangers of a police “mega-database”, here are five key technology stories this week. Ofqual advisor: Prioritising grade...
View ArticleUK renews search for ‘government chief digital officer’ as Fiona Deans takes...
The government is renewing its search for a chief digital officer to work across Whitehall after two previous recruitment drives failed to attract an appropriate candidate. First advertised in 2017,...
View ArticleThe biggest govtech deals of the week (24/08/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with GlobalData, we’ve drilled down into the most valuable tenders and awards...
View ArticleMinisters urge councils to speed up building of 5G infrastructure
Ministers have written to local authorities asking that they help speed up the rollout of gigabit broadband and 5G mobile coverage by expediting the installation of infrastructure and countering 5G...
View ArticleCriminals are selling Universal Credit scam tutorials for £100 on the dark web
Cyber criminals are sharing tutorials on how to score quick cash through a Universal Credit (UC) scam they say is easier to pull off during the coronavirus pandemic. The cost of these tutorials can...
View ArticleHMRC appoints Centrica’s Daljit Rehal as chief digital and information officer
Daljit Rehal, a senior executive at the energy giant Centrica, is set to become Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) first permanent chief digital and information officer (CDIO) since 2017. Rehal...
View ArticleThe Met Police didn’t check if facial recognition tech was racist before...
The Metropolitan Police didn’t bother to assess whether live facial recognition technology discriminated on the basis of race or gender before they conducted trials with it, according to a new report...
View ArticleThe biggest govtech deals of the week (3/9/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with GlobalData, we’ve drilled down into the most valuable tenders and awards...
View ArticleThe biggest govtech deals of the week (9/9/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with GlobalData, we’ve drilled down into the most valuable tenders and awards...
View ArticleThe biggest govtech deals of the week (14/9/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with GlobalData, we’ve drilled down into the most valuable tenders and awards...
View ArticleThe biggest govtech deals of the week (21/9/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with GlobalData, we’ve drilled down into the most valuable tenders and awards...
View ArticleThe biggest govtech deals of the week (28/9/20)
This is the latest instalment of an exclusive series analysing the UK’s biggest public sector tech deals. In partnership with GlobalData, we’ve drilled down into the most valuable tenders and awards...
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