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Work starts on new nationwide app to ‘end rough sleeping’
Supplier retained for £1m project to build system government hopes will be more widely used than existing tools
Mental-health services to be added to NHS App as part of digital expansion
Minister claims government hopes to ensure ‘support from day one’
Ex-DHSC minister says WhatsApp used for coffee confab not key Covid calls
Lord Bethell claims messaging service helped quickly share information but formal meetings were...
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Cost of developing emergency alerts system pegged at £25m
Minister reveals up more than £4m spent on testing, security and other support contracts
No backup for Boris? Ex-PM to hand over WhatsApp messages – minus missing year
Documents released by Cabinet Office reveal that 16 months of messages were lost after prime minister switched phones
Ministry of Justice floats £200m opportunity for long-term WAN provider
Department seeks bids for seven-year contract as part of major programme to replace networks
Scottish Government-backed 5G network underpins global coronation broadcasts
Technology was used by BBC and 20 other international broadcasters
Home Office starts search for £1bn ESN partner and system to measure ‘coverage and quality’ of supplier networks
Department opens bidding for firm to replace Motorola in delivering core user services
Motorola removed from government strategic suppliers list following ESN exit
Company claims excision from roster of Whitehall's most significant commercial partners is a ‘routine update’
Public-health agency to continue using mobile-network data to track population movement
UKHSA signs deals with BT and O2 to provide insights into ‘behavioural changes post-pandemic’
Prescriptions issued via NHS app hit 500,000 a week
Use of technology to order medication has risen sixfold since the beginning of FY22
Emergency Services Network delivery date set to 2029
Troubled programme began work in 2015 and is now expected to complete a full decade behind original schedule
Only two firms bid for £5m deal to support Emergency Alerts
Minister reveals small number of interested parties in deal to deliver, design and support nationwide service
Government begins £75m 4G upgrade across rural Scotland
First on 120 new masts being rolled out to connect ‘not spots’ has been installed in Lockerbie
Regulator ‘actively monitoring’ 5G risks for aircraft navigation
But minister asserts no instances of equipment failure related to next-generation network have yet been recorded
Three ‘working closely with government’ after many users fail to receive emergency alert
Cabinet Office claims that ‘vast majority of compatible phones’ received test message
Former tech minister warns Online Safety Bill could weaken apps’ cyber protection
Lord Kamall raises concerns over use of client-side scanning technology
Government creates Smart Data Council to target citizens’ monthly bills
Numerous departments and industry groups to take part in initiative aiming to eliminate £1,000-a-year ‘loyalty penalty’
Government targets full 5G for all by 2030
Minister reveals £150m package to support research and uptake
WhatsApp and private email banned for government use at higher security tiers
Officials are warned that, if they choose to use non-corporate channels, they must 'be prepared to defend your choices'
Regulator imposes £1bn-plus price cut on Motorola’s Airwave network for emergency services
Tech firm criticises CMA’s ‘unprecedented overreach’ and pledges to appeal
Scottish Parliament bans smartphones from public gallery after protests
New measures brought in as disruptions 'tended to be filmed and posted on social media'
Public bodies tighten restrictions on TikTok
App is now formally banned from Scottish Government devices and can no longer be accessed on Westminster network
Scottish parliamentarians ‘strongly advised’ to ditch TikTok
MSPs are issued with advice following consultation with National Cyber Security Centre