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More than half of government ICT waste now reused – but landfill creeps up
Annual report identifies opportunity for ‘ethical and more lucrative approach’ to technology disposals
Leaders want public sector to become ‘digital to the core’ to cope with challenges
Reports identify importance of technology skills to help meet service demand in spite of financial pressures
Counter-terror strategy to be updated to tackle online hate
Government says landscape is becoming more diverse and fragmented
ICO issues warning over ‘emotion analysis technologies’
Regulator claims new systems come with inherent risk of ‘systemic bias, inaccuracy and even discrimination’
‘DCMS can speak with a single, expert voice on digital policy within government’
Perm sec Healey claims that department’s emergence as the go-to place for tech policy is ‘an incredible asset to the UK’
MoJ slammed for tagging scheme that ‘wasted £98m of taxpayers’ money’
MPs criticise ministry’s unrealistic ambitions and lack of scrutiny
Home secretary Braverman leaves post after sending official document via personal email
Use of personal accounts – which came under scrutiny during the pandemic – is a contravention of government guidelines
Police given new guidelines on gathering evidence from rape victims’ phones
Minister claims that new Code of practice outlines that investigations must ‘focus on the suspect, not the victim’
No one is an island: How Caribbean states are working together to tackle cybercrime
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New law aims to enable ‘paperless trade’ for UK firms
Proposed legislation will mean businesses selling overseas will no longer need to use a range of hard-copy documents
Departments equipped with standards for handling service-user complaints
New guidelines set out procedures that should be adopted
UK and US close to agreement for ‘free flow of personal data’ across Atlantic
Senior officials from Whitehall and Washington to have annual meeting to discuss tech and data collaboration
Proposed law tweak advises police that cloud firms should not be served warrants for customer data
Home Office is now scrutinising feedback garnered during consultation on planned changes
Truss: ‘There are some circumstances where working from home makes sense’
PM says she will not impose ‘blanket rule’ on government officials
Government cuts thresholds to electronically tag thousands more ‘neighbourhood criminals’
Those who have been given sentences of only 90 days will now be monitored via GPS
UK 5G networks: Ministers ‘taking time to consider all representations – including from Huawei’
Minister claims government has already had ‘a number of follow-up conversations’ with vendors and is mulling final decision
Labour pledges creation of state-owned green energy provider
Leader Keir Starmer invokes party’s history of supporting technology and modernisation
Ofcom to probe dominance of big three public-cloud players
Communications regulator will examine whether the current market conditions stymie innovation and opportunities for smaller players
Death and digital assets: Ministers to consider law reform
MoJ minister claims government is awaiting recommendations from advisory body, as private member's bill continues passage through parliament
Policy innovation contest looks to youth for ‘unheard insights’
Successful proposals for Heywood prize are given up to £25,000 and support with turning ideas into implementation
HMRC using ‘digital prompts’ to ensure wealthy people pay enough tax
Departmental report reveals use of technology and data to help identify possible shortfalls