UK’s NHS COVID-19 tracing app will be ‘technically ready’ in 3 weeks
The app, if included as part of a broader test, trace and isolate strategy, could help ease lockdown restrictions.
Digital government and public services
Contact tracing, data and the NHS - some questions answered by NHSX
Contract tracing could help the UK in its fight against Coronavirus. However, there are concerns about its effectiveness and data privacy.
California publishes ‘Crisis Standard’ to help authorities design services in response to Coronavirus
It’s easy to imagine how standards slip down the list of priorities during a crisis like the Coronavirus pandemic. California explains why that would be a mistake.
The effectiveness of Coronavirus tracing technology called into question as UK works to develop app
The NHS in the UK is developing a tracing app to alert people that have come into contact with someone who has Coronavirus symptoms.
Alex Chisholm set to replace outgoing Civil Service chief John Manzoni
Chisholm is currently serving as Permanent Secretary at the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Manzoni’s departure was confirmed at the end of January.
Government considers regulation ‘shake-up’ in the face of new transport tech
A “once in a generation” review is being carried out to reform regulation in transport, with the view to better foster new technologies.
International Trade Minister Liz Truss pitches services trade reform to WTO
The UK’s speech to the WTO this week may provide some indication of the government’s Brexit trade strategy with the EU.
Private sector born SMEs struggle to appeal to G-Cloud buyers
New research suggests that only 12.5% of 1,200 B2B>B2G SMEs on G-Cloud are making any sales at all…
UK will ‘prioritise digital’ in trade talks with US
The UK has published its negotiating objectives for a free trade agreement with the US. But reaching a trade agreement will be a balancing act.
Northumberland’s move to Oracle cloud apps hands control over from IT to end users
Council makes switch to Oracle cloud after 15+ years on heavily customised E-Business Suite
NHSX to “reduce the asymmetry” between big suppliers and buyers
CEO of NHSX, Matthew Gould, has also said that the central digital unit for the NHS will be hiring a Director of AI.
DCMS’s post-Brexit data protection intentions would leave Einstein confused
When asked about Britain’s intentions for data protection policy in a post-Brexit world, a DCMS data chief preferred to ponder on physics...
Met Police Chief: ‘Our facial recognition tech is not biased’
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick gives a firm rebuttal to the critics of facial recognition technology.