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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
MoJ on the hunt for Head of Prisons Digital Services to help end reliance on ‘monolithic supplier owned systems’
The Head of Prisons Digital Services will help the MoJ deliver new digital services and technology infrastructure solutions ‘at pace’.
Government spend with SMEs on the rise again - but still not back at 2016/17 levels
The Cabinet Office has released its annual figures on how much Whitehall departments are spending with SMEs - both directly and indirectly.
How DWP is shifting to reusable APIs and has a vision of a single service future
We speak to Jacqui Leggetter, Head of Integration at DWP Digital, how the department is changing its culture to own of reusing digital components.
Health Secretary takes aim at AI critics and declares war on NHS bureaucracy
Matt Hancock has this week said that it is a false choice to prioritise ‘fixing the plumbing’ over ‘forging ahead’ - he states that the NHS should be doing both.