• With GDPR looming, what did we learn from Zuckerberg’s EU Parliament grilling?

  Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg met political group leaders yesterday evening to discuss the use of personal data,…
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• Councils urged to apply for £13K EU grant to help fund wireless connectivity

  Councils can apply for a £13k (€15k) EU grant to help implement Wi-Fi before Brexit is finalised. Local authorities have…
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• NAO report reveals flaws in primary care support contract with Capita

  The National Audit Office (NAO) has severely criticised NHS England’s management of the Primary Care Support England (PCSE) services contract,…
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• New open source library helps councils share digital assets

    A group of councils is expected to benefit from the launch of a community driven digital repository of shared…
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• ICO: “Consent is one way to comply with the GDPR, but it’s not the only way”

  The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), in the latest of a series of blogs about GDPR ‘myths’, has discussed the issue…
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• Home Office issues tender for biometrics development

  The Home Office Biometrics (HOB) Programme is looking for a digital partner to develop and support applications for its HOB…
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• AI needs to be socially responsible, think tank urges

  The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research has published a new policy report that highlights how the development of new Artificial…
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• GDS Sprint event sees launch of tech contest to solve social challenges

  The Government Digital Service will today use its Sprint 18 conference to launch a competition for technology firms to find…
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• Cabinet Office updates its tech spend controls processes

  Centre tells departments they must initially record all existing and future digital spend over £100k...
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• PAC worries about Defra and DIT’s preparation for Brexit

  Public Accounts Committee worries “departments have no clear plan in face of impossible challenge”
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