Public Technology staff

DWP data unit ‘helped 540,000 unpaid carers get early vaccinations’
03 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP data unit ‘helped 540,000 unpaid carers get early vaccinations’
Department made first bulk data transfer to NHS England in February
NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
12 Feb 2021 Coronavirus
NAO finds government struggled with data needed to build shielding list
Report finds 126,000 people were told to shield unnecessarily, as well as 30,000 who had already died
‘Bad Science’ author Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
11 Feb 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Bad Science’ author Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
Head of Oxford University DataLab to report findings in April
Government funds new UK Cyber Security Council
10 Feb 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government funds new UK Cyber Security Council
Former DWP chief security officer Claudia Natanson to chair new professional body
DCMS upgrades Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation role
09 Feb 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DCMS upgrades Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation role
Department advertises for executive director to lead data-driven technology governance body
Companies House bins paper reminder letters
10 Nov 2020 Digital, Data & Technology
Companies House bins paper reminder letters
Ending service will save £1.2m as organisation moves to end paper communications by 2025
DHSC publishes ambitious digital vision for healthcare
18 Oct 2018 Digital, Data & Technology
DHSC publishes ambitious digital vision for healthcare

Department call matched by new NHS Digital framework on data and technology standards
DWP eyes next steps for department’s IT helpdesk
29 Mar 2018 Commercial
DWP eyes next steps for department’s IT helpdesk

DWP asks suppliers to get involved as it scopes out the market for service desk
Civil service HR chiefs seek £75k digital chief for transformation drive
27 Mar 2018 Digital, Data & Technology
Civil service HR chiefs seek £75k digital chief for transformation drive

Civil Service HR seeks new head of strategy and architecture to set the digital and transformation strategy for key cross-government team
GDPR compliance: UK’s information watchdog seeks to share ideas
20 Jun 2017 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
GDPR compliance: UK’s information watchdog seeks to share ideas

Watchdog looks for international input on new regulatory landscape​ as deadline looms