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  • January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21

    Scottish councils need better digital skills, report finds

    Councils in Scotland still suffer from a lack of digital skills among staff despite progress during the pandemic, and the Scottish Local Government Digital Office has failed to deliver its goal of common platforms and joint procurement, according to...

  • January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21

    Unforeseen consequences of new technologies put UK at risk

    Lords committee told that the risks associated with various emerging digital technologies must be assessed together, with input from UK citizens, if the government is to avoid ‘siloisation’ of fundamentally interconnected problems

  • January 12, 2021 12 Jan'21

    Government appoints digital leadership roles and sets up new digital office

    The government is creating a new Central Digital and Data Office, which will be led by Home Office tech boss Joanna Davinson

  • January 11, 2021 11 Jan'21

    The UK’s struggle with digital schooling

    The UK government’s sudden decision to close schools left many either unprepared or unable to provide children with online schooling, so what does home learning currently look like for children across the UK?