New Local Digital Coalition goes live
The new Local Digital Coalition is now up and running following the closure of the Department for Communities and Local Government’s Local Digital Programme at the end of March.
New Services
Charity Commission launches public beta of new online registration service
The Charity Commission has launched a new public beta online charity registration service.
Government introduces online application process for 2016 BPS
Farmers and agents can now begin submitting online applications for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has announced.
New Land Registry service enables customers to view the progress of applications online
From Monday 14 March, over 13,000 professional organisations who use the Land Registry’s on online portal will be able to view the progress of their applications in real time, anytime.
HSCIC appoints director of data science
Healthcare informatics specialist Daniel Ray has been named as the new director of data science at the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
NES nominated for National Healthcare Technology Award
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has been shortlisted for a UK-wide healthcare technology award for a recent programme of digital transformation and the development of effective digital resources.
Comms firms back scheme encouraging girls to pursue STEM careers
Four major communications companies have joined forces to introduce a new pilot mentoring scheme to encourage schoolgirls to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers.
Council begins digital transformation journey
The City of Wolverhampton has begun its digital transformation programme by rolling out a service that allows users to book tip permits online.
Government admits mobile infrastructure project failure
The UK government has scrapped its £150m mobile infrastructure project, admitting failure in its attempts to progress the initiative designed to reduce ‘not spots’ in rural areas.
First GDS codebar event hailed a success
The Government Digital Service (GDS) recently hosted its first codebar event in its offices in London.
