By Steven McGinty The government’s flagship digital identity programme, GOV.UK Verify, has not been short of problems lately. However, news that benefit claimants have been unable to register for the new Universal Credit (UC) because of problems using the service ....
By Steven McGinty In July 2017, the Swedish Government faced a political crisis after admitting a huge data leak that affected almost all of its citizens. The leak, which dates back to a 2015 outsourcing contract between the Swedish Transport ....
This guest blog was written by Toby S James, Senior Lecturer in British & Comparative Politics, University of East Anglia. One achievement for 2017, as the year came to an end, is that it has added a new word to ....
Before bidding farewell to 2017, there’s just time to reflect on some of the issues we’ve been covering in The Knowledge Exchange blog during the past twelve months. There’s been no shortage of subjects to consider, from health and social ....
On a chilly morning in Glasgow last Friday, delegates gathered at the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow for the Fraser of Allander Institute’s (FAI) post-Budget briefing. Chaired by Alf Young, visiting professor at the International Public ....
The rapid expansion of the internet has enabled users to access unprecedented amounts of information. However, not all of this information is valid, useful or accurate. In the world of ‘post-truth’ and ‘fake news’, the ability to critically assess information ....
By Steven McGinty It’s been a period of change for the Government Digital Service (GDS) since losing influential Executive Director Mike Bracken in 2015. Since then, the service has experienced a string of high profile departures, leading many commentators to ....
By Steven McGinty There have been many twists and turns in the Brexit story. The latest, has been Theresa’s May’s failed attempt to increase her parliamentary majority and gain a personal mandate for negotiating her own version of Brexit. However, ....
By Steven McGinty Although Brexit negotiations are officially underway, there is no clear vision of how the UK will look once it’s left the European Union. Politicians – including those within government – appear to be divided on the issue, ....
By Steven McGinty In March, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published the results of a survey into local government information governance as part of their preparations for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May ....
