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UK to map underground utilities under geospatial data strategy

The UK government has published a strategy setting out how geospatial data will “drive innovation and boost the economy” over the next five years. Geospatial data is a subset of […]

Oxford University launches global corona policy tracker

The University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government has created a tool that tracks and compares government policy responses to the coronavirus crisis worldwide.    The aim of the Oxford […]

Public sector in Cambodia to be linked digitally with other countries

Cambodia’s public sector is to be digitally linked with other countries in a new initiative launched by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). The Cambodian programme is the latest of a […]

Spain gathers anonymised phone tracking data to shape public services

The Spanish Institute of Statistics (INE) is using location data from millions of mobile phones to gain insights into citizens’ movements. The aim is to enable government to better manage […]

Canada launches data governance standardisation initiative

Experts from government, industry and civil society have established a ‘Canadian Data Governance Standardization Collaborative’ with the aim of developing a data standards roadmap. Its work “could be incredibly illuminating, […]

US bill proposes personal liability for company executives over data misuse

US Democrats are championing a bill which, if passed, would make it a criminal offence for company bosses to lie to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about privacy practices. The […]

Bill seeks to protect US federal scientists from political influence

A US committee has advanced a bill to protect federal scientists and their research from political interference.   The Scientific Integrity Act – which the House Science, Space and Technology […]

Former CIO warns that Canada lacks the ‘building blocks’ of digital economy

Alex Benay, Canada’s former chief information officer, has warned that officials are not making sufficient progress on digital identity, which he argues is the cornerstone of a digital economy.   […]

UK MPs call for ‘long overdue’ change in government’s approach to data

A highly critical report from the UK’s parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found that a long-standing failure to improve the quality of data in government has led to inadequate services, poor […]

UK civil service to expand ex-offender recruitment programme

The UK’s Civil Service Commission chief executive, Peter Lawrence, has appealed to colleagues to join a scheme that finds work for ex-prisoners in the civil service. In a blog post […]