HMCTS deploys video platform for remote hearings during Covid-19 bit.ly/2xnKecX via ComputerWeekly

HM Treasury tells GDS: No further online services can use GOV UK Verify - recent 18-month reprieve for Verify came with strict conditions that the digital identity scheme must not be added to any more services, and existing users must find alternatives: ow.ly/Fjae50zCskX

Cystic fibrosis and Covid-19 patients get tech to monitor condition at home bit.ly/2UnQSIx via ComputerWeekly

UN secretary general calls for global digital cooperation - Antonio Guterres launches roadmap and calls for world leaders to come together to “connect, respect and protect people in the digital age”: ow.ly/vRGF50A5YdV

East Coast Main Line to get £350m digital signalling boost - government accelerates the roll-out of electronic signalling: ow.ly/kpf550Aean6

Computer Weekly's annual search for the UK's most influential woman in IT is well underway this year, with voting set to close tomorrow at 5pm. So get voting, folks. computerweekly.com/news/252485682…

If anyone wants a case study in why tech suppliers love proprietary technology, this is it - VME was ICL's proprietary mainframe operating system, first installed by HMRC nearly 40 years ago, and still it's racking up another £168m for Fujitsu... x.com/ComputerWeekly…

HMRC spends £169m on Fujitsu contact: “The VME hosting platform is proprietary to Fujitsu and so VME-based services are technically only available from Fujitsu and are not available in the market from alternative third-party service providers.”

Risk of ‘widespread disruption’ at UK border after Brexit transition period, NAO warns bit.ly/3kauQmQ via ComputerWeekly

Industry tells House of Lords committee it has ‘grave reservations’ about CDS bit.ly/36r9SLm via ComputerWeekly

Rishi Sunak’s #SpendingReview pledges £100bn to transform the country’s infrastructure - Chancellor’s spending promise includes more than £260m for programmes such as 5G testbeds, local full-fibre networks and the Shared Rural Network: ow.ly/nPzj50CuA94

CCS looks to hire CDIO bit.ly/2KLL21T via ComputerWeekly

‘Significant risk’ UK won’t be ready by end of Brexit transition period, says PAC bit.ly/2VxZOvg via ComputerWeekly

#Brexit IT systems were all up and running in time, but little traffic through borders means they haven’t been put to the test, and suppliers don’t yet have software ready to use HMRC's new Customs Declaration Service: ow.ly/ouMi50D3iLp

Congrats to everyone that has made it into the top 50! Vote for who you think should be number one now! #UKtech50 2021: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology bit.ly/2XY8PPi via ComputerWeekly

Commission calls for adult social care to get digital revamp bit.ly/3cfm8CI via ComputerWeekly

NHS Wales shapes up ambitious plans for digital patient-facing app bit.ly/3so5S8k via ComputerWeekly

Kids dropped off at nursery, coffee made and laptop on! And so the first day back from maternity leave begins.

Tonight at the Nash Squared Digital Leadership event in London, we'll be announcing the results of the 13th #UKtech50 and the most influential person in UK technology for 2023 - watch this space later...

Congratulations to the 50 most influential people in UK technology for 2023: computerweekly.com/news/366538992…