Pandemic gives the UK government's digital services a boost

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked considerable interest in digital apps and services supplied by the UK Government and public services, according to research by SAS, a leading analytics software company.Nearly one in five people in the UK, more than 12 million people, began using a government digital service or mobile app for first time during the pandemic. (That trend was reflected in other sectors, with 20% of the UK population accessing NHS and other healthcare services digitally.)To re