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The UK government is working with Meta to create an AI engineering dream team to drive public sector adoption
News The Open-Source AI Fellowship will allow engineers to apply for a 12-month “tour of duty” with the government to develop AI tools for the public sector.
By Ross Kelly Published
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The UK government is teaming up with Google Cloud to kill public sector legacy tech
News Tech firms have been invited to work with the government to transform public services
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Public sector organizations are drowning in security debt
News An analysis finds that nearly eight-in-ten public sector organizations have left flaws unaddressed for more than a year
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Civil servants started using Microsoft Copilot to speed up admin tasks – here's what they found
News Staff are using Microsoft Copilot to help draft documents and summarize meetings and emails
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Government’s ‘Humphrey’ AI tool helps local authorities cut costs
News The Minute tool, part of the Humphrey AI assistant, is being trialled at 25 councils
By Emma Woollacott Published
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The public sector is bullish on agentic AI – but data readiness will be its undoing
News Nine-in-ten public sector organizations worldwide are planning to explore, pilot, or implement agentic AI in the next two to three years.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Public sector IT leaders lament sluggish digital transformation progress
News Research from SolarWinds shows public sector transformation is progressing at a snail's pace despite IT leaders pushing for rapid improvements.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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DHSC eyes infrastructure overhaul amid £114 million IT spending boost
News The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) will spend £114 million on IT infrastructure upgrades, new figures show.
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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Starmer bets big on AI to unlock public sector savings
News AI adoption could be a major boon for the UK and save taxpayers billions, according to prime minister Keir Starmer.
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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UK government targets ‘startup’ mindset in AI funding overhaul
News Public sector AI funding will be overhauled in the UK in a bid to simplify processes and push more projects into development.
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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Clunky tech means public sector staff work 30 million hours extra each year
News UK public sector staff are working an average of five hours a week more than they should thanks to inefficiencies in service delivery, new research shows.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Public sector workers are sweating over AI security threats
News Nearly a third of public sector IT professionals are seriously concerned about the security dangers of AI.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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