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‘Archaic’ legacy tech is crippling public sector productivity
By Emma Woollacott published
News The UK public sector has been over-reliant on contractors and too many processes are still paper-based

Government urged to improve tech procurement practices
By Emma Woollacott published
News The National Audit Office highlighted wasted money and a lack of progress on major digital transformation programmes

Tech industry welcomes UK's “ambitious” AI action plan
By Emma Woollacott published
News The new policy, less cautious than that of the previous government, has been largely welcomed by experts

"Thinly spread": Questions raised over UK government’s latest cyber funding scheme
By George Fitzmaurice published
The funding will go towards bolstering cyber skills, though some industry experts have questioned the size of the price tag

UK government trials chatbots in bid to bolster small business support
By Emma Woollacott published
News The UK government is running a private beta of a new chatbot designed to help people set up small businesses and find support.

Government says new data bill will free up millions of hours of public sector time
By Emma Woollacott published
News The UK government is proposing new data laws it says could free up millions of hours of police and NHS time every year and boost the UK economy by £10 billion.

The UK's hollow AI Safety Summit has only emphasized global divides
By Rory Bathgate published
Opinion Successes at pivotal UK event have been overshadowed by differing regulatory approaches and disagreement on open source

Rishi Sunak’s stance on AI goes against the demands of businesses
By Rory Bathgate published
Analysis Execs demanding transparency and consistency could find themselves disappointed with the government’s hands-off approach
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