After announcing major reforms, prime minister Keir Starmer has pledged that his office will play a key role in helping provide impetus for AI and digital deployment and ‘cultural’ change […]...
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Public servants’ concerns could ‘hinder adoption and use’ of AI
A study from the Ada Lovelace Institute flags up a range of issues that threaten trust in technology, including concerns over data and the need for greater guidance and governance […]...
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Starmer to ‘send teams into every department to make the state more innovative’
In a major speech, which included the abolition of NHS England, the prime minister once again stressed his ambitions for govtech, including targeted efforts to support the rollout of AI […]...
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DSIT leader Sarah Munby to leave government
The permanent secretary of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, which has latterly take on responsibility for government’s digital agenda, has announced she will depart in the coming months […]...
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New Whitehall top dog Wormald encourages government to ‘start with the problem’
Giving evidence to a committee of MPs for the first time since taking on the civil service’s figurehead role, the former DHSC chief discusses working from home and departmental boundaries […]...
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DWP seeks leader to build gen AI team and plots £12m deal to target ‘to be identified business problems’
Department is offering potential £94k salary for a deputy director level post, while outlining its intent to appoint a supplier to support AI projects from ‘ideation to delivery and scaling’ […]...
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Action hero? Experts examine government’s grand AI plan
The government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan sets out 50 measures intended to transform public services and supercharge the economy. PublicTechnology gathers feedback on whether the strategy is artifice or intelligence. […]...
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Minister: ‘Spending review will tackle legacy IT and invest in cyber, cloud and AI tech’
Former top scientific adviser Lord Vallance has reiterated the significance of recent strategic moves and asserted that upcoming funding exercise will enable support for upgrades and deployment of new tech […]...
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Top 75-focused programme delivered 29 services to ‘great’ standard, minister reveals
Following replacement of initiative with alternative scheme focused on ‘deeper transformation’, detail is provided on progress made since 2022, including five services given top marks in the last few weeks […]...
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Pace of AI adoption will vary by departments but requires ‘consistency on leadership and governance’, DSIT chief says
Sarah Munby, permanent secretary of the department that houses the civil service’s new digital hub, has told MPs that government does not need to ‘move as one’ in deploying AI […]...
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