Artificial Intelligence
DCMS seeks social media monitoring firm to help ‘build comprehensive picture of misinformation’
Department floats 10-month contract worth half a million pounds
Turing Institute to lead development of AI standards
Government-backed project will also incorporate input from BSI and NPL
Public-health agency to integrate Covid secondary infection data into national database
UKHSA looks to ‘automate and expand production of data’
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NHS trust AI pilot prompts 80% drop in admissions of vulnerable patients
South Warwickshire trust hails clinical AI ‘another set of eyes’
AI detects Covid 26% faster than lateral flow tests
Oxford University-led study shows the benefits of AI-led diagnostics in emergency medicine
AI used in Army operation for first time
Soldiers used a tool providing information on nearby terrain
Scotland appoints leaders for AI strategy
Thirteen-strong team of tech experts brought together
Atomic energy body invests in £3m haptic robots
Technology must be suitable for use in nuclear environments
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With the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, every disaster now entails responding to at least two emergencies. Dataminr explains how organisations can best prepare.
Does data science have a dangerous gender gap?
A new report from the Alan Turing Institute identifies a worrying gender imbalance in a fast-growing and significant sector. PublicTechnology talks to the report’s authors about the scale of the problem and how it might be addressed.
Government funds new UK Cyber Security Council
Former DWP chief security officer Claudia Natanson to chair new professional body
How digital is helping Defence Medical Services re-imagine HM Armed Forces healthcare
Defence Medical Services (DMS) is pursuing ground-breaking digital, data and technology transformation which will revolutionise Tri-Service healthcare provision to over 135,000 Armed Forces personnel.
How changing online habits have opened the door to a new wave of email attacks
Mariana Pereira, director of Email Security Products at Darktrace, looks at four new tactics by hackers and how security teams can react to defend against these developments
AI scientists receive £20m research funding
Fifteen people have been named Turing fellows
NHS creates £15m framework for use of AI in treating strokes
Health service’s NHS SBS joint venture seeks suppliers for procurement vehicle
‘Our adversaries are investing in AI’, warns military intelligence chief
Russia and China are increasingly operating in a ‘grey zone between war and peacetime’, according to the government
Government floats £1.4m social-media analytics deal to identify ‘key influencers’ to support Covid messaging
Comms service looks for analytics to identify target audiences
Scottish Government backtracks on exam grading
Pupils grades will be decided on teacher’s judgement after widespread criticism of impact of ‘deprivation algorithm’
China accused of ‘malicious cyberattacks’ on UK targets
Foreign secretary says he is ‘deeply concerned’ by arrest of two Chinese nationals
How policymakers can restore public trust in data privacy
The digital and data-driven economy has had a significant impact on our privacy. Siân Brooke from the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford examines how policy professionals should respond.
Data science taskforce to support NHS with rapid research
The Alan Turing Institute and others are running a project seeking data and analysis professionals
How AI is helping Bradford NHS trust through winter pressures
Technology is helping to create bed capacity and keep surgery on schedule at Bradford NHS trust. Gill Hitchcock reports on what this means for patients and staff in what is typically a busy time of year
Why government is ‘failing’ on AI openness
The body dedicated to upholding ethical standards across the public sector has published a major report examining how to ensure those standards are not threatened by AI and automation
Government to ask suppliers to sign up to AI standards
New committee report cites importance of procurement