UK Atomic Energy Authority readies US artificial intelligence collaboration
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has annouced plans to look at how it can work with the US Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics…
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Data dive: The revolving door between Whitehall and big tech
What do a former head of GCHQ, the author of the MoD’s Defence AI Strategy, a former prime minister and the founder of the Government…
Finnish government AI plan puts thousands of public sector jobs at risk
The Finnish government has launched a politically contentious plan to transform the country’s entire public sector into an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system by 2031. With…
UK rolls out digital ID for alcohol sales
The hospitality and retail sectors will be empowered to adopt certified digital identification technology to verify legal alcohol purchases under new rules to be rolled…
UK lawmakers call for new law to protect human rights from AI systems
British lawmakers are calling for a new law and a statutory oversight body to address the “serious threats” posed by AI systems to people’s human…
Skills, culture and leadership: The foundations of the UAE’s digital economy
As the UAE marks Emirati Women’s Month, attention is focused on the role women play in shaping the country’s future industries. From artificial intelligence (AI)…
Ryanair calls for government action over Nats IT failure
Yesterday’s IT failure of the UK’s National Air Traffic Control System (Nats) has caused major disruption, impacting airports, airlines and passengers. The BBC reported that…
Capita meeting self-imposed civil service pension targets ‘not sufficient’, says government
The government said Capita’s performance on the troubled civil service pension scheme “remains unacceptable” despite the outsourcer reporting it has reached its latest target. In…
AWS AI Symposium: Public sector must move to full AI transformation
Public sector organisations must move beyond “conversational AI [artificial intelligence]” to “full transformation”. Those that do, and redesign workflows around advanced AI technology, report average…
Civil service union welcomes pension scheme insourcing plan
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has welcomed the government’s stance on bringing the civil service pension scheme (CSPS) administration in-house. Plans to bring…
IT event dive: Through the AWS public sector symposium revolving door
It’s a sunny morning in the City of London, and I’m off to the AWS Public Sector AI Symposium. From my hotel room, one end…
GDPR wasn’t designed for AI and that’s a security problem
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, generative AI wasn’t embedded in everyday business applications, AI agents were not executing multi-step tasks…