Industry partnerships and data key to better public services
Digital secretary Michelle Donelan has said the success of government plans to digitally transform public services and become a “science and technology superpower” will rest…
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UK and German governments sign up to greater R&D collaboration
The UK government has signed a science and research agreement with Germany to collaborate on joint opportunities in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum…
Current subpostmaster account shortfalls reveal extent of Post Office’s pre-2019 neglect
Current figures on subpostmaster accounting shortfalls put into perspective the Post Office’s “staggering mismanagement” of discrepancies experienced by those operating its branch network prior to…
Hammerspace leverages smart metadata handling for AI/ML workloads
Software-defined storage maker Hammerspace claims its Hyperscale NAS functionality will offer a global file system that’s built for artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) workloads and for…
Digitally transforming government: MoJ and GDS on using mobile devices and GenAI to help people
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is experimenting with developing a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool to make the information contained within the 700,000 pages of…
From grassroots to Wembley – how tech supports English football
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Birmingham City Council’s Oracle implementation explained: What went wrong?
As of 2024, Birmingham City Council is one of a number of local authorities facing a financial crisis. Local services are being cut and council…
Government not facing up to CNI cyber risks, committee warns
The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) has accused the government of taking an “ostrich strategy” of burying its head in the sand…
Open source promises advantages for business applications
When starting up, many organisations assume they need to invest in expensive software packages as a platform for their services. However, open source software may…
Podcast: Immutable storage essential against ransomware, but…
In this podcast, we look at immutable storage with Paul Speciale, chief marketing officer at object storage specialist Scality, which released survey findings last week…
Cautiously optimistic: Generative AI in the enterprise
Businesses continue to invest in data analytics, despite a growing emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI). Business intelligence and data analytics projects continue to offer the prospect…
Dutch organisations vulnerable to deepfake fraud
Dutch companies are vulnerable to deepfake digital fraud due to the country’s high level of digitisation and working from home. Ali Niknam, CEO of…