Many of those currently undertaking Life in the UK tests rely on physical learning materials before attending a government centre for testing, but UKVI has plans to modernise the service […]...
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HMRC expands AI use to narrow revenue gap and ‘identify nascent issues with tax system’
Ministers speaking on behalf of the Whitehall tax agency have cited plans for the organisation to ramp its use of tech to better address both systemic challenges and individual casework […]...
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Regulators reveal ‘urgent contact’ with X over nudifying concerns
There have been reports that the social media site’s Grok AI system is being used by people online to create naked and sexualised images without consent, including content featuring children […]...
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CCS reveals plans for digital ‘self-serve’ platform for buyers
Whitehall’s specialist procurement body has indicated its interest in buying and putting in place a new technology system that could help organisations set out commercial requirements and complete purchasing procedures […]...
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LinkedIn crucial in helping DSIT reach external candidates, minister says
In a professional discipline where more than half of new recruits come from beyond Whitehall, having access to 44 million potential candidates is key, according to departmental representative Ian Murray […]...
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DVSA appoints expert in ‘transforming service delivery’ to help cut test waiting times
Incoming CEO will be tasked with delivering ongoing reforms that will help address recent issues that have left citizens waiting an average of five months to book a driving test […]...
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New Government Cyber Unit given £210m remit to better protect public services
An updated strategy for the technical security of the public sector includes initiatives such as the creation of new governance and support offerings, as well as revamping government’s cyber profession […]...
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NHS uses AI to predict winter A&E pressures
A new tech system is designed to support hospitals’ planning by collating and analysing info on typical hospital admissions, as well as data in areas including forecasts for upcoming weather […]...
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Government adds privacy and societal impact to data-use principles – but acknowledges likely ‘ethical trade-offs’
For the first time in half a decade, GDS has updated a framework which provides advice and proposals to ensure that ethics are embedded in information and artificial intelligence schemes […]...
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Five public sector tech trends that will define 2026
As tradition dictates, the changing of the last digit in the date provides an opportunity for PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall to pontificate on what the next 12 months might bring […]...
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