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MoJ-sponsored entity looks to appoint leader to spearhead transformation

While it might not need the beer fridges and bean bags, the NHS could learn something from the employee-engagement fostered by start-ups, believes Anas Nader of Patchwork Health

London boroughs make senior appointment

Webinar discussion – which is available to view for free – covers ethics, technical barriers, and key use cases of artificial intelligence

The relationship between artificial intelligence and the law is receiving ever greater focus – while somehow becoming less clear. PublicTechnology looks at the role that regulators and lawmakers will play in the coming years

Joel Cherkis of UiPath examines why governnments should not be thinking about whether to deploy either robotics or AI – but how the two can work in unison to deliver greater benefits

Minister for implementation clarifies that newly created GCDIO is not instead of chief data officer

Helen Margetts and Cosmina Dorobantu from the Turing’s public policy programme talk to PublicTechnology about ethics, explainability, and why government has ‘unique expertise’ it can benefit from

The potential for technology to embed and amplify systemic biases is seen as one of the biggest inherent risks of deploying AI and automation at scale. PublicTechnology talks to experts about the key issues and how they can be addressed

Hear, in this brief extract from our AI Week webinar discussion, how the NHS is using automation to help overcome fears about data security

Watch civil servants discuss the benefits of automation in this video from UiPath

Service is on track to hit target of £45m in annual savings by year five, according to Cabinet Office

Official response to select committee agrees with finding that ‘GDS’s inability to get buy-in from departments ultimately led to Verify’s failure’

In the last few years, the UK tax agency has automated millions of processes and it has ambitions to grow its use of AI into new areas. Tim East, CIO of customer compliance, tells PublicTechnology about the department's plans

Government’s largest department was an early mover in the automation space and, in the last two years, has seen the benefits of process automation

A few years ago, artificial intelligence was barely on the public sector’s radar. Now, it is one of the most-discussed topics in all of government. To kick off our dedicated AI Week, PublicTechnology examines where we are, and how we got here

To introduce AI Week, PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall runs through four of the biggest questions facing the technology

Minister suggests that ‘match-funding’ condition was waived in award process, but says review of procedure ‘will not be the department marking its own homework’

Director general Alison Pritchard showed off her sideline as a comedy writer and performer at annual digital government shindig

Agency’s boss Alison Pritchard says some parts of her organisation are ‘running hotter than others’ but believes there is enough expertise at her disposal

Alison Pritchard says organisation would like to be involved at an earlier stage of projects