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GDS carbon footprint ‘equivalent to 400 homes’
Digital agency looks to bring emissions caused by its online services down to zero
HMRC floats £24m in contracts to support key digital platforms
Up to four suppliers to be appointed to deals to provide services for digital tax and transaction-monitoring systems
Home secretary signs agreement for access to US tech firms’ data
Agreement will also see US agencies permitted to requisition data from UK telcos
GDS signs ‘robust’ data-sharing agreements with three quarters of departments
Organisation is working through ‘some points of detail’ with four that are yet to sign
AI fought the law?
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
AI and public sector – combining to create high performance governments
Joel Cherkis from 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
MoD agency explores ‘novel security features’ for banknotes
Government seeks input on possible new methods of protecting currency
AI Week: A bias view
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
‘It isn’t the Terminator’ – how AI is helping the NHS share data
Hear, in this brief extract from our AI Week webinar discussion, how the NHS is using automation to help overcome fears about data security
AI Week: Automation makes work less taxing for HMRC
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
AI Week: DWP reaps robotic rewards
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
AI Week: can we forgive a robot and three other important questions
To introduce AI Week, PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall runs through four of the biggest questions facing the technology
Comedians code – GDS head’s best gags from Sprint 19
Director general Alison Pritchard showed off her sideline as a comedy writer and performer at annual digital government shindig
VR headsets to help Jobcentre staff understand sight loss
DWP announces partnership with RNIB to improve its service to the blind and partially sighted
HMRC digital chief Jacky Wright to return to Microsoft
CDIO’s stay will not be extended beyond initially agreed two-year secondment
Former DWP head Devereux approved for public sector role at Salesforce
After retiring from permanent secretary post last year, ex-civil servant is to take global strategy role at cloud firm
Portsmouth City Council to roll out crowdfunding platform
Local authority seeks supplier for online system
Home Office develops innovation strategy
CDIO Davinson says the biggest challenge is ensuring sufficient investment in the ‘underpinning capabilities’
Local government must embrace accessible-first web design
In much the same way that mobile-first design has taken hold, public bodies must embed accessibility considerations into their design processes, believes Jack Niland of Jadu Spacecraft
GDS boss looks to work closer with Treasury on project planning
Alison Pritchard says organisation would like to be involved at an earlier stage of projects
Government equivocates on MPs’ call for ‘urgent’ change in electoral law
Non-committal response issued to select committee recommendation