Government’s technology unit has reactivated its local government ambitions with the launch of a specialist new team, the work of which will be supported by a skills and careers hub […]...
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AI funding as proportion of DWP IT budget grows sixfold in FY25
Having had no dedicated money set aside as recently as 2023, government’s benefits agency now commits tens of millions of pounds for emerging tech each year, after an investment increase […]...
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Digital ID data will all be hosted in UK, minister claims
As it continues to face a litany of questions seeking details of the planned identity regime, the government has now indicated that the supporting infrastructure will be on UK shores […]...
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Government ‘considering physical alternatives’ for those unable access digital ID
Ministers reveal that the digitally excluded may be able to use familiar locations on the high street to obtain a more traditional ID card that could be kept in wallets […]...
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DWP deploys algorithm for UC journals to detect ‘risk of harm’ in two million monthly messages
Operational document indicates that the department has made good on a pledge made by its leader in January to use new tech to help better identify and support vulnerable users […]...
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GOV.UK Chat ‘beating industry standards’ for accuracy
In a newly filed transparency document, the Government Digital Service has provided details of the operation, safety measures, and performance so far of Whitehall’s chatbot, powered by the Claude LLM […]...
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Minister: ‘Veterans’ card is a good case study to show digital ID works and will be very beneficial’
As government makes its move into digital credentials, PublicTechnology asked whether the platform could help demonstrate the benefits of the technology that the administration has been keen to talk up […]...
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Student Loans Company sheds light on automated decision-making for finance applications
The company owned by the government and responsible for administering loans and grants to studiers makes significant use of autonomous tools, including to come to independent conclusions, PublicTechnology can reveal […]...
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Our transparency rules need to adapt to the rise of AI
As automated technology becomes more widely used by public bodies, and for a broader range of purposes, Louise Crow of mySociety outlines why governance rules and processes must keep pace […]...
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DSIT confirms digital government and AI ministers
Whitehall’s tech department has fleshed out the roles and remits of a ministerial teamsheet that underwent a near complete overhaul during the PM’s rejig of his frontbench earlier this month […]...
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