Opinion

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Highlights Opinion Society and welfare

The UK government could be sleepwalking into an AI disaster

Mia Leslie September 28, 2023 0 Comment

The Department for Work and Pensions must learn lessons from the Australian government’s Robodebt scheme – or risk repeating its catastrophic consequences, according to Mia Leslie from the Public Law […]...

3 Minutes

Education and skills Opinion

PublicTechnology reader survey – tell us how to do better

Sam Trendall September 14, 2023 0 Comment

PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall introduces this year’s audience research project, with all readers invited to take part and tell us – as candidly as possible – where and how we […]...

3 Minutes

Environment Opinion Science, technology and research

New technologies are powering the maps of the future – and the UK is leading the way

Viscount Camrose June 15, 2023 0 Comment

AI minister Viscount Camrose offers an insight on how government’s new plan for geospatial data could help support crisis response and future transport networks Credit: Tumisu/Pixabay Like billions of people across […]...

2 Minutes

Cyber Security Conference 2023 Highlights Opinion

PublicTechnology Cyber Security Conference 2023 – editor’s introduction

Sam Trendall June 13, 2023 0 Comment

Join us in London on July 4 and hear from government’s foremost security leaders Taking place on 4 July in London, the PublicTechnology Cyber Security Conference will bring together security […]...

2 Minutes

Government and politics Opinion

Digital minister: ‘It’s important to the government that the British public has confidence in how we use their data’

Alex Burghart May 23, 2023 0 Comment

In a piece written for PublicTechnology, parliamentary secretary Alex Burghart discusses progress with One Login and the significance of legislative changes Alex Burghart is a parliamentary secretary at the Cabinet Office, […]...

3 Minutes

Education and skills Opinion

How Oxford University is using data to empower underrepresented groups in entrepreneurship

Leah Fairbourne May 22, 2023 0 Comment

The question is not whether a diversity of talent exists, but how do we enable all to move forward in industry, according to Leah Thompson from the University of Oxford […]...

3 Minutes

Opinion

Government should publish user research for the public good

Joe Tomlinson April 20, 2023 0 Comment

Departments now possess vast volumes of data on citizens’ experiences of digital services and should make this information publicly available, according to Joe Tomlinson from the University of York Picture credit: Crown […]...

3 Minutes

Opinion Public order, justice and rights

Government can boost confidence in services by doing better on FoI

Deborah Clark April 17, 2023 0 Comment

The UK’s data watchdog has created a range of resources to help public-sector organisations comply with their transparency obligations, according to the ICO’s Deborah Clark Picture credit: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay The public sector […]...

4 Minutes

Education and skills Opinion

How CDDO is working to make government services great

Ben Tate March 14, 2023 0 Comment

In this piece for PublicTechnology, head of strategy and standards Ben Tate provides an update on the digital unit’s work to transform the most important citizen services Picture credit: Crown Copyright/Open […]...

3 Minutes

Opinion

ICO: Instead of massive fines, regulation works best when we work alongside organisations

John Edwards March 9, 2023 0 Comment

Information commissioner John Edwards discusses the impact of the watchdog’s new approach to working with the public sector – which focuses on improvements, rather than penalties Picture credit: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay Information can […]...

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Opinion

The UK government could be sleepwalking into an AI disaster

PublicTechnology reader survey – tell us how to do better

New technologies are powering the maps of the future – and the UK is leading the way

PublicTechnology Cyber Security Conference 2023 – editor’s introduction

Digital minister: ‘It’s important to the government that the British public has confidence in how we use their data’

How Oxford University is using data to empower underrepresented groups in entrepreneurship

Government should publish user research for the public good

Government can boost confidence in services by doing better on FoI

How CDDO is working to make government services great

ICO: Instead of massive fines, regulation works best when we work alongside organisations

Intelligent Virtual Assistants can transform your contact centre

Adoption of intelligent automation in the public sector