Defra agency seeks software to help improve ‘communication and soft skills’ of farm inspectors
Animal and Plant Health Agency, whose responsibilities include monitoring wellbeing of livestock and ensuring standards
‘Possibility of artificial superintelligence must be taken seriously’ – minister
Experts are keeping an eye on the possible risks created by tools whose capabilities could
Minister calls for ‘in-your-face, brash’ reform agenda
Government figure uses public speech to advocate for significant and sweeping change agenda across public
Almost 30 trusts need to hit digital standards by March to fulfil target for £2bn NHS programme
A newly released leadership assessment indicates major upgrade and transformation project is on course to
ICO brings in £1m consultants to help adopt ‘systems thinking approach’
Watchdog brings in advisory firm to help implement methods intended to help organisations better understand
Scotland proposes criminalising non-consensual explicit deepfakes
Citizens north of the border will have the opportunity to have their say on the
DWP taps AI to scan 25,000 letters a day and identify vulnerable citizens
Benefits department has worked with core supplier to create a system based on an LLM
New government chief data officer Aimee Smith starts role
Following a recruitment process and the appointment of an interim postholder this summer, the Government
Capita acknowledges early technical issues after taking over Whitehall pension ops
As numerous officials report experiencing problems accessing digital tools for the scheme, outsourcer and Cabinet
Government digital blitz this month to include full Whitehall implementation plan with ‘fully costed and funded deliverables’
Senior officials indicate that the incoming digital roadmap will be released in 2025 with a
‘Postmasters have once again been let down’ – Post Office reprimanded over two-month data breach
Information Commissioner’s Office takes official action against public corporation, after concluding that the organisation failed
Security warning as data shows spike in illegal drone flights
Academics have warned of the serious dangers posed by the remotely controlled small aircraft as
GDS and Treasury monitor departments to prevent ‘diversion of funding earmarked for cyber and legacy’
Government’s digital and financial centres are working together to support better tracking of costs and
Age-estimating AI tech ‘will not be used in isolation’
Tools that could be ‘fully integrated’ into border and asylum processes in the coming months
Government plans £1bn asset cash-in including data usage
Departments have been tasked with leveraging assets for greater financial gain, including data but also
‘You can’t have announced this thing without having any idea of what it will cost?’ – MPs hold minister’s feet to the fire over digital ID plans
Committee representatives make repeated calls for details of likely public expenditure and cast doubt on
Lancashire signs £64m software and services partner
County council, which has only two more years of operation in its present form, has
Government pledges to be ‘first customer’ for start-ups in new AI growth plan
The state intends to better support the UK’s AI economy by awarding more deals to