2 Minutes Culture, media and sport Society and welfare DCMS seeks social media monitoring firm to help ‘build comprehensive picture of misinformation’ Sam Trendall April 8, 2022 175 Comments on DCMS seeks social media monitoring firm to help ‘build comprehensive picture of misinformation’ Department floats 10-month contract worth half a million pounds... Read More
2 Minutes Business and industry Education and skills Turing Institute to lead development of AI standards Sam Trendall January 24, 2022 10 Comments on Turing Institute to lead development of AI standards Government-backed project will also incorporate input from BSI and NPL... Read More
Health and social care -3 Minutes Public-health agency to integrate Covid secondary infection data into national database Sam Trendall December 9, 2021 0 Comment on Public-health agency to integrate Covid secondary infection data into national database UKHSA looks to ‘automate and expand production of data’... Read More
Health and social care -1 Minute NHS trust AI pilot prompts 80% drop in admissions of vulnerable patients Sam Trendall September 9, 2021 173 Comments on NHS trust AI pilot prompts 80173 drop in admissions of vulnerable patients South Warwickshire trust hails clinical AI ‘another set of eyes’... Read More
Health and social care -2 Minutes AI detects Covid 26% faster than lateral flow tests Sam Trendall September 2, 2021 0 Comment on AI detects Covid 26% faster than lateral flow tests Oxford University-led study shows the benefits of AI-led diagnostics in emergency medicine... Read More
Defence and Security International Relations -2 Minutes AI used in Army operation for first time Sam Trendall July 7, 2021 0 Comment on AI used in Army operation for first time Soldiers used a tool providing information on nearby terrain... Read More
Uncategorised -3 Minutes Scotland appoints leaders for AI strategy Sam Trendall June 11, 2021 0 Comment on Scotland appoints leaders for AI strategy Thirteen-strong team of tech experts brought together... Read More
Business and industry Energy -2 Minutes Atomic energy body invests in £3m haptic robots Sam Trendall April 15, 2021 0 Comment on Atomic energy body invests in £3m haptic robots Technology must be suitable for use in nuclear environments... Read More
Business and industry Employment -10 Minutes Does data science have a dangerous gender gap? Sam Trendall March 8, 2021 18 Comments on Does data science have a dangerous gender gap? A new report from the Alan Turing Institute identifies a worrying gender imbalance in a fast-growing and significant sector. PublicTechnology talks to the report’s authors about the scale of the […]... Read More
Defence and Security Education and skills Government and politics Science, technology and research -1 Minute Government funds new UK Cyber Security Council PublicTechnology staff February 9, 2021 0 Comment on Government funds new UK Cyber Security Council Former DWP chief security officer Claudia Natanson to chair new professional body... Read More