Holyrood committee to explore benefits of technology as well 'a number of concerns' about privacy and rights

Webinar discussion – which is available to view for free – covers ethics, technical barriers, and key use cases of artificial intelligence

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

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

Minister for implementation clarifies that newly created GCDIO is not instead of chief data officer

Helen Margetts and Cosmina Dorobantu from the Turing’s public policy programme talk to PublicTechnology about ethics, explainability, and why government has ‘unique expertise’ it can benefit from

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

Hear, in this brief extract from our AI Week webinar discussion, how the NHS is using automation to help overcome fears about data security

Watch civil servants discuss the benefits of automation in this video from UiPath

Scottish Government entity launches technology and innovation programme for firms in the region

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

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

A few years ago, artificial intelligence was barely on the public sector’s radar. Now, it is one of the most-discussed topics in all of government. To kick off our dedicated AI Week, PublicTechnology examines where we are, and how we got here

To introduce AI Week, PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall runs through four of the biggest questions facing the technology

Organisation commissions study into available technologies

Onlookers are asking why the chatbot created by Babylon Health – which provides the GP at Hand service – is offering such different guidance to men and women.  But the company tells PublicTechnology its service is working as intended.

National Leadership Centre admits first cohort of top officials

Biometrics commissioner calls on government ministers to lead discussion

Challenge brought against South Wales force is rejected by judges

Durham County Council's head of digital Alan Patrickson lifts the lid on the authority’s citizen-focused five-year transformation journey

DfT plans to release data on planned changes to the road network