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Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, speaks during a news conference following his first cabinet meeting, at Downing Street in London, UK, on Saturday, Jul. 6, 2024.

UK regions invited to apply for ‘AI Growth Zone’ status

By Emma Woollacott published

News The UK government has opened up bidding for regions hoping to secure 'AI growth zone' status.

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The dome of the US Capitol building, home of the US government, in Washington DC, United States.

US government urged to overhaul outdated technology

By George Fitzmaurice published

News A review from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found legacy technology and outdated IT systems are negatively impacting efficiency.

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Whitehall, the home of UK public sector and government bodies, pictured at sunrise.

‘Archaic’ legacy tech is crippling public sector productivity

By Emma Woollacott published

News The UK public sector has been over-reliant on contractors and too many processes are still paper-based

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Sign for Whitehall SW1 in Westminster, London, home of the UK government and public sector services.

Government urged to improve tech procurement practices

By Emma Woollacott published

News The National Audit Office highlighted wasted money and a lack of progress on major digital transformation programmes

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UK prime minister Keir Starmer gives a speech on reducing NHS wait times while watched by Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care as they visit a healthcare provider in Surrey on January 6, 2025 in Epsom, United Kingdom.

Tech industry welcomes UK's “ambitious” AI action plan

By Emma Woollacott published

News The new policy, less cautious than that of the previous government, has been largely welcomed by experts

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"Thinly spread": Questions raised over UK government’s latest cyber funding scheme

By George Fitzmaurice published

The funding will go towards bolstering cyber skills, though some industry experts have questioned the size of the price tag

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Sign for Whitehall SW1 in Westminster, London, home of the UK government and public sector services.

UK government trials chatbots in bid to bolster small business support

By Emma Woollacott published

News The UK government is running a private beta of a new chatbot designed to help people set up small businesses and find support.

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Government says new data bill will free up millions of hours of public sector time

By Emma Woollacott published

News The UK government is proposing new data laws it says could free up millions of hours of police and NHS time every year and boost the UK economy by £10 billion.

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US Vice President Kamala Harris, stood next to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the UK AI Safety Summit. Stood to the left half out of shot is Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

The UK's hollow AI Safety Summit has only emphasized global divides

By Rory Bathgate published

Opinion Successes at pivotal UK event have been overshadowed by differing regulatory approaches and disagreement on open source

Opinion
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on AI at Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace on October 26, 2023 in London, England

Rishi Sunak’s stance on AI goes against the demands of businesses

By Rory Bathgate published

Analysis Execs demanding transparency and consistency could find themselves disappointed with the government’s hands-off approach

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