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MPs urge Home Office to stop facial recognition trials

The influential Science and Technology Committee has said that the legal basis for automatic facial recognition has been called into question.

Home Office £3.1bn over budget and has ‘no credible plan’ for new Emergency Services Network

The Emergency Services Network (ESN) is set to replace the ageing Airwave radio system, which is used by all 107 emergency service organisations in England, Scotland and Wales.

Civil society groups warn government on data failings - “stop choosing ignorance”

In an open letter to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the civil society groups want government to take data strategy seriously.

MPs - ‘Huawei not a technical risk, but could be a political one’

The Science and Technology Committee has concluded that there aren’t grounds to ban Huawei from current or future networks.

What the UK learnt on its robotics and AI investment mission to the US

Innovate UK’s Knowledge Transfer Network led a 2019 robotics and AI mission to the US, bringing together a cohort of leading experts from the UK’s research, start-up and enterprise communities.

Digital government inquiry concludes ‘momentum has been lost and GDS lost its way’

The Science and Technology Committee has released the findings of its inquiry into the progress of digital government in the UK - making a number of recommendations to improve the status quo.

Investment “urgently needed” to protect NHS against cyber threats

A new report presented to the House of Lords, written by researchers from Imperial College London, warns that there are weaknesses in NHS systems that compromise patient safety.

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Using technology to remove barriers to learning for people living with disabilities

Adults with a disability are three times more likely than their peers to have no formal qualifications. We explore how two further education establishments are using technology to try and help

State of Policing report - Forces are using 20th Century methods to cope with 21st Century problems

Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Thoms Winsor, argues that police forces need to invest in AI and new technologies to cope with the changing nature of crime in England and Wales.