UK government publishes standard and guidance for AI algorithmic transparency
The Cabinet Office’s Central Digital and Data Office has said that the standard will be piloted by several public sector organizations and be further developed.
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Numpty Dumpty - can new technology put the UK together again?
It was meant to be a debate about the UK seizing the digital future, but it turned out to be nursery school. Are you sitting comfortably? Probably not for long.
COVID-19 accelerates digital investment in some - but not all - EU government services
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Cloud-based ERP vendor Unit4 helped the East of England Ambulance service keep running during the height of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
How British Government department BEIS is using innovation to develop digital products
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s CDIO Karl Hoods is pioneering a creative approach to public sector IT.
UK Test and Trace ‘didn’t achieve objective, too many consultants, poor use of data, expensive’
MPs on the influential Public Accounts Committee have slammed the UK’s Test and Trace system, which was implemented to break chains of COVID-19 transmission.
How The Trevor Project is using AI to support at risk LGBTQ+ youth
The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention for LGBTQ+ young people. The nonprofit is using AI to train counsellors and identify high risk individuals.
UK space tech is boldly going. But is there money for the final frontier?
The UK’s new Space Strategy is impressive, but some in the space community fear there won’t be enough cash to back the ambition.
ServiceNow UK public sector chief on getting data moving in government
Kam Patel, ServiceNow’s new Senior Director of Public Sector UK, shares his views on how government organizations need to be thinking about data.
ICO has “strong concerns” about independence if GDPR changes go ahead
The UK’s data regulator - the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) - has said that government proposals could limit the ICO’s ability to hold the government to account.
