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Starmer bets big on AI to unlock public sector savings
AI adoption could be a major boon for the UK and save taxpayers billions, according to prime minister Keir Starmer. Speaking at a campus in Hull, Starmer spoke about how technology will help push through much-needed digital reform in government and potentially unlock £45 billion in savings. The prime minister said the technology represents a “golden opportunity” for the government,…
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How is the public sector harnessing AI for good?
Public sector organizations are among some of the most strained businesses operating today, often working under a tough mandate to provide cheap or free public services while maintaining a financially viable operating model. They are under immense pressure to perform without access to the infrastructure or budget enjoyed by the private sector. Staff often work longer hours while savings have…
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Be Careful When Checking Your Phone in Public
Summary Phone snatchers are targeting data, not just devices. Thieves employ a number of methods to unlock your phone before or after stealing it. Protect yourself by using strong PINs, biometric authentication, and disabling certain phone features. Remember to lock and wipe your device remotely if it’s stolen. For many, the only thing protecting all their personal and financial info…
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Clunky tech means public sector staff work 30 million hours extra each year
UK public sector staff are working an average of five hours a week more than they should thanks to inefficiencies in service delivery, new research shows. Appian’s 2025 UK Public Sector Efficiency Survey revealed that virtually all complained of extra work or delays. Extrapolated across the UK’s 6.12 million public sector workforce, this adds up to 30.6 million hours of…
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Public sector workers are sweating over AI security threats
Nearly a third of public sector IT professionals are seriously concerned about the security dangers of AI, especially the risks around data privacy and compliance. While AI adoption is gaining momentum, with predictive analytics and issue detection seen as the top benefits, there are lingering concerns, according to a SolarWinds survey. Nearly a quarter of respondents said they were leveraging…
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UK government signs up Anthropic to improve public services
The UK government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Anthropic to explore how the company’s Claude AI assistant could be used to improve access to public services. According to a statement from government officials, the aim is to advance best practices for the responsible deployment of frontier AI capabilities across the public sector while fostering close cooperation between government…
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DeepSeek Locked Down Public Database Access That Exposed Chat History
On Jan. 29, U.S.-based Wiz Research announced it responsibly disclosed a DeepSeek database previously open to the public, exposing chat logs and other sensitive information. DeepSeek locked down the database, but the discovery highlights possible risks with generative AI models, particularly international projects. DeepSeek shook up the tech industry over the last week as the Chinese company’s AI models rivaled…
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UK Pledges Public Sector AI Overhaul
The U.K. government has unveiled a set of digitisation plans within the public sector to save £45 billion each year in productivity. The headline announcement is “Humphrey,” a set of AI tools to speed up policy-making activities. Most Humphrey tools summarise government data, including debates, meetings, policies, laws, and responses to consultations, so civil servants can search through it more…
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‘Archaic’ legacy tech is crippling public sector productivity
‘Archaic technology’ is holding UK public sector workers back and is costing the taxpayer £45 billion, new figures show. A scathing government report due to be published tomorrow found that legacy technology is crippling productivity and damaging public satisfaction in services. Notably, the report found the previous government’s over-reliance on contractors has sent costs rocketing, and outages and cyber attacks…
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Public sector improvements, infrastructure investment, and AI pothole repairs: Tech industry welcomes UK’s “ambitious” AI action plan
The UK government has officially unveiled its AI Opportunity Action Plan, promising a greater focus on the opportunities of the burgeoning technology rather than the risks. Under the new industry focus, the Labour government plans to implement all 50 recommendations set out by Matt Clifford in his AI Opportunities Action Plan, commissioned by technology secretary Peter Kyle last year. Announcing…
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