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Home Office targets AI-generated savings with police non-emergency phone line

Department says that new artificial intelligence system could save up to £8.5m a year and cut waiting times for callers who dial the police’s 101 line for the right reasons […]

ICO warns over expanding backlog as complaint caseload grows threefold in a year

The data protection regulator has revealed that, after missing out on requested funding at the last spending review, its number of cases awaiting attention is growing by 400 a month […]

DWP plans £1bn programme to consolidate use of digital freelancers

A major departmental initiative, which is expected to include various new contracts with providers of external specialist staff, is intended to provide a unified means of accessing expert tech contractors […]

MoD names new chief digital and information officer

Dan Rodenhurst has almost two decades of experience working in the civil service, including leading on digital transformation, cybersecurity and mission technology. He takes up his new post in September. […]

Scotland set to tighten datacentre planning rules

Ministers put in place new procedures that will require local bodies to bring in government at an earlier stage and subject to additional scrutiny proposals to build new tech facilities […]

Police floats £90m contract to support new public digital channels

A key tech supplier is being sought to assist with a national programme designed to deliver websites, apps, and artificial intelligence tools to support reporting crime and accessing police information […]

Government agencies use image recognition AI to tackle EV grant fraud

Based on Google Vision technology, an algorithmic tool is being used to check whether photos submitted with applications for funding have already been used elsewhere or cribbed from the internet […]

Government signs consultancy to support Future Civil Service initiative

Major services firm headquartered in the US has won a contract with the Cabinet Office to help deliver a programme intended to increase trust and accelerate the use of AI […]

HMRC seeks £4.5m partner to replace legacy metadata system with new AI-powered platform

The tax agency wishes to put in place a new integrated system covering the management of all its metadata, which relates to the categorisation and definition of other data assets […]

‘Innovation alone cannot overcome NHS pressures’, warns head of doctors’ trade body

RCP president responds as study from regulator suggests that AI and other tech could play a role in relieving pressures being felt by a significant percentage of frontline health professionals […]