Artificial Intelligence

Omar Sultan Al Olama appointed chair of the UAE Artificial Intelligence and Data Authority

UAE creates dedicated artificial intelligence and data authority to ‘build government of the future’

The new authority will merge three government bodies’ portfolios and lead digital transformation under a single mandate The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to establish an artificial […]

Christine Bellamy, interim director general, Digital Products Group, Government Digital Service and Shaukat Ali Khan, executive chief digital and information officer (CDIO) and executive director, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and Integrated Care System, speaking at Global AI Cities/

Local government leaders embrace AI challenges and opportunities at Global AI Cities conference

City and national government leaders have set out insights and innovations around how artificial intelligence is transforming urban services at a groundbreaking Global Government Forum event. Global AI Cities 2026, […]
Anthropic

US forces Anthropic to shut down latest AI models, citing national security concerns

AI company Anthropic has disabled access to its latest Mythos and Fable models at the order of the Trump administration, which said it feared they could be deployed to intelligence […]
AI governance in the public sector

Why AI governance is crucial to your public sector mandate – and five practical steps to embedding it

Accountability, transparency and oversight are key to ensuring artificial intelligence is used responsibly and fosters public trust. In this article, John Anthony Balla from SAS outlines five steps to help […]
Responsible AI in government

Checks and balances: how to deploy responsible AI in government

Key to governments using artificial intelligence effectively is designing and implementing the appropriate guardrails so that its outputs are safe, fair and explainable. During this webinar, experts in Canada set […]

Overcoming barriers to AI to unleash transformation in government

Many governments around the world are working to take full advantage of artificial intelligence to streamline their operations and better serve citizens – but too often legacy IT systems and […]
Canada's National Artificial Intelligence Strategy

Canada publishes new national AI strategy with focus on trust and sovereignty

The Government of Canada has released its latest national AI strategy, setting out how it will work to drive artificial intelligence across the economy over the next 10 years, with […]

‘Don’t let fear prevent you from working on the problems that matter most’: Five minutes with Rafael Carvalho de Fassio, São Paulo state attorney for science, technology and innovation

In this series of ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the city and local government leaders who will speak at our Global AI Cities conference, taking place in […]

New Global Government Forum event to explore AI use in cities around the world

A new event in Greater Manchester will showcase how cities and local governments are using artificial intelligence to transform the way they deliver services for residents and businesses. The Global […]

UK government announces backing of British AI companies under new sovereign fund

The UK government has announced the first early-stage British AI companies that are to receive investment through its new UK Sovereign AI fund. The £500m (US$675m) fund, part of the […]