Artificial Intelligence

AI rollout forms part of NHS 10 Year Health Plan

UK National Health Service to use AI for faster care delivery, as part of £10bn programme  

The rollout includes AI triage and notetaking tools, the Single Patient Record and other modernisation efforts that are expected to generate £41bn in benefits over the next decade The UK’s […]

Future AI scenarios

UK government sets out five AI scenarios to stress-test policy

The scenarios provide ‘a structured way of exploring plausible AI futures’ to support more robust policy development, the government said The UK’s Government Office for Science (GO-Science) has set out five scenarios […]
Phil Swan speaking at Global AI CIties on 17 June

‘I see AI much more as a service and leadership challenge than a technology one’: interview with Phil Swan, director for government digital enablement, UK Government Digital Service

Phil Swan recently joined the Government Digital Service (GDS) as director responsible for GDS Local, service standards, inclusive digital design, and digital workforce and capability. He moved to the role […]
Estonia is to introduce digital ID for AI agents

Estonia set to be first country to create digital identities for AI agents

The government plans to develop ‘AI ID codes’ to enable AI agents to act on behalf of people and organisations ‘in a manner that is both verifiable and auditable’ The […]
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 […]