Artificial Intelligence

AI makes water shortages harder to predict, says UK Environment Agency

Advancements in artificial intelligence have created a blind spot for the UK government over future water shortages in England, the Environment Agency has said. Data centres used to power AI are […]

G7 launches AI innovation challenge to transform public services

Members of the G7 are creating an innovation challenge with the goal of unblocking AI adoption in the public sector. The G7 comprises Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, […]

UK government to boost civil service AI skills in latest One Big Thing campaign

The UK civil service has said it will launch its newest One Big Thing campaign this autumn with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI). The One Big Thing initiative aims […]

United Arab Emirates launches training programme for chief AI officers

Chief artificial intelligence officers across federal government agencies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are to receive two weeks of AI training to strengthen the country’s hand in the future […]

Do we need a ‘What Works Centre’ for public sector AI?

Research has identified a need for evidence on AI efficacy and impacts if it is to be used fairly and safely in the public sector and deliver value for money. […]
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Trusting the process, trusting the product: how governments can win over the public on AI

Trust in artificial intelligence (AI) may not have been the main issue on which Canada’s federal election was fought earlier this year, but its one that looms as large there […]

UK peers urge tighter AI regulation for transparent and safe adoption in government

A UK peer who has proposed new legislation to regulate the use of artificial intelligence has said that human-centred design and management needs to be placed at the heart of […]

Why public legitimacy for AI in the public sector isn’t just a ‘nice to have’

In the latest of a series of exclusive articles for GGF, Imogen Parker of the Ada Lovelace Institute argues that if the public are not convinced that the government is […]

Artificial intelligence takeaways from Innovation 2025 

Global Government Forum has used an artificial intelligence tool to analyse all the sessions at Innovation 2025 for takeaways on how governments around the world are using AI to streamline […]

UK government develops AI tool to help meet housebuilding target  

The UK government’s Incubator for AI (i.AI) is working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Digital Planning Programme to develop an artificial intelligence tool to help councils make better […]