Artificial Intelligence

US General Services Administration sets out AI ambitions for 2026 – and war department adopts new AI tool

The US General Services Administration (GSA) has said that its goal this year is to empower agencies to adopt artificial intelligence, remove blockers to AI innovation, and spur related collaboration. […]

UK government appoints first chief AI officer

The UK government has hired Kalbir Sohi to the newly-created role of chief artificial intelligence officer (CAIO) – the most senior AI leadership role in the country’s public sector. Sohi […]

World Health Organization urges governments to clarify liability for AI in healthcare

AI adoption in healthcare is outpacing legal guardrails, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The United Nations agency is calling on countries to develop AI strategies that align with […]

‘Leveraging collective expertise’: AccelerateGOV Bitesize Insights on AI

As we approach this year’s AccelerateGOV conference, taking place on 9 December in Ottawa, Canada, we asked the event’s speakers to tell us what digital transformation topics they’re most looking […]

G7 AI challenge launches to transform public services

A G7 AI challenge that will bring “experts and innovators” from member governments to explore the use of artificial intelligence to improve public service delivery has been launched by the […]

Australian Public Service publishes AI roadmap

The Australian Public Service (APS) has set out in a new plan how it intends to maximise artificial intelligence to deliver better services for citizens. The government said the roadmap, […]

AI innovations in health: New Zealand to roll out AI medical scribe, and Saudi Arabia launches digital health coach

The government of New Zealand plans to use a new artificial intelligence tool to draft clinical notes, referrals and consultation summaries so that doctors and other frontline staff can spend […]

AI to ‘dominate next four to five years’ of fraud landscape: UK fraud minister

Artificial intelligence “will dominate the next four to five years” of the fraud landscape, the UK’s minister with responsibility for tackling fraud said last week at a conference in London. […]

Transcribing trust: is transcription the use case that shows AI’s transformative power?

Government and public sector organisations are increasingly adopting AI transcription tools. Here, Imogen Parker of the Ada Lovelace Institute sets out who’s using what and the key considerations when it […]
Government Transformed AIagent podcast guests

Government Transformed podcast examines opportunity for AI agents in civil services

In this special episode of Government Transformed, the executive editor of Global Government Forum Richard Johnstone speaks to Luukas Ilves, an advisor to the deputy prime minister and minister of […]