Digital, Data & Technology

The winning team of the 2026 Civil Service AI and Data Challenge

Idea to help benefits caseworkers make better decisions scoops Civil Service AI & Data Challenge prize

Idea will now be developed with £50,000 in tech support from NTT DATA after triumph in finale An idea from a Department for Work and Pensions civil servant to develop […]

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‘A blueprint for how the UK government deploys AI at scale’: HMRC signs deal to boost data, analytics and AI firepower

The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has appointed UK-headquartered company Quantexa on a contract – potentially worth £175m (about $234m) over 10 years – to boost its data, analytics […]

How to achieve the UK government’s vision to transform public sector data sharing

Better use of data is essential to the UK government’s digital transformation ambitions. But as government leaders at a roundtable supported by Snowflake and held at Global Government Forum’s Innovation […]

Gregory Barbaccia and Amy Gleason among senior federal speakers at Washington D.C. conference

Senior leaders from across the US federal government will come together in Washington, D.C. this June for Government Service Delivery 2026, a conference focused on improving how government delivers services […]

UN pinpoints six ‘fault lines’ hindering government digital transformation

Governments’ digital transformation efforts are being held back by outdated funding and procurement models, fragmented institutional structures, and data governance issues, according to new analysis from the United Nations Development […]
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‘If we get digital transformation right, we’ll never do modernisation projects again’: US leaders on the future of government services

Strengthening digital government capability is a central priority for public services today. US governemnt leaders discussed how to adopt new technologies to improve services, and build the digital workforces that […]

UK closes AI pilots amid ‘strategic changes’ to prioritise legacy tech overhaul

The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has closed some internal AI pilots and redirected ethics guidance work to speed up progress on replacing outdated systems, which it […]
Speakers at AccelerategOV 2026

Making government digital transformation happen in Canada: a look ahead

Governments across the world are working to make digital transformation happen in order to improve services for citizens and support government priorities. This transformation is not just about implementing technology; […]

Emerging tech’s potential for public financial management examined in IMF paper

A paper setting out how finance ministries and other public institutions could think more strategically about emerging technologies in public financial management (PFM) and overhaul related processes and functions to […]

Improving data, AI and evidence-led decision-making: takeaways from AccelerateGOV 2025

Use of data and AI in government is becoming ever-more important, so these themes were high on the agenda at AccelerateGOV 2025, with evidence of real progress being made on […]