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Digital, Data & Technology

Report showcases public sector AI use cases

The public sector has trailed the private sector in the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but governments are making progress in catching up, according to a primer on AI in […]

Opinion: the ‘power of where’ – realising the potential of geospatial data

For millennia maps have guided exploration, supported trade and allowed us to defend our nations and maintain the social fabrics of our societies. They tell the story of human endeavour […]

Subsidy scheme boosts cashless payments in Japan

Government subsidies designed to encourage cashless payments in Japan are being taken up much more quickly than predicted, and last week the country was urged to extend the scheme. Under […]

Senior civil servants to be replaced by AI, says Indonesia’s president

In a surprise announcement, Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has ordered government agencies to replace top civil servants with artificial intelligence (AI) during 2020. The president announced the decision to a […]

Singapore government pledges to beef up data security after breaches

The Singapore government is to establish a new Data Security Office and implement a number of measures to better safeguard citizen information, following a series of serious data leaks.   […]

Philippines central bank launches digital payments platform

The Philippines central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has launched an online payment facility for government transactions and is championing the adoption of a national QR code standard, in […]

Australian court case reveals flaws in ‘robo-debt’ benefits programme

The Australian federal government has conceded, in a landmark court case, that failings in the country’s controversial ‘robo-debt’ programme led it to unlawfully demand that citizens repay non-existent debts. The […]

UK education department faces sanction over data protection breaches

The UK Department for Education (DfE) is facing disciplinary action for what a watchdog has called “wide ranging and serious concerns” over data protection breaches. Privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s […]

Singapore AI strategy signals launch of dedicated unit

The Singapore government is to create a dedicated AI unit to develop policy and create new project partnerships, under a national AI strategy launched this month. According to the Smart […]

UK’s culture department appoints data policy lead – pipping Cabinet Office to the post

The UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has appointed its first head of data policy, amid ongoing tensions between DCMS and the Cabinet Office over control of […]