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UK launches taskforce to strengthen climate security

The ‘first of its kind’ taskforce will bring together experts to advise government on how to better anticipate and respond to the growing risks climate change poses to national security […]

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UN Women urges governments and developers to embed gender equality into AI

The organisation has drawn on research from several studies to highlight the scale of gender bias in artificial intelligence systems and has set out what must change to build a […]
Andy Burnham pledges devolution drive should he become the UK's next prime minister, during a speech in Manchester

Britain’s likely next prime minister sets out plan for ‘more streamlined state’, including new Number 10 North ‘nerve centre’

Andy Burnham pledges ‘the circuit breaker the UK needs’ to build more collaborative and localised government Andy Burnham, the man who is likely to become the next UK prime minister, […]
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 […]

Watchdog sets out biggest challenges facing UK government finance teams

The National Audit Office’s assessment of the Government Finance Function’s Strategy 2030 finds that foundations for success have been established but that there are longstanding challenges to overcome Poor-quality cost […]
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 […]
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UK government to use AI to improve global preparation for climate shocks

New partnership to share data and models and provide technical training to strengthen capacity The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Met Office are to collaborate on artificial […]
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OECD warns ‘institutional incoherence’ is undermining members’ digital ambitions

Report identifies five challenges to digital transformation and a “common thread” of a lack of join up across individual initiatives, policy instruments and digital components The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in […]
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Countries approve US$3.9bn funding package for environmental projects worldwide

More than 180 countries have agreed the priorities for a US$3.9bn funding package that will be spent on conserving biodiversity and other climate projects around the world. The package was […]
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, […]