All posts tagged "Artificial Intelligence"

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  Canadian CIO group publishes national AI standard

  A Canadian body representing chief information officers from the public, private and voluntary sectors has set out national standards for the ethical design and use of artificial intelligence (AI), in

  • Posted October 8, 2019
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  UK government to test AI procurement guidelines

  The UK will be the first government to test a new set of artificial intelligence (AI) procurement guidelines, which have been developed by global public-private cooperation body the World Economic

  • Posted September 30, 2019
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  Michael Wernick on turbulent times for Canada – and its Clerk

  Michael Wernick, Canada’s outgoing Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, tells Matt Ross how the civil service is responding to an ever faster, more fractious world;

  • Posted September 16, 2019
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  New Zealand beefs up IT security after government data breach

  New Zealand has clamped down on government agencies using unvetted IT service providers, following a data breach which saw a supplier inadvertently leak hundreds of people’s personal information.    The

  • Posted September 8, 2019
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  People power: why digital tech demands very human attributes

  To improve trust in government, civil servants must deploy digital tech to meet citizens’ needs. And as officials heard at Global Government Summit 2019, that requires an understanding of human

  • Posted August 30, 2019
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  US Department of Energy strikes AI partnership with Weill Family Foundation to fuel breakthroughs in neuroscience

  The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Weill Family Foundation have entered into a public-private partnership that aims to advance supercomputer and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to make breakthroughs

  • Posted August 29, 2019
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  South Korea commits US$4bn to bolster tech sectors

  The South Korean government will spend S$4.7 trillion (US$3.9bn) of its 2020 budget on technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), in a bid to boost R&D, infrastructure and economic growth.  

  • Posted August 22, 2019
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  UK to invest US$300m in national artificial intelligence lab

  The UK government has pledged £250m (US$302m) for a national Artificial Intelligence lab designed to provide NHS patients with improved and personalised care.   The lab will bring together the

  • Posted August 13, 2019
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  The dangers of division: Singapore’s civil service chief opens Global Government Summit

  At the 2019 Global Government Summit, head of the Singapore Civil Service Leo Yip highlighted the dangers of today’s global and social tensions – and the challenges around trust, technology

  • Posted August 9, 2019
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  Canada’s digital chief Alex Benay quits government

  Alex Benay has announced he will step down as Canada’s chief information officer next month to “take on new challenge” at tech start-up MindBridge. “It is with mixed emotions that

  • Posted August 8, 2019
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