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Cabinet Office curbs government spend on consultancies
18/11/24. The Cabinet Office has announced new controls on the use of consultancies across government, aimed at saving £1.2 billion by 2026. Other aims include reducing reliance on larger companies, supporting SMEs and increasing diversity, innovation and social value. Among the measures – included in the Autumn Statement – is that ...
DSIT team develops tool for responsible AI | UKAuthority
5 days ago · 15/11/24. A team within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has developed a tool to help public sector bodies innovate responsibly with data and AI. Named the Model for Responsible Innovation, it has been created by the Responsible Technology Adoption (RTA) Unit in DSIT, and is already being used internally in sessions ...
‘Digital centre of government’ group makes early progress
5 days ago · Mark Say. Representatives of four organisations with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) are working on the plan to develop a new digital centre of government, it has been revealed. Emily Middleton, director general of Digital Centre Design in DSIT, said it is collaborating with the Central Digital and Data Office, the ...
Resilience & Cyber4Good 2025 | UKAuthority
From culture to compliance, R esilience & Cyber4Good will explore the ever present and ever-evolving risk of cyber-attack in our inter-connected world. We’ll look at progress with meeting the Cyber Assessment Frameworks for different parts of the sector and ask how the core elements can build mutual trust in the delivery of integrated ...
AI & Data4Good 2025 | UKAuthority
Time: 11:00 - 12:30 each morning via Teams. Unlocking the power of data and AI for the public good. Government introduced the Data Use and Access Bill to Parliament in October 2024 - highlighting its potential to improve public services, by cutting bureaucracy for police officers and making patient data more easily transferable across the NHS.
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Government plans change in law to support National …
27/11/23. Changes in legislation have been laid out to support the future operation of the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR). The UK Government has added amendments to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to simplify the processes for asset owners to share data through the NUAR – which provides a digital map with details ...
Digital ID organisations call on new Government to recommit to …
05/07/24. A group of organisations with an interest in digital identities have urged the incoming Government to recommit to the cause of increasing the use of digital verification in the UK. Shortly before the general election they published an open letter to all political parties urging the next Government to put in place an actionable plan ...
UPRNs combine with EPCs for energy efficiency - UKAuthority
Dec 16, 2021 · The prospects for a smarter use of energy data have received a boost with the news that unique property reference numbers (UPRNs) are being attached to energy performance certificates (EPCs) for private properties and to display energy certificates (DECs) for public buildings. Enabled by Ordnance Survey’s Open Identifiers policy, the ...