Public Sector Tech

A Tech Town experiment in Yorkshire

Barnsley is the UK’s first “Tech Town”, a testbed for greater AI usage in local government. Can it becomes…

What does a new war book look like for the UK?

Readiness and resilience are vital in uncertain times

Modernising government: Navigating legacy challenges in the AI era

The emergence of new technologies opens up new avenues for better public services

Agentic AI will power governments of the future

These systems are a transformative technology capable of autonomously delivering on core missions.

Cyber attacks are evolving – so too must government response

Under mounting pressure, government must shift from passive defence to proactive cyber resilience. Fortinet’s Chris Parker MBE explains why…

Digital sovereignty should sit at the core of the UK’s AI strategy

The public and private sectors must collaborate to create homegrown tools built on transparent supply chains.

Gaia Marcus: “The deployment of AI often outpaces our ability to govern it effectively”

Gaia Marcus is the director of the Ada Lovelace Institute. Prior to joining, she was the deputy director (advanced…

How AI could transform Wigan

The town is harnessing new technology at a local level.

How drones can revolutionise UK public services

Greater adoption of drone technology across a wide range of sectors has the potential to save tens of billions…

Putting citizen experience at the heart of AI-driven public services

Artificial intelligence can drive and maximise public sector reform.

The productivity paradox redux

From Whitehall to the town hall, technology continues to frustrate.

The north-west is at the forefront of UK cyber innovation

Experts at Lancaster University are working hard to improve the resilience of the UK’s IT infrastructure.

Why do big digital projects in the public sector fail?

From government transformation to the NHS, multibillion-pound projects can be high risk and low reward.

Let’s open-source the law

England’s legal corpus could hold the key to competitive economic advantage.

Will Labour grasp the opportunities of new technology?

As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, Keir Starmer must strike a balance between innovation and regulation.

The Policy Ask with Janine Hirt: “Social media platforms and search engines should be held accountable for fraud”

The CEO of the fintech body Innovate Finance on tackling online scams, working for the Samaritans, and regulating “buy…

The security weak points in your working day

In the shift to remote working, secure web browsers play a key role in keeping data safe.

How governments can keep data secure in a digital age

Cloud can provide resilience and data protection in an evolving security landscape

Tackling the digital divide through partnership – with Virgin Media O2 Business

A special podcast from Spotlight, the New Statesman’s policy supplement.

The Policy Ask with Molly Morgan Jones: “The UK must keep working with Horizon Europe”

The director of policy at the British Academy on research funding, the strength of UK arts and humanities, and…

Powered by AWS, the Scottish government body is on an evolving digital journey.

Defra’s “outmoded” IT systems leave department at risk of cyberattack

Legacy systems could put disease prevention and air quality monitoring at risk, says the Public Accounts Committee.

What does a digitally transformed government look like?

The UK has targets to reimagine the state’s use of technology. Mike Beaven from AWS discusses how it’s progressing.

How do we restore trust in the public sector?

Speaking at the New Statesman Future Generations conference, panellists discussed how to prevent young people from losing faith in…

How to create an inclusive workplace and embrace neurodiversity

DXC’s Dandelion Programme is breaking down barriers for the neurodivergent.

Could the UK build a national large language AI model to power tools like ChatGPT?

Countries around the world are developing national AI models. Industry experts say Britain should do the same.

UK police still relying heavily on Chinese surveillance camera technology

The majority of forces reported using Chinese-made surveillance technology including for ANPR, CCTV and body-worn cameras.

Ministry of Defence “not up to the task” of delivering digital strategy, say MPs

Progress replacing more than 2,000 MoD systems, many of which run on legacy technology, has been slow, a critical…

The “world’s next Silicon Valley” is unlikely to be in Britain 

Legislation needs to catch up with Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt’s lofty ambitions for UK tech.

Why we need a Minister for Citizen Experience

Modern public services need a champion for the people who use them

Five ways the metaverse could transform British politics over the next five years

The metaverse will have a profound impact on our daily lives, personally and professionally.

The five key tech areas for the public sector in 2023

How technology service vendors can best serve government and enable resilience amid economic and political turmoil.

The UK’s semiconductor industry is dying – will Liz Truss save it?

Successive waves of foreign takeovers have accelerated the decline of the once leading sector.

The dangerous approach of SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son

The Japanese-Korean billionaire warped the meaning of value in an industry that is reshaping the world.

Why Babylon is scaling back its ambitions in the UK

Though increasingly popular with its cohort of younger patients, Babylon’s digital-first strategy appears to be in trouble.

Tech bosses know the real prize is privatising the NHS’s future

Peter Thiel’s data company Palantir is poaching health service experts as it eyes a deal worth up to £1bn.