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Launching the AI Insights series

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As AI continues to play a central role in the UK Government's agenda for economic growth and improved public services, it is crucial to address both the opportunities and the practical challenges of AI implementation in government.

Blueprint for Modern Digital Government Comes Alive at GDS Local Government Innovation Hackathon in Leeds

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Attendees of the Local Government Innovation Hackathon.

Over 150 innovators from across local and central government came together to reimagine the planning system at the GDS Local Government Innovation Hackathon. 15 teams tackled real planning challenges with digital tools and AI – bringing the Blueprint for a Modern Digital Government to life.

GDS’s user research on AI in government

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Our user research into AI and generative AI across the public sector has helped us understand how colleagues view and interact with these technologies, including their aspirations, concerns and current usage patterns

Developing frameworks and tools to support responsible data and AI use across the public sector

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The UK government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan highlights the need for safe and responsible AI adoption to drive innovation and improve public services.

The GDS Data Ethics team share their work and progress to date about the Data Ethics Framework - why it is important, how it is used and how teams can get involved.

Artificial Intelligence: must-have skills for the future

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Discover how to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence with the latest online courses by CDDO.

Government Digital and Data in review: Top reads of 2024

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As the year draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to look back on the stories that have resonated most with our Government Digital and Data community.

As the year draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to look back on the stories that have resonated most with our Government Digital and Data community. From groundbreaking AI advancements to best practices in digital transformation, these articles have sparked discussions, inspired innovation, and provided valuable insights across the public sector.

Connected thinking across data communities

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DataConnect is an online event aimed at anyone with an interest in public sector data.

Last month's DataConnect, government's largest virtual data conference, brought together, the public sector data community, including: data leaders, academics, innovative thinkers, data scientists, data engineers, and AI specialists.

Inside the largest global AI ‘hack’

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While the UK’s AI Safety Summit was in motion in November, the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) collaborated with PwC and Microsoft to run the Generative Artificial Intelligence Government Hackathon.  We recently published an update to the 2022-25 roadmap …

Artificial Intelligence: introducing our series of online courses on generative AI

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Discover how to harness the power of generative Artificial Intelligence tools with CDDO's new online courses on Government Campus.