All civil servants to get AI training
09 Jun Digital, Data & Technology

All civil servants to get AI training

For the latest One Big Thing project, officials will be trained on AI and tasked with assessing how they can use the tech to streamline their own work
by Tevye Markson
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First app version of GOV.UK website launches
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HMRC apologises for child benefit payment error
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HMRC apologises for child benefit payment error
Processing error that delayed child benefit payments for 500,000 people now fixed, department says
New government digital strategy chief sets out her stall
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Public site for government evaluations delayed due to resourcing issues
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Power failure at Defra data centre caused ‘no significant border delays’, minister says
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MPs urge reform to boost cross-departmental data sharing
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Government Digital Service chief to leave post
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Cat Little apologises for error over contract termination
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Cat Little apologises for error over contract termination
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Post-Brexit border plan suffering from resourcing and oversight issues, NAO warns
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Watchdog says government's border plan lacks an integrated cross-government delivery plan, while programmes face resourcing uncertainty
GOV.UK 'brand refresh' to target 'broadest possible audience'
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GOV.UK 'brand refresh' to target 'broadest possible audience'
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Covid Inquiry: NICS head 'concerned' over lost ministerial messages
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Covid Inquiry: NICS head 'concerned' over lost ministerial messages
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'Malign actor' behind cyberattack on MoD, Shapps says
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Ministry of Defence payroll system hacked
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Ministry of Defence payroll system hacked
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MPs: WhatsApp should be banned on government devices unless 'appropriate' transparency levels are introduced
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MPs: WhatsApp should be banned on government devices unless 'appropriate' transparency levels are introduced
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FoI transparency plummets and complaints hit all-time high
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FoI transparency plummets and complaints hit all-time high
The proportion of FoI requests that resulted in all information sought being provided dropped to a new low of 34% last year
Ministers mull boost to digital pay framework 'to meet market trends'
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Ethics is an enabler, not a barrier to effective policymaking
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Labour calls in heavy hitters to advise on 'modernising' HMRC
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Labour calls in heavy hitters to advise on 'modernising' HMRC
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MPs press DWP to reveal impact of AI on benefit claims
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MPs press DWP to reveal impact of AI on benefit claims
PAC disputes department's suggestion that publishing data on the impact of algorithms would pose a fraud risk
Better call Saul: National Archives appoints BBC veteran as chief exec
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Better call Saul: National Archives appoints BBC veteran as chief exec
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HMRC rapped for 'unsatisfactory' assurances on Making Tax Digital
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HMRC rapped for 'unsatisfactory' assurances on Making Tax Digital
PAC urges perm sec to "reconsider" answers on how department will address concerns about accountability and software
'We need to bang the drum for sufficient investment': The 'radical and ambitious principles' behind the ONS's Data Strategy
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'We need to bang the drum for sufficient investment': The 'radical and ambitious principles' behind the ONS's Data Strategy
Following the release of a major new data strategy, Office for National Statistics chief data officer Fiona James talks about the power of linking information, and why departments must build data into spending review plans