UK government
King's Speech: Labour sets out cybersecurity rules, but fails to introduce 'AI Bill'
Tories criticise "mystery bill that creates months of uncertainty and loses the UK jobs and investment just as it has in the EU.”
UK government
What do tech leaders want from a new British government?
“Whichever party forms the new government, we will be keeping a close eye on the possibility of stricter regulation, increased innovation support and enhanced competition."
Microsoft
British MPs are preparing to test Microsoft's Copilot AI - despite security fears and US Congress ban
Controversial artificial intelligence assistant will be trialled at the end of 2024, prompting warnings that it could cause "increased risk"
UK government
UK MPs slam Big Tech for 'siloed' approach to misinformation
Government agencies build up 'Defending democracy' package, including tech and guidelines to keep bad actors at bay
UK government
UK.gov ministers clam up on just how decrepit their IT systems are
Succession of secretaries serve up cut and paste answers on progress identifying "red-rated" systems
UK government
UK.gov's “ostrich” approach to cybersecurity leaves country “exposed and unprepared”
Departments need to go away and rethink how to protect country from ransomware
AI
Britain wants Talent: Will AI whizzes switch to the public sector?
"More and more of the people we speak to want the opportunity to use their skills for the benefit of others"
AI
PM RishGPT delivers something good for the UK, really; thanks.
A proper supercomputer, gadzooks!
cybersecurity
NSRA says cyberattacks pose a greater threat than ever before
The UK government has upped the risk factor for cyberattacks on infrastructure, outlining how attacks on vital services and the emergence of AI could potentially threaten public safety
Featured
Gov’t IT energy use falls 10%, but e-waste surges
And the MOD accounts for 36% of all gov't ICT energy consumption.
Policy
Searching for search: UK Gov wants to dump GOV.UK Elasticsearch
"We would also like to reduce the long term maintenance work..."
Cloud
AWS is utterly dominating UK gov't cloud spend
Hey, big spenders...