3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (481+ words) The Department for Work and Pensions has signed a new six-figure contract for the provision of "sentiment analysis" technology powered by artificial intelligence. On 1 April, the DWP entered into a two-year contract with specialist tech firm Wordnerds. The deal, which…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (454+ words) The Department for Business and Trade has entered a partnership with north London firm'Wayve'that aims to'put the UK at the "forefront" of next-generation technology for self-driving vehicles." The department'described'Islington-based'Wayve, which has pioneered AI for autonomous driving, as one of the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (872+ words) A Border Force official has been found guilty of assisting a foreign state and misconduct in public office for conducting illegal surveillance to help China." Chi Leung Wai, aged 40, also known as Peter Wai, was recently convicted by a jury…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (335+ words) The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is recruiting for a deputy director who will be responsible for "portfolio and impact" and tasked with leading on strategy at the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i. AI). According to DSIT's advertisement, the role…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (478+ words) After two and a half years of development and trials, government's artificial intelligence-powered chatbot has now been fully integrated into the GOV. UK App. Having been launched in July last year, as of this week the app has 563, 000 registered users....

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (410+ words) Cybercriminals have been struggling to make inroads with the adoption of artificial intelligence in their activities, according to a new joint report by three UK universities. The study, led by researchers from the universities of Edinburgh, Strathclyde and Cambridge, analysed…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (579+ words) Public Technology - Do Not Process My Personal Information As it embarks on a "15. 4bn programme to build new schools, the Department for Education is planning a new digital tool to help automate processes concerning testing the feasibility of initial designs for…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (559+ words) The Ministry of Justice's head of technology adoption has said "healthy scepticism" on the part of departmental staff towards digital innovation should be welcomed and viewed as a positive by IT teams. Steven Kelly, who leads the Mo J's Technology…...

6+ day, 17+ min ago  (532+ words) The Information Commissioner's Office has fined a major water company nearly a million pounds after "inadequate" security measures failed to prevent a data breach that affected hundreds of thousands of people. South Staffordshire Plc and its primary subsidiary South Staffs…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (516+ words) An historic civil service building in Whitehall has received an award for its accessibility and inclusivity. Government hub 22-26 Whitehall, which is the headquarters for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, has received "Inclusive Environments Recognition" from the Construction Industry…...