Civil servants who used artificial intelligence for routine administrative tasks freed up the equivalent of two working weeks a year, a government trial has shown.
A government-backed trial with 25 councils is testing whether an artificial intelligence tool can cut administration tasks by speeding up note-taking, saving time and resources.
Local authorities may be missing out on opportunities to prevent ill-health and boost wellbeing because they are struggling to make the investment case for preventative digital care.
Local authorities are backing government moves to ban the public sector from making ransomware payments but want to see stronger obligations imposed on suppliers.
Poor quality data and obsolete technology are hindering government plans to roll out the adoption of artificial intelligence across the public sector, a leading group of MPs has warned.
A few months before the Procurement Act 2023 went live at the end of February, we polled the public sector finance and spend leaders attending one of our webinars on how ready they felt for the...
A shortfall in digital and procurement expertise across government has led to taxpayers’ money being wasted and progress on transformation losing pace, according to the National Audit Office.
CIPFA public finance technical advisor Florence Bastos outlines some key issues relating to public finance and AI – and what professionals need to consider as it becomes more prevalent in the sector.
Action to tackle digital exclusion across Scotland is being undermined by a lack of clear national leadership, according to the nation’s spending watchdogs.
The Social Market Foundation worked out that the public sector could save hundreds of millions of pounds by tackling restrictive software licensing rules. Senior researcher Jake Shepherd explains.
