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UK government backs down on end-to-end encryption in Online Safety Bill
The bill has faced criticism from Big Tech companies over privacy and security fears. Have ministers had a change of…
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The Policy Ask with Carl Miller: “I’ve had conspiracy theorists turning up at the office”
The cofounder of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media on disinformation, online safety and protecting the BBC.
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What your organisation needs to combat modern cyber threats
Hybrid working has brought new challenges for securing networks. But investing in good software can ensure businesses are safer than…
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The Policy Ask with Kriti Sharma: “AI fear-mongering pains me”
The founder of AI For Good on technology’s capacity to solve social problems, building robots as a child, and digitising…
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The Policy Ask with Molly Morgan Jones: “The UK must keep working with Horizon Europe”
The director of policy at the British Academy on research funding, the strength of UK arts and humanities, and Barack…
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Hacking democracy: How cyber attacks are undermining trust in voting
Confidence in political systems is being challenged by evolving digital threats.
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The Research Brief: why the science department should be exempt from Treasury rules
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How to make IT sustainable – from silicon to retirement
By working with customers and partners, IT can be transformed.
Nato’s cybersecurity chief: “We’re always on the back foot in cyber defence”
Ian West, head of Nato’s Cyber Security Centre, on AI, Ukraine and tackling a billion “suspicious events” a day.
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The Policy Ask with Owen Pritchard: “I’d ban the public sector paying ransoms to hackers”
The Local Government Association’s cybersecurity lead on Nelson Mandela, serving in the army, and asking for forgiveness rather than permission.
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A day in the life of an AI mover-and-shaker
An ecosystem of lobbyists, pressure groups and think tanks is helping shape how politicians think about artificial intelligence.
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How AI can help unleash employee potential
With careful regulation, AI can move us to an economy truly based on our skills.
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Labour says government approach to AI leaves workers disadvantaged
Labour's shadow digital minister is setting out the party's approach to regulation.
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How does Britain build a “good” digital society?
The tech sector needs guidance, not laissez-faire governance.
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How Registers of Scotland modernised the world’s oldest land register
Powered by AWS, the Scottish government body is on an evolving digital journey.
UK AI ambitions “undermined” by digital inaction on digital exclusion
Lack of access to broadband and a skills gap is costing the economy billions every year, says a House of…
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“Outdated” IT and digital skills gap hinder NHS digital transformation, say MPs
New report reveals legacy tech is a barrier to progress for the health service.
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Starmer vs the machine: how Labour would regulate tech
The opposition leader seems less comfortable on AI than Rishi Sunak, but his tech policy is taking shape.
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Using AI and robotics to help tackle Britain’s biggest nuclear challenge
New technologies are making decommissioning the Sellafield nuclear site safer, faster and cheaper.