Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

A new AI tool to help councils make planning data more accessible and digital, converting poor scans of old, PDF and paper documents into machine-readable, shareable data in seconds is being built Currently in early testing, the tool could reduce the time needed to convert old planning documents into digital records – performing in 40 … Read more

Public sector workers are being held back by archaic technology – crippling productivity and slashing public satisfaction in services, according to a new report set to be published on Tuesday.  Inheritance from previous government shows an overreliance on contractors sending costs rocketing and how outages and cyber-attacks are putting NHS and public services in jeopardy. … Read more

5 priorities for online safety set out by The Secretary of State. Technology Secretary exercises powers requiring Ofcom to report back on new online safety priorities. Government launches research project to explore impact of social media on young people’s wellbeing and mental health. Online safety campaigners to be consulted as government commits to ensuring future … Read more

Using AI tools to help reduce teacher’s workload. Teaching standards, guidelines and lesson plans will form a new optimised content store which will train generative AI to make it more reliable for teachers in England new project will bring teachers and tech companies together to develop and use trustworthy AI tools that can help mark … Read more