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New Local Democracy: Using Digital ID to enable online voting for UK Councils
Like previous posts, this article accompanies a prototype app with the corresponding functionality. GitHub Repository: https://github.com/adamkent/local_democracy In recent years, many aspects of daily life—banking, healthcare access, and communication—have moved online. However, democratic participation in local governance remains limited, both in accessibility and responsiveness. This article outlines the rationale for a digital platform that would enable…
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Reimagining Primary Care: A Case for Open Access Booking
This article accompanies a prototype NHS booking system for GP appointments, which explores alternative models for primary care access. Note: This is an exploratory concept designed to contribute to discussion around NHS service access and digital infrastructure. Source code available here. The current GP model in the UK features structural barriers that can prevent patients…
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The AI Tidal Wave in Public Procurement
This article was written by Omar Hadjel MCIM (LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omarhadjel/). It has been reposted with his permission. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries worldwide, and public sector procurement is no exception. Governments are under increasing pressure to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure transparency in tendering processes. As AI-driven procurement tools become more…
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Sweden: Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision Making systems adoption by the public sector
This publication is a comprehensive research paper exploring the adoption and management of AI systems within Swedish public sector organisations, sponsored by AICenter. This insightful study, conducted by Anna Kubaszewska under the supervision of Professor Dr. Kai Wegrich at the renowned Hertie School in Berlin, examines how organizations like the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) –…
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Rethinking Public Sector Service Delivery for the Digital Era
This article has been re-posted with the kind permission of the author, Neil Catton – Group CTO at Global Consortium Group. (LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrmito/ ) Introduction As the UK public sector faces growing demands for more responsive, accessible, and efficient services, traditional methods of service delivery are proving insufficient. Budget constraints, rising expectations for digital…
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Procuring AI is a risky activity. We need more regulation to make it work in the public interest
The following is a repost with permission, of an article by Prof. Albert Sanchez-Graells, of the University of Bristol Law School. https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-sanchez-graells/ I was recently asked whether AI procurement is just a complex case of software procurement or whether there is anything specific to AI that sets it apart or poses risks of a different…
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Opinion: Will Britain pave the way in Public Sector AI, Before it is too late?
Historically, Britain has set benchmarks that have been embraced worldwide, such as standardising the railway gauge, establishing Greenwich Mean Time, and pioneering web standards through the work of Tim Berners-Lee. This legacy of innovation continues as the Turing Institute gears up for its AI Summit in March, furthering discussions from the Bletchley Park conference last…