Author Archives for Christine Horton

UK Government promises to revolutionise public services through AI

January 13, 2025 9:06 am Published by Comments Off on UK Government promises to revolutionise public services through AI

The plan will introduce dedicated AI Growth Zones that speed up planning permission for datacentres, increase public compute capacity, and create a new National Data Library to unlock the value of public data and support AI development.


Think Digital Partners supports The Children’s Society in keeping young people safe online

January 9, 2025 8:23 am Published by Comments Off on Think Digital Partners supports The Children’s Society in keeping young people safe online

The Children’s Society and Think Digital Partners will share the latest research and data exploring young people’s digital lives, the real-world impact and empower young people with the tools they need to spot the signs and stay safe online.


Drive adult social care efficiencies in 2025 with ID verification technology

January 9, 2025 8:07 am Published by Comments Off on Drive adult social care efficiencies in 2025 with ID verification technology

Adult social care takes a huge slice of the budget of local authorities, which can’t afford any misplaced spend or fraud in their provision of care. Barley Laing, UK MD at global ID verification and data quality business Melissa, argues that improving identity verification of claimants is the answer.


We’re all at the starting line on AI: addressing skills gaps will get the public sector moving

January 9, 2025 7:57 am Published by Comments Off on We’re all at the starting line on AI: addressing skills gaps will get the public sector moving

In the face of continuing budgetary pressures and a sector-wide technology skills shortage, how can the public sector embrace the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI)? We spoke with Anna Wang, Head of AI at Multiverse, to hear some ideas on how to get started.


Women in Digital: Karen Meechan

January 6, 2025 6:51 am Published by Comments Off on Women in Digital: Karen Meechan

Karen Meechan shares how ScotlandIS is changing the face of tech in Scotland and globally, alongside her journey to CEO.