Author Archives for Christine Horton

Women in Digital: Karen Wheeler

December 9, 2024 6:32 am Published by Comments Off on Women in Digital: Karen Wheeler

Karen Wheeler, interim assistant chief executive, Cheshire East Council and programme sponsor for digital – part of the council’s Transformation Plan – shares her experiences of leading change in local government.


Think Data for Government Roundup

December 5, 2024 10:44 am Published by Comments Off on Think Data for Government Roundup

Representatives from across the UK public sector gathered to explore how data is transforming government and outcomes for citizens.


How to be a Civil Servant in the Disinformation Age

December 4, 2024 10:10 am Published by Comments Off on How to be a Civil Servant in the Disinformation Age

In his keynote address to today’s Think Data for Government conference in Westminster, Charlie Boundy, chief data officer, Companies House, argues that civil servants need to ready to counter the destabilising impact of disinformation.


Q&A: Varun Khandelwal on the AI data challenge

December 4, 2024 9:35 am Published by Comments Off on Q&A: Varun Khandelwal on the AI data challenge

AI has the potential to transform the UK civil service by driving efficiencies and enhancing decision-making. Here, Varun Khandelwal, principal AI specialist at Snowflake, reveals the data challenges the public sector must address before being AI-ready.


Q&A: Andreas Kollegger on combatting gen AI’s hallucinations

December 3, 2024 7:12 am Published by Comments Off on Q&A: Andreas Kollegger on combatting gen AI’s hallucinations

With AI’s adoption by the public sector a hot topic, Andreas Kollegger (ABK), gen AI lead at Neo4j discusses how large language models (LLMs) can get it wrong, leading to hallucinations, and explores the alternative data models that can help improve their accuracy.