Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
Accepted
Public trust is being jeopardised by slow progress on embedding transparency and establishing robust standards for AI adoption in the public sector. Public confidence that the AI technology used by government is fair, accurate, secure and safe is key to successful adoption. Transparency is fundamental to building that trust but …
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Public trust is being jeopardised by slow progress on embedding transparency and establishing robust standards for AI adoption in the public sector. Public confidence that the AI technology used by government is fair, accurate, secure and safe is key to successful adoption. Transparency is fundamental to building that trust but as at January 2025, only 33 records had been published on the government website set up to provide greater transparency on algorithm–assisted decision making in the public sector. Some 67% of government bodies responding to the NAO’s survey said that support from the centre of government in fostering public trust in AI was very important. DSIT acknowledges that it has more to do to communicate effectively with the public and to be ‘demonstrably trustworthy’. Its work to strengthen its digital and data spend controls for high–risk AI and develop technical standards and guidelines must be progressed quickly to build public confidence that AI adoption by public sector bodies is safe and responsible. recommendation DSIT should write to the committee in six months to update us on: • Departmental compliance with the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard and further action it is taking to tackle gaps in transparency to strengthen public trust, including to address public concerns over data privacy and the sharing of sensitive data. • How its strengthened spend controls for high–risk AI use cases will support safe and ethical AI roll–out
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Government response AI summary
The government has updated internal guidance for AI spend assurance, with spend controls now checking Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) compliance, and DSIT will provide an update in Autumn 2025 on further changes to spend assurance and service assessments.
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18th Report - Use of AI in Government
Accepted
There are persistent digital skills shortages in the public sector and DSIT’s plans to address the skills gap may not be enough. 70% of government bodies responding to the NAO’s survey identified difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff with AI skills as a barrier to AI adoption. In 2024, around …
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There are persistent digital skills shortages in the public sector and DSIT’s plans to address the skills gap may not be enough. 70% of government bodies responding to the NAO’s survey identified difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff with AI skills as a barrier to AI adoption. In 2024, around 50% of roles advertised in civil service digital and data campaigns were unfilled. In January 2025, the government’s State of digital government review set out the skills challenge faced by government. These include persistent difficulties recruiting, civil service pay levels that are uncompetitive with the private sector and the need for more technical roles within the profession. Its Blueprint for modern digital government sets out a series of priority reforms including plans to adopt a digital–first operating model, assess the optimum employment models, strengthen digital leadership, and assess competitiveness of the overall package for digital and data staff. However, the Public Accounts Committee has repeatedly raised concerns about the digital skills gap in previous examinations of digital transformation in government and we remain sceptical that these reforms will address the issue where previous attempts have failed. 5 recommendation DSIT and Cabinet Office should write to the committee alongside publication of the Digital and AI Roadmap to: • explain how the planned reforms are expected to resolve the skills gap and by when, including how they will encourage the flow of digital skills between the private and public sectors, ensure digital leaders are more influential in decision making and embed a digital–first ethos into the civil service • explain how they will monitor and evaluate the reforms so they can take action swiftly if reforms are not successful, and • set out their plans for reporting progress publicly
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Government response AI summary
The government is implementing reforms including requiring digital leaders on executive committees and boards by 2026, refining pay and capability frameworks, and developing talent pipelines, with monitoring through bi-annual reporting and public updates in the forthcoming Digital and AI Roadmap.
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Recommendation
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
Accepted
DSIT and Cabinet Office have a long way to go to strengthen government’s approach to digital procurement to ensure value for money and a thriving AI supplier market. The technology market is rapidly evolving with a shift from upfront capital purchases to subscription–based models, and greater consolidation of the supply …
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DSIT and Cabinet Office have a long way to go to strengthen government’s approach to digital procurement to ensure value for money and a thriving AI supplier market. The technology market is rapidly evolving with a shift from upfront capital purchases to subscription–based models, and greater consolidation of the supply chain. Technology suppliers, charities and academics have raised concerns with us that the dominance of a small number of large technology suppliers in the AI market risks stifling competition and innovation. We also heard concerns that government procurement approaches are ill–suited to a dynamic, fast–paced market, increasing risks to value for money from vendor lock–in and the inability to adapt and take advantage of rapid technological development. The government is aware it has a lot to do to adapt its procurement approach to keep up with the pace of change in the sector, and to leverage its significant buying power. It has committed to setting up an AI sourcing and procurement framework, including rapid procurement and national tenders where appropriate. It has also confirmed it will establish a digital commercial centre of excellence to deepen its expertise. The success of these measures will be critical if we are to see a vibrant AI market in the UK and value for money in the procurement of AI for the public sector. recommendation DSIT, in collaboration with Cabinet Office, should set out publicly how its proposed AI sourcing and procurement framework will: • get the best from all suppliers in a market dominated by a small number of global technology companies and ensure opportunities are available for small suppliers • align with the overarching digital technology sourcing strategy (on how government builds, buys and partners) that the Blueprint for modern digital government promises • leverage government’s spending power to achieve value for money for citizens • Ensure those taking procurement decisions across government have access to the
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Government response AI summary
The government agrees and commits to defining a digital procurement strategy focused on AI sourcing, publicly articulating an AI procurement framework, and providing training and support resources like an AI Playbook for government professionals.
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Conclusion
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
Accepted
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Cabinet Office on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in government.1
Government response AI summary
The government agrees with the implied recommendations, committing to GDS working with HMT to develop a methodology for tracking legacy system remediation funding and to improve cross-government data management practices, including for the National Data Library.
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Conclusion
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
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DSIT told us that it was a matter of urgency that the issue of legacy systems in government is addressed, not only to take advantage of the opportunities offered by AI, but also to address other risks including cyber security vulnerabilities. It emphasised prioritising the “systems that have the most …
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DSIT told us that it was a matter of urgency that the issue of legacy systems in government is addressed, not only to take advantage of the opportunities offered by AI, but also to address other risks including cyber security vulnerabilities. It emphasised prioritising the “systems that have the most valuable data” and “the highest levels of security vulnerability”.9 It added 4 C&AG’s Report, para 2 and Figure 1; DSIT, A blueprint for modern digital government, January 2025 5 Committee of Public Accounts, Use of AI in Government- Written evidence 6 Qq 18, 22 7 DSIT, State of digital government review, January 2025, pp 5, 17 8 Q 44; CDDO, Transforming for a digital future: 2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data, updated September 2023 9 Q 50 10 that this was both a software and hardware problem.10 However, it also warned that there is no magic bullet, it will take hard work over a long time to fix, and acknowledged that it needed to get a better grip on the issue.11 Concerning hardware, DSIT emphasised the importance of cloud services as a way for government to move away from maintaining large data centres, although we note in this case the potential trade–off between concentrating usage to achieve greater value for money and diversifying providers to seek greater resilience and security.12 As part of our inquiry into Government cyber resilience, the Cabinet Office told us that “quite a lot of our legacy systems are operating off a very small number of cloud providers, and until you fix some of the legacy issues, it is very difficult to move off some of the cloud services that are there”.13 We will consider this issue further in later scrutiny.
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Government response AI summary
DSIT, working with HMT, has conducted an assessment of proposals to address legacy IT and will use this to inform HMT's prioritisation of funding. GDS will also work with departments to ensure the highest risk systems receive the funding they need.
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Conclusion
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
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A blueprint for modern digital government sets out government’s intention to identify remediation funding for legacy technology. DSIT told us the new Government Digital Service will work with HM Treasury to review all spending review bids for legacy remediation to assess their credibility and ambition, while also tracking the allocated …
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A blueprint for modern digital government sets out government’s intention to identify remediation funding for legacy technology. DSIT told us the new Government Digital Service will work with HM Treasury to review all spending review bids for legacy remediation to assess their credibility and ambition, while also tracking the allocated money which in the past had too often been reallocated elsewhere.14 It also intends to pilot funding on a continuous improvement basis to ensure that IT systems are maintained over the long–term.15
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Government response AI summary
DSIT, working with HMT, has conducted an assessment of proposals to address legacy IT and will use this to inform HMT's prioritisation of funding. GDS will also work with departments to ensure the highest risk systems receive the funding they need.
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Recommendation
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
Accepted
We challenged DSIT on what it was doing to address barriers to data sharing in government and it told us a change in culture is needed and government bodies need to think about the collective interest of the public when assessing the risks of data–sharing.20 A blueprint for modern digital …
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We challenged DSIT on what it was doing to address barriers to data sharing in government and it told us a change in culture is needed and government bodies need to think about the collective interest of the public when assessing the risks of data–sharing.20 A blueprint for modern digital government sets out government’s intention to work to reduce the barriers to sharing data by implementing standards, frameworks and tools. As set out in the blueprint, DSIT also told us it plans to create a national data library with the aim of making it easier to find and reuse data across the public sector.21 Other measures include requirements in the Data (Use and Access) Bill to support appropriate data sharing in the health and social care sector by standardising the way data is collected, processed, and shared.22 Public Trust
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Government response AI summary
DSIT will set out details of its programme of work to address barriers to data sharing in the upcoming Government Digital and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Roadmap, including work to improve cross-government data management practices with a focus on data quality, as well as how this …
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18th Report - Use of AI in Government
Accepted
The Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS), is intended to support public sector bodies to improve transparency and provide information about the algorithmic tools they are using, but the NAO found it was not widely used.27 We challenged DSIT on this lack of transparency as, at January 2025, only 33 records …
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The Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS), is intended to support public sector bodies to improve transparency and provide information about the algorithmic tools they are using, but the NAO found it was not widely used.27 We challenged DSIT on this lack of transparency as, at January 2025, only 33 records had been published on the ATRS website. 20 Q 38 21 Q 37; DSIT, A blueprint for modern digital government, January 2025, p 20 22 Q 39 23 C&AG’s Report, figure 10 24 UAIG0012, UAIG0017, UAIG0020, UAIG0032, UAIG0033, UAIG0035 25 UAIG0036 26 UAIG0011, UAIG0027 27 C&AG’s Report, para 3.20 12 It agreed with us that more records should be published and told us that the pace of publication had increased and it expected that to continue over the coming year.28
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Government response AI summary
DSIT will update the Committee in six months (January 2026) on departmental compliance with the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) and further action it is taking to tackle gaps in transparency to strengthen public trust, including to address public concerns over data privacy and the …
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18th Report - Use of AI in Government
Accepted
We asked DSIT for reassurances that there would be sufficient transparency and mechanisms for citizens to challenge AI assisted decisions. It told us that there were provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Bill to allow for redress and challenge in cases of automated decision–making. It also acknowledged that it …
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We asked DSIT for reassurances that there would be sufficient transparency and mechanisms for citizens to challenge AI assisted decisions. It told us that there were provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Bill to allow for redress and challenge in cases of automated decision–making. It also acknowledged that it had more to do to communicate effectively with the public and to be “demonstrably trustworthy” and this was an important area of focus for it in the coming years.29 Actions it told us it is taking include developing technical standards and guidelines, publishing guidance, and strengthening DSIT’s spend controls around the use of high–risk AI. It told us it has a role to play in both providing support and guidance but also in strengthening the “stick” of central assurance and controls given the importance of the issues concerned.30 Digital and data skills and capability
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Government response AI summary
DSIT will update the Committee in six months (January 2026) on departmental compliance with the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) and further action it is taking to tackle gaps in transparency to strengthen public trust, including to address public concerns over data privacy and the …
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Conclusion
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
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The digital and data skills gap in government is long–standing and this committee has raised concerns about this issue in the past.35 We challenged the Cabinet Office and DSIT on how they were tackling the problem and they told us they need to do more to communicate the benefits of …
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The digital and data skills gap in government is long–standing and this committee has raised concerns about this issue in the past.35 We challenged the Cabinet Office and DSIT on how they were tackling the problem and they told us they need to do more to communicate the benefits of working in the public sector, including the opportunity for public service and to have an impact on people’s lives.36 They also told us they wanted to encourage the flow of people and skills between the private and public sectors through greater use of secondments and “tours of duty”.37 Other initiatives set out by the Cabinet Office included a digital excellence programme of training for senior civil servants, the creation of a digital, data and innovation pathway and providing different entry routes into the profession (for example, the digital fast stream and targets for new digital apprenticeships).38
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Government response AI summary
DSIT is implementing reforms, including refining the Government Digital and Data Pay Framework and Capability Framework, to address digital skills gaps. Talent pipelines are being developed and cross-sector skills exchange is encouraged through initiatives like TechTrack and the Digital Secondments Programme, with progress to be …
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Conclusion
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
Accepted
DSIT’s A blueprint for modern digital government also sets out a series of priority reforms. These include commitments to assess the optimum employment models and the competitiveness of the overall package for digital and data staff. To strengthen digital leadership, the blueprint also sets out plans to require all public …
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DSIT’s A blueprint for modern digital government also sets out a series of priority reforms. These include commitments to assess the optimum employment models and the competitiveness of the overall package for digital and data staff. To strengthen digital leadership, the blueprint also sets out plans to require all public sector organisations to have a digital leader on their executive committee and a digital non–executive director on their board by 2026.39 DSIT told us that chief digital information officers are “not sufficiently represented at the executive committee level”.40 34 UAIG0006, UAIG0010, UAIG0011, UAIG0018, UAIG0026, UAIG0028, UAIG0029 35 Committee of Public Accounts, Digital transformation in government: addressing the barriers to efficiency, Seventieth Report of Session 2022–23, HC 1229, 13 September 2023; Committee of Public Accounts, Challenges in implementing digital change, Thirtieth Report of Session 2021–22, HC 637, 10 December 2021 36 Q 26 37 Q 26 38 Q 25 39 DSIT, A blueprint for modern digital government, January 2025, p 24 40 Q 27 14 2 Supporting widespread adoption in the public sector Learning from AI pilots and scaling–up
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Government response AI summary
DSIT is implementing reforms, including refining the Government Digital and Data Pay Framework and Capability Framework, to address digital skills gaps. Talent pipelines are being developed and cross-sector skills exchange is encouraged through initiatives like TechTrack and the Digital Secondments Programme, with progress to be …
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Conclusion
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
Accepted
The NAO report set out the importance of knowledge sharing to learn from pilot activity, encourage innovation, promote consistent standards, and avoiding duplication of effort in AI adoption across government. However, it also reported that there was no systematic dissemination of knowledge on AI opportunities and adoption across government.46
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The NAO report set out the importance of knowledge sharing to learn from pilot activity, encourage innovation, promote consistent standards, and avoiding duplication of effort in AI adoption across government. However, it also reported that there was no systematic dissemination of knowledge on AI opportunities and adoption across government.46
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Government response AI summary
DSIT is establishing workstreams to gather and share insights from AI pilots, including the Prime Minister's AI Exemplars, to identify conditions for successful scaling. This includes assessing maturity, identifying core components for scaling, resolving bureaucratic blockers, and creating guidance with HMT for consistent and rigorous …
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Conclusion
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
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We questioned DSIT on how it is evaluating and sharing learning from AI pilot activity across government to avoid reinventing the wheel and to support AI adoption at scale. It told us that it was taking a range of approaches including developing guidance and identifying good practice case studies, establishing …
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We questioned DSIT on how it is evaluating and sharing learning from AI pilot activity across government to avoid reinventing the wheel and to support AI adoption at scale. It told us that it was taking a range of approaches including developing guidance and identifying good practice case studies, establishing communities of AI practitioners, and adopting an ‘open build’ approach to developing AI tools, publishing their results to make them available to others in the public and private sectors.47 41 C&AG’s Report, para 12 42 C&AG’s Report, para 12 and Figure 7 43 Qq 17, 24 44 Q 3 45 Q 3 46 C&AG’s Report, para 3.5 47 Q 21 15 A witness from the Department said that “you want to run pilots, work out what works and then scale them”.48 It also confirmed that the AI Knowledge Hub that it is piloting is intended to bring together advice and guidance in one place and make it accessible and user–friendly.49 On the issue of robust evaluation of AI pilots, the Cabinet Office told us that the Evaluation Taskforce had recently published guidance for evaluating the impact of AI tools. It also told us there is a lot of guidance on evaluating programmes from a financial, commercial and technological perspective, but the next challenge was to ensure that these techniques were understood and people knew where to go for support.50 AI procurement
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Government response AI summary
DSIT is establishing workstreams to gather and share insights from AI pilots, including the Prime Minister's AI Exemplars, to identify conditions for successful scaling. This includes assessing maturity, identifying core components for scaling, resolving bureaucratic blockers, and creating guidance with HMT for consistent and rigorous …
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Conclusion
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
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In its January 2025 State of digital government review, DSIT reported that government procurement processes had not adapted to the changing nature of the technology market, which has seen a shift from upfront capital purchases to subscription–based models, and greater consolidation of the supply chain.51 Written evidence we received from …
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In its January 2025 State of digital government review, DSIT reported that government procurement processes had not adapted to the changing nature of the technology market, which has seen a shift from upfront capital purchases to subscription–based models, and greater consolidation of the supply chain.51 Written evidence we received from technology suppliers, third–sector bodies and academics raised concerns that the dominance of a small number of large technology suppliers in the AI market risks stifling competition and innovation.52 Concerns were also raised that government procurement approaches were ill–suited to a dynamic, fast–paced market, increasing risks to value for money from vendor lock–in and the inability to adapt and take advantage of rapid technological development.53
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Government response AI summary
DSIT will publicly articulate an AI procurement framework, aligned with the overarching digital technology sourcing strategy, with a focus on Digital Partnerships and collaboration with Crown Commercial Service. DSIT will also help technology and procurement professionals work in a unified manner through training and support …
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Conclusion
18th Report - Use of AI in Government
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We questioned DSIT and the Cabinet Office on how they were strengthening digital procurement in government to support competition and innovation. They told us these issues were an ongoing challenge and that they wanted to find a balance between guiding procurement centrally without stifling opportunities to buy locally from SMEs.54 …
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We questioned DSIT and the Cabinet Office on how they were strengthening digital procurement in government to support competition and innovation. They told us these issues were an ongoing challenge and that they wanted to find a balance between guiding procurement centrally without stifling opportunities to buy locally from SMEs.54 Measures they are taking include setting up a digital commercial centre of expertise to ensure that they build the expertise they need.55
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Government response AI summary
DSIT will publicly articulate an AI procurement framework, aligned with the overarching digital technology sourcing strategy, with a focus on Digital Partnerships and collaboration with Crown Commercial Service. DSIT will also help technology and procurement professionals work in a unified manner through training and support …
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18th Report - Use of AI in Government
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The State of digital government review reported that government is not doing enough to ensure the public sector benefits from the scale of its buying power.56 The Cabinet Office and DSIT told us they are working to tackle this, giving as an example a recent agreement reached with 48 Q …
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The State of digital government review reported that government is not doing enough to ensure the public sector benefits from the scale of its buying power.56 The Cabinet Office and DSIT told us they are working to tackle this, giving as an example a recent agreement reached with 48 Q 15 49 Q 41 50 Q 29 51 DSIT, State of digital government review, January 2025, pp 34–35 52 UAIG0014, UAIG0028, UAIG0033, UAIG0034, UAIG0036 53 UAIG0031, UAIG0034 54 Qq 8, 22 55 Q 9 56 DSIT, State of digital government review, January 2025, p 35 16 Microsoft to offer discounted products to every part of the public sector.57 The Cabinet Office described this as “quite groundbreaking”.58 In A blueprint for digital government, DSIT has also committed to developing a sourcing and procurement framework for AI, to include rapid procurement and national tenders where appropriate.59 Leadership and governance
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Government response AI summary
DSIT will publicly articulate an AI procurement framework, aligned with the overarching digital technology sourcing strategy, with a focus on Digital Partnerships and collaboration with Crown Commercial Service. DSIT will also help technology and procurement professionals work in a unified manner through training and support …
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18th Report - Use of AI in Government
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We questioned the departments on what benefits we would see from these departmental moves, and the Cabinet Office told us that the aim was, in part, to address the issues of accountability and complexity highlighted by the NAO report which it felt the changes had pretty comprehensively addressed.64 DSIT also …
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We questioned the departments on what benefits we would see from these departmental moves, and the Cabinet Office told us that the aim was, in part, to address the issues of accountability and complexity highlighted by the NAO report which it felt the changes had pretty comprehensively addressed.64 DSIT also explained how the changes were intended to bring together and align work on AI policy across the wider economy and AI adoption in the public sector (for example, by supporting the AI supplier market through public procurement, and setting public sector standards that can be adopted by the private sector on a voluntary basis).65 It is early days and we will be looking for more evidence that these changes will address the NAO’s concerns around complexity and accountability fully. 57 Q 8 58 Q 8 59 DSIT, A blueprint for modern digital government, January 2025, p 20 60 C&AG’s Report, para 10 and Figure 2 61 C&AG’s Report, para 9 62 DSIT press release, DSIT bolstered to better serve the British public through science and technology, 8 July 2024 63 Qq 1–2 64 Q 2 65 Qq 1–2, 4 17
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Government response AI summary
The government is introducing a requirement for all executive committees to include digital leaders and for boards to appoint digital non-executive directors by 2026, refining the Government Digital and Data Pay Framework and Capability Framework, and developing talent pipelines through initiatives such as TechTrack, the …
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18th Report - Use of AI in Government
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The Departments told us that the departmental moves had been supported by a new digital inter–ministerial group (IMG) which provides greater focus and links the work with wider cross–government work on public service reform and the government’s missions.66 DSIT emphasised that this was about “about having multiple members of the …
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The Departments told us that the departmental moves had been supported by a new digital inter–ministerial group (IMG) which provides greater focus and links the work with wider cross–government work on public service reform and the government’s missions.66 DSIT emphasised that this was about “about having multiple members of the Cabinet really focused on the change agenda for Government on digital services” and “a very significant step up in ministerial engagement on the digital transformation of government”.67 The Cabinet Office also observed that the IMG is providing improved strategy, prioritisation and join–up, “saying, ‘let us prioritise and set the strategy so that the sum of the parts delivers the greatest bang for the buck’”.68 When we questioned DSIT on how it would influence departments across government and deliver on its role to support AI adoption across the public sector, witnesses told us that clear political leadership and prioritisation was key to driving co–ordination across departments and enabling effective delivery.69
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Government response AI summary
The government is introducing a requirement for all executive committees to include digital leaders and for boards to appoint digital non-executive directors by 2026, refining the Government Digital and Data Pay Framework and Capability Framework, and developing talent pipelines through initiatives such as TechTrack, the …
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18th Report - Use of AI in Government
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We challenged DSIT and the Cabinet Office on the scale of the challenge and whether the public sector would be able to grasp the opportunities offered by AI. DSIT told us that it had to be self–critical about digital leadership across government, observing that digital leaders are not well represented …
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We challenged DSIT and the Cabinet Office on the scale of the challenge and whether the public sector would be able to grasp the opportunities offered by AI. DSIT told us that it had to be self–critical about digital leadership across government, observing that digital leaders are not well represented at executive level across the public sector and many public sector leaders do not have enough technical expertise or training.70 As part of its blueprint for modern digital government, it will require all executive teams and boards of public sector bodies to include a digital leader by 2026.71 Later this year, DSIT also intends to publish a new Digital and AI roadmap for Government, which will set out the detailed projects underpinning the vision set out in the blueprint.72 66 Q 7 67 Q 7 68 Q 7 69 Q 49 70 Q 23 71 Q 27; DSIT, A blueprint for modern digital government, January 2025, p 24 72 Q 32 18
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Government response AI summary
The government is introducing a requirement for all executive committees to include digital leaders and for boards to appoint digital non-executive directors by 2026, refining the Government Digital and Data Pay Framework and Capability Framework, and developing talent pipelines through initiatives such as TechTrack, the …
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