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UK government to invest £17m in AI & data science scholarships
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ai
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UK government commits £17m to foster diversity in AI with 2,000 data science scholarships aimed at underrepresented groups.
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Responsible AI development in the UK: Yohan Lobo's perspective
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ai security
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data quality
Yohan Lobo, Industry Solutions Manager at M-Files, discusses how British businesses can shape responsible AI growth in the UK.
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UK Govt announces £200m digital skills training package
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ai
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productivity
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jobs
The UK Government unveils a £200m digital skills package aimed at enhancing local economies and fostering the rise of 'digital nomads'.
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NHS staff urge for swift digital innovation to improve healthcare outcomes
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investment
NHS staff are urging swift digital innovations to curb increasing wait times, cut costs, and enhance patient outcomes, a BT study shows.
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UK government triples investment in AI supercomputing capabilities
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nvidia
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supercomputer
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government
UK triples £300m investment in AI supercomputing, boosting research capabilities in safety, drug discovery, and clean energy.
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UK governmental proposal aims to boost online product safety
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insurance
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ebay
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amazon
UK's product safety regime may reform to reduce unsafe purchases from online retailers, boosting safety rates.
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UK government allocates £118m to elevate AI skills and development
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aws
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iot
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research and development
UK government unveils ambitious £118m funding boost to enhance national artificial intelligence skills and advance R&D.
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UK government forms AI safety research team with tech industry leaders
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software
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consulting
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services
UK government bolsters Frontier AI Taskforce with a safety research team in collaboration with Advai, Gryphon Scientific, and Faculty AI.
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UK splashes £70m on new future telecoms technologies
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government
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telecommunications
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uk government
The new investment will support ambitions to become a global leader in 6G technology, improving the capacity and speeds of data transfer.
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UK councils admit security failings with 1500 data breaches declared in 2022
Thu, 20th Apr 2023
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encryption
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cybersecurity
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data breach
UK Councils disclose almost 1,500 data breaches and 600 lost or stolen devices in 2022, according to Freedom of Information requests.
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The top things to consider when investing in a cyber range
Wed, 5th Apr 2023
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it training
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cybersecurity
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cyber attacks
As cyber threats continue to evolve, companies need to be able to adapt, prepare their IT-personnel and react to protect themselves and their assets.
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Government-funded R&D dead ends 'bleeding taxpayers' money'
Tue, 28th Mar 2023
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drones
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r&d
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uk government
New Department for Science, Innovation and Technology must correct UK's flawed innovation funding, says Drone Major Group CEO.
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Hundreds of devices declared missing by government departments
Mon, 20th Mar 2023
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public sector
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uk government
The findings of 14 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to the UK's government departments has been released.
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Breaking: NHS accidentally leaks data of 150,000 patients
Wed, 4th Jul 2018
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data leak
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nhs
Objections to data sharing recorded in GP practices running clinical software TPP’s system between March 2015 and June 2018 were not sent to NHS.