Out-of-date government IT systems ‘hampering public sector adoption of AI’

The Public Accounts Committee’s report said an estimated 28% of central government IT systems in 2024 could be defined as out of date and impossible to update (PA) - (PA Wire)

Out-of-date technology and poor quality data are putting the Government’s plans to scale up the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public sector at risk, a report from MPs says.

In its analysis of the Government’s use of AI, the Public Accounts Committee said that while the technology had the potential to radically change public services, the scale of the task to grasp these opportunities was concerning.