GovTech stories
Customers are already saving time and millions as the awards spotlight AI tools moved into day-to-day operations across logistics, banking and public services.
A strategic growth investment is helping the municipal software group expand across North America, where councils face pressure to manage ageing infrastructure.
Residents could face poorer access to council services unless AI systems can cope with regional accents and dialects, a UK project now testing that live.
Delaying the European Union's high-risk AI rules may force firms to redesign systems later, adding cost and leaving users exposed meanwhile.
The high-level clearance could ease uptake of Riverbed's cloud tools by US agencies and bolster its credentials in regulated commercial markets.
The move targets vulnerabilities in software used by large firms, as AI makes it easier to find and exploit flaws.
Manual data wrangling at the City of Melbourne is being replaced by a single AI platform supporting more than 700 datasets and 40 use cases.
Public confidence is trailing adoption, with nearly half of citizens uneasy about AI in services despite rapid uptake by public bodies.
Customers in regulated sectors can now access AI workflow and compliance tools as OneAdvanced expands its IQ platform across six markets.
Manual data-sharing across Chhattisgarh departments has been cut from days to instant access as the state rolls out Digital Dwaar.
About 1,000 councils, police and armed forces services will move from Stripe as the government adds pay by bank options on GOV.UK Pay.
New procurement rules could keep critical emergency and health systems in local hands, as Catalyst warns reliance on offshore vendors raises costs and risks.
More than 36,000 weekly home visits are set to be coordinated through one system as the partnership seeks to cut paperwork and improve oversight.
The new body gives Wellington's government-heavy digital ad market a formal voice in IAB New Zealand's national standards and privacy work.
Fraudsters are reaching young people on social media before any payment is made, Ecommpay said, urging tougher platform accountability.
Public confidence in AI and data handling has plunged, with most Australians rejecting the use of personal information to train models.
Funding and skills shortages are leaving Australian agencies unable to safely deploy AI while keeping ageing systems resilient and under control.
Flood-prone councils could spot blocked drains earlier as new sensors flag issues before water starts flowing, cutting response costs.
Councils facing housing approval backlogs could cut assessment time by 20% as the software is embedded into existing workflows.
Travellers face costly border delays when chatbot visa advice is wrong, as one solo backpacker learned at the Vietnam-Cambodia crossing.
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