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Think tank to UK government: You can't build the future on systems from the past https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/21/think-tank-to-uk-government-you-cant-build-the-future-on-systems-from-the-past/5243580 #theRegister #PublicSector

Think tank to UK government: You can't build the future on systems from the past

Legacy IT is getting worse, not better, and could trip up Whitehall's shiny digital plans, report warns

theregister

nitin badjatia 1d ago

Understanding Sector Change: The Role of Business Models in AI Adoption, Part 2

Part 1 of the sector clock established that the sectors restructuring fastest share a common profile: digital-native workflows, clear and measurable units of value, relatively low regulatory barriers to workflow change, and competitive dynamics intense enough to punish non-adoption on a short timeline. Financial services, legal, and professional services meet most of those conditions. The restructuring in those sectors is advanced, compounding, and past the point of reversal. The sectors in […]

https://badjatia.com/2026/05/20/understanding-sector-change-the-role-of-business-models-in-ai-adoption-part-2/

The Register 1d ago

Smaller suppliers invited to pitch for £2.9B UK defense tech framework https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/20/smaller-suppliers-invited-to-pitch-for-29b-uk-defense-tech-framework/5243217 #theRegister #PublicSector

Smaller suppliers invited to pitch for £2.9B UK defense tech framework

Government Commercial Agency wants DIPS 2 to reach beyond MoD buyers and the usual big-name suppliers

theregister

Simon Whatley 1d ago

The policy says one thing. The service delivers another.

Not because teams are bad at their jobs, because policy and delivery are designed separately, often by different people, in different buildings, at different times.

Bringing them together is one of the most underrated skills in service design.

#ServiceDesign #PolicyDesign #PublicSector

The Register 1d ago

AI sackings reach New Zealand, which will use it to eject 14 percent of government staff https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/20/ai-sackings-reach-new-zealand-which-will-use-it-to-eject-14-percent-of-government-staff/5243076 #theRegister #PublicSector

AI sackings reach New Zealand, which will use it to eject 14 percent of government staff

Minister demands AI becomes ‘basic expectation for all public entities’

theregister

ABC Feeds 1d ago

'Backbone' of Victoria's bushfire, flood response to be cut, union claims
By Alex Sinnott

The State Control Centre, which responds to natural disasters like bushfires and floods, is to shed around two thirds of its full-time equivalent staff according to the Community and Public Sector Union.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-20/victoria-state-control-centre-restructure-alarms-cpsu/106696306

#DisasterandEmergencyResponse #PublicSector #StateandTerritoryParliament #AlexSinnott

Victoria's emergency response hub staff numbers to be 'slashed', union says

Victoria's State Control Centre, which responds to natural disasters like bushfires and floods, is to shed around two thirds of its full-time equivalent staff according to the Community and Public Sector Union.

The Register 2d ago

Indra rides off with £1.96B Transport for London ticketing deal as Oyster heads for back-office overhaul https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/19/indra-rides-off-with-196b-transport-for-london-ticketing-deal-as-oyster-heads-for-back-office-overhaul/5242520 #theRegister #PublicSector

Indra rides off with £1.96B Transport for London ticketing deal as Oyster heads for back-office overhaul

Nothing says 'future of urban transit' like a defense contractor running your bus, tube, and train pass

theregister

Paul Armitage 3d ago

AI in the public sector is not a magic layer above the estate. It sits inside weak data, shaky process ownership, and old policy assumptions. That is where the real risk lives. #GovAI #DataGovernance #PublicSector

The Register 4d ago

Wanted: Digital chief for England's schools. Must enjoy data, AI, and concrete problems https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/17/wanted-digital-chief-for-englands-schools-must-enjoy-data-ai-and-concrete-problems/5240242 #theRegister #PublicSector