Wanted: Digital chief for England's schools. Must enjoy data, AI, and concrete problems

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Britain's latest civil servant is a chatbot trained on GOV.UK misery

Whitehall says the AI assistant will help citizens navigate public services faster; others may see it as a cheaper alternative to answering the phone

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Shared services go sour when the centre hoards control and the edge hoards resentment. Good operating models make responsibilities explicit and adaptation legitimate. #SharedServices #OperatingModel #PublicSector

City and Flock Manipulate Security Scores

조지아주 던우디 시에서 Flock의 감시 카메라 시스템에 대한 보안 평가가 독립적이지 않고 Flock이 직접 점수를 조작하는 방식으로 이루어진 사실이 내부 이메일을 통해 드러났다. 시 기술 책임자가 Flock 측에 점수 상향을 요청하고, 평가 기준이 완화되어 위험도가 낮게 평가되도록 변경되었다. 이로 인해 시의회는 부정확한 정보에 기반해 계약 확장 여부를 결정했으며, 이는 공공 안전에 심각한 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 유사 사례로 2022년 NCS4와 Evolv 사건이 있으나, 이번 사건은 시 공무원이 직접 개입했다는 점에서 더 심각하다.

https://ipvm.com/reports/flock-review-dunwoody

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City and Flock Manipulate Security Scores

See how vendor-crafted security assessments undermine trust and how this adds to local Atlanta and nationwide pushback Flock is experiencing in 2026.

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UK government prescribes Single Patient Record for NHS data chaos

Doctors welcome joined-up care plan, but warn patient trust depends on safeguards, access controls, and knowing where Palantir fits in

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Calling the cops just got extra AI as police seek to add tech to contact systems

AI already listening in to call handlers in real time, conducting live database searches

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Safe-to-fail experiments: the change you can run without betting everything on it.

If it works, expand it. If it doesn't, you learned something cheaply and can adjust.

The goal isn't to prove you're right. It's to find out.

What could you test in the next two weeks?

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Royal Household seeks £3M finance system fit for a King

One seeks contractor to manage millions in taxpayer cash, will provide generous 20% off Windsor biscuit tins and tea towels

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Greater Manchester still says no to NHS data platform with Palantir at its heart

Public concern has only grown, says ICB, while evidence of benefits remains thin

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