The next twelve months will be critical for public services and determine the scale of the reform that will be delivered in the next three years. John Copps picks out some of the areas to watch out for. 2025 felt like stuttering progress for a government that has styled itself as a champion of public services. It was always going to be a tough job, but the rollercoaster of the previous ten years has not been replaced by something that feels like stability. There’s been lots o

In this article, Ross Murray talks directly to local authority leaders and teams that have started on their AI journey. He explores common pitfalls and sets out four essential principles for implementing AI effectively, ensuring councils can harness its potential for cost savings and improved services while avoiding the risks of rushed or poorly planned deployment. At the moment, it seems like wherever you look people are talking about AI. Local government is no different, wi

T his week on Radical Reformers, I welcomed Adrian Brown, Chief Executive of Windfall Trust , to explore how artificial intelligence will continue to reshape public services. Adrian provides us with a grounding in AI and how it will inevitably touch every aspect of our lives. Most of the discussion is focused on the awesome opportunities and worrying risks that AI poses for public services. While AI might help us navigate complexity, understand data and speed up services, we

In this blog, Yannick Mitchell considers the gap between expectation and reality and outlines three practical steps local authorities can...

Client: Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network (CCIN) Date: August to December 2024   Challenges faced by the client: Councils across...

Watch our webinar Co-operative Values Driven AI – a new guidance framework. Councils nationwide are under increasing financial pressure...

Andrew Laird looks at the potential of AI in public services and the lessons learnt from the recent exploratory work completed by a group...

Catch up on our webinar - AI in Public Services - The Art Of The Possible - held on Wednesday 7th February 2024. Watch here Artificial...

Mutual Ventures has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dynamic Purchasing System...

Artificial Intelligence is developing at breakneck speed with the standard Silicon Valley attitude of “go fast and break things”. This...

Catch up on our webinar - A Values-Driven Approach to AI in Public Services - held on Monday 4th December 2023. Watch here Until...

Client: Newcastle City Council Date: September – October 2023 Challenges faced by the client: The leadership of the Newcastle City...

Artificial Intelligence has the potential to change public services. An instinctive reaction can be to jump immediately to the...

Stephen Young, Chief Executive, Halton Borough Council This episode is with Stephen Young who has been chief Executive of Halton Council...

Public services are lacking a clear overall vision but now is the time for our political discourse to rise to the occasion and provide us...

MV’s Umar Majid reflects on February’s Intelligent Health Conference in London – asking what we can learn from the best innovations in AI...