AI Public Sector Week
This online event has over 120 talks from AI experts, local government and central government teams covering best practice, pilots and how to scale AI. Learn about adopted AI solutions, […]
UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Laying the foundations for better local public services
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This online event has over 120 talks from AI experts, local government and central government teams covering best practice, pilots and how to scale AI. Learn about adopted AI solutions, […]
Unpatched vulnerabilities remain one of the leading causes of security breaches yet patching is still slow, manual, and difficult to scale. This session explores how patching can be made simple, […]
Join LOTI’s closed-door discussion on innovative buying of systems and software, what is holding it back, and how to move forward.
Learn how better visibility of IT systems and how they connect can make it easier to manage incidents in complex council environments.
Renfrewshire Council share their AI journey including what worked, what they learned, and what you can take from their experience.
Learn what autonomous IT means, how risk-based patching can reduce cyber risks without disrupting critical services, and practical steps to demonstrate compliance and prepare for procurement.
Join a practical clinic designed for people who need a clear, repeatable approach to improving cyber resilience using in-house skills.
This webinar looks at how councils are managing grants as a unified, data-driven digital capability, and includes a case study from Suffolk County Council.
A discussion with Socitm and the LGA to explore the data tools available in local government. Share your experiences of best practice, and tips for addressing the challenges of implementing Python […]
Join a session in this virtual series to explore real-world examples of open source software in local government.
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) will change how the public sector manages, shares, and protects data. This session offeres a clear, practical starting point for DUAA readiness.
Explore why IG remains essential for managing data complexity, ensuring compliance, and building trust.
Visualisation tools such as Power BI help decision makers access data, but they can be difficult to make fully accessible. In this session, Norfolk County Council shares their work assessing […]
Join UKAuthority as they explore how the UK public sector can move from reacting to incidents toward predicting and preventing them by combining AI-driven intelligence with insight into human behaviour.
This session covers the complexity of council mergers. Guest speaker, Pam Duke, will bring first hand experience from a transformative five-year restructuring initiative involving six district councils.
techUK’s end of year event will celebrate local government digital achievements and technology trends shaping the council of the future. They will also make their predictions for 2026.
Join UKAuthority’s three 90 minute sessions to hear sector leaders and industry experts discuss what can be achieved with AI agents, intelligent automation and chatbots.
Join UKAuthority Live to explore why now is the time to move from reactive incident response to proactive cyber defence.
The theme for iNetwork’s 20th Annual Conference focuses on ‘Driving change through people, data and innovation’. The conference is open to all public sector professionals and explores topics ranging from social value […]
Join a walkthrough of Cisco’s Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions and Cisco’s Zero Trust approach which helps to reduce risk by verifying every access attempt.