Public Sector stories
Half a million NHS staff will get Copilot as leaders race to fix weak data controls and stop sensitive records surfacing in prompts.
The move gives businesses a new framework to measure AI spending, value and governance as token-based costs become harder to predict.
This could speed UK adoption of controlled AI in hospitals, councils and other regulated sectors by shaping a sovereign frontier model.
Demand for trusted location data lifted annual sales as utilities, councils and consumers used new services to cut risk and plan infrastructure.
Councils are being urged to track savings and focus on improvement after software roll-outs, as one New Zealand authority cuts ERP ownership costs by 38%.
Nearly half of senior IT leaders now prioritise data residency controls, as regulators and governments push AI workloads into local environments.
Support for mixed IT estates should improve as Cherry's new smart card devices work with native drivers and update after deployment.
The hire is aimed at accelerating adoption of its identity verification platform as enterprises battle impersonation attacks and account takeover risk.
US enterprises could cut software delivery time by months as DesignVerse brings its AI tools to regulated industries beyond Europe.
Australian businesses gain local help to move Claude pilots into live use, with TechForce handling integration, governance and approvals.
Workday customers can now access 60,000 OpenSesame courses inside its talent tools, cutting procurement friction as employers chase new skills.
AI tools are making archived records more valuable, as Forrester's latest landscape places Newgen among 26 vendors in a mature market.
Lumana's Principal Product Manager says its camera-agnostic AI platform is expanding beyond security into retail, healthcare and smart cities.
Rising ransomware fears are driving organisations to spend more on immutable backup storage as Object First lifted second-quarter bookings 148% year on year.
Its software has cut building approval times by up to 70% as authorities seek faster, more transparent planning processes.
Expansion in Europe and the Americas is now a priority as Aurionpro adds a senior transit executive to drive growth beyond its home market.
The regulator's expanded remit comes as New Zealand moves to deepen capital markets and tighten oversight of consumer credit.
Utilities and local authorities could get a wider software stack as the combined group adds payments, inspections and fieldwork tools.
Businesses are being warned that publicly exposed staff data can now fuel phishing and deepfake fraud without breaching internal systems.
Businesses in New Zealand can now verify wallet-held IDs on one integration, with age checks possible without revealing full identity.