Reports

AI and the productivity revolution
This report from UK think tank Reform presents a set of policy ideas for enabling this cultural transformation and identifies four cross-cutting opportunities. Adopting AI more widely across the public sector can make public services significantly more efficient and effective. And yet AI’s deployment throughout the public sector remains patchy and slow, insufficient to meet...


Byte-sized budgeting
This report from UK think tank Reform sets out a new model for funding digital services in government. The Government has vowed to make the State “more like a start up”, investing in teams which will use a “test and learn” culture to improve public services. And with an ambitious set of Missions to deliver,...


Digital skills demand and shortages and their impact in UK regional economies
This report from UK think tank City-REDI examines the demand and shortages of digital skills across the UK, highlighting an increasing necessity for these skills. This research report examines the demand and shortages of digital skills across the UK, highlighting an increasing necessity for these skills in various regions, sectors, and occupations. From 2012 to...


Empowering ICBs
This report from UK think tank Bright Blue examines ways in which further devolution of powers and resources to Integrated Care Boards will help improve NHS efficiency. The NHS in England is failing to deliver. Public satisfaction is at an all-time low, there are long waiting lists for elective and primary care, and access to...


The Politics of AI
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies examines the political bias within popular AI-powered Large Language Models (LLMs). ‘The Politics of AI’ is a new report from New Zealand-based academic David Rozado which examines the political bias within popular AI-powered Large Language Models (LLMs). The report found left-leaning political bias displayed...


State permissive behaviours and commercial offensive-cyber proliferation
This report from UK think tank RUSI seeks to identify how state ‘permissive’ behaviours can contribute to the proliferation of offensive-cyber tools and services. This paper seeks to identify how state ‘permissive’ behaviours can contribute to the proliferation of offensive-cyber tools and services. Commercial cyber tools and services have many legitimate applications, from corporate penetration...


Principles for state approaches to commercial cyber intrusion capabilities
This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at navigating the policy challenges of cyber intrusion markets. The rapid growth of markets in which cyber intrusion capabilities can be bought and sold as products and services by states, companies and criminals raises thorny policy challenges that are not adequately addressed by existing concepts of...


Military lessons for NATO from the Russia-Ukraine war: Preparing for the wars of tomorrow
This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at military lessons for NATO from the Russia-Ukraine war. The Russia-Ukraine war has showcased Ukraine’s remarkable ability to resist a significantly more powerful adversary despite its limited resources. Ukraine’s defence efforts have combined innovative strategies, harnessing both domestic ingenuity and foreign support to counter...


Growing connections
This report from UK think the Social Market Foundation assesses the economic, social and environmental gains that enhancing the UK’s mobile network infrastructure could deliver for the UK. This briefing assesses the economic, social and environmental gains that enhancing the UK’s mobile network infrastructure and ubiquitous 5G mobile connectivity could deliver for the UK, and...


It’s a fraudster’s world
This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation explores the scale, impact, and globally interconnected nature of fraud against consumers. Fraud is a growing problem around the world. This report provides a sense of the scale of fraud across 15 countries, highlights the need for international collaboration to make a meaningful impact on...


Arts for us all
This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society discusses putting culture and creativity at the heart of national renewal. The Fabian Society’s Arts and Creative Industries unit was set up in November 2023 to develop bold new ideas for culture policy inspired by progressive values. This pamphlet draws together some of the unit’s most...


What next for the UK–Japan cyber partnership?
This report from UK think tank RUSI examines the UK–Japan Cyber Partnership and considers the factors that determine how it functions. Agreed strategic priorities and concrete activities demonstrate that the UK–Japan Cyber Partnership has momentum. They also reflect the commitment of each country to cyber as an international policy area. The UK–Japan Cyber Partnership demonstrates...


Small business, big world
This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation explores ways to boost UK small business exports. Increasing the number of small businesses that export can be a key lever to grow the UK's economic pie. However, the UK’s recent record on small business exporting is not encouraging. This report explores three key ways...


Getting the machine learning
This report from UK think tank Reform sets out practical recommendations for overhauling the approach to AI This report from UK think tank Reform is a step-by-step guide to adopting AI in the areas of government where it has the most promise. AI has the potential to drastically transform government for the better, increasing efficiency...


The internet under attack
This report from UK think tank Chatham House features insights from Afghanistan and Ukraine on maintaining a resilient internet in conflict and crisis. Many aspects of modern conflict are increasingly defined by the internet and digital technologies. The concept of resilience is essential to understanding the complex web of incentives, interests and dependencies that have...
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25 February 2025
Location: Online
Think tank: The King's Fund
Developing trusted and inclusive digital healthcare
This event hosted by UK think tank The King's Fund discusses the benefits of inclusive digital healthcare and the barriers and enablers of doing so. Join us for our virtual event to discuss findings from our upcoming long read on designing inclusive and trusted digital services with people and communities, commissioned by the Health Foundation....
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What is important when thinking about digital government services?
Digital government services must be made truly accessible to reduce inequalities By Josh Abel (Fabian Society) The pandemic has brought the digital divide to the forefront of public policy debate. During lockdown, far too many children were unable to learn from home because they could not access the internet and millions of households faced social isolation because they were...