Question follow-through · 12974
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Data Processing
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 6 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps they are taking to use (a) artificial intelligence and (b) data to help increase their Department's productivity.
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is committed to improving its productivity, including through artificial intelligence and effective use of data.For example, approximately 1,500 staff across DSIT and arms-length bodies are part...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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