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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Data Processing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 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: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 6 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 11 Nov 2024
Answer: 11 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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6 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 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
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11 Nov 2024
Answer published
Artificial Intelligence and data offer significant opportunities for the FCDO to enhance decision-making, productivity and increase the effectiveness of its interventions.The FCDO is implementing a multi-year Digital, Data, and Cyber Security Strategy to ...

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