Question follow-through · 17804
Government Departments: Microsoft
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 between Microsoft and the Crown Commercial Service, what guidance is available to civil servants on the use of Microsoft Co-
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 4 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 6 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 12 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 between Microsoft and the Crown Commercial Service, what guidance is available to civil servants on the use of Microsoft Co-
6 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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12 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Generative AI Framework provides general guidance for civil servants using AI tools. The government is, in addition, currently evaluating Microsoft 365 Copilot via a formal experiment, the findings of which will feed into future guidance for civil ser...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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