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Google Cloud and UK Government Reveal Major Push to End "Ball and Chain" Legacy Tech

UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 9 – The partnership aims to modernize public sector IT, targeting up to £45 billion in efficiency savings and training 100,000 civil servants in AI and digital skills by 2030.

  • At the Google Cloud Summit London, UK Technology Secretary Peter Kyle and Google Cloud announced a partnership to modernize public sector technology.
  • The partnership aims to replace legacy systems, with over 25% of public sector tech and up to 70% of police and NHS contracts relying on decades-old technology.
  • Google Cloud will provide free technology to NHS and local councils, support AI training for 100,000 civil servants by 2030, and explore quantum computing and cybersecurity platforms.
  • Peter Kyle expressed enthusiasm about the enhanced collaboration between the teams, anticipating significant results from their joint efforts, while the agreement has the potential to generate up to $45 billion in savings for the government.
  • The agreement expects to help government bodies ditch costly ‘ball and chain’ contracts without giving Google access to public sector data, advancing the UK’s digital transformation.
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Government makes deal with Google to provide free tech for UK public services

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said he is determined to ‘break free’ from the ‘ball-and-chain’ technology currently used in many systems.

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