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Digital technologies

  • Rapid response

    Cyber security of elections

    Thursday, 23 May, 2024

    This briefing discusses cyber security risks to elections. It explores the potential impacts on election outcomes and how these risks can be tackled.

    • Rapid response
    • Digital technologies
  • Rapid response

    How is artificial intelligence affecting society?

    Thursday, 02 May, 2024

    What are the effects of AI for decision making, workplace rights, transparency, surveillance, civil liberties and intellectual property?

    • Rapid response
    • Digital technologies
  • POSTnote

    Supply of semiconductor chips

    Thursday, 02 May, 2024

    This POSTnote outlines applications of semiconductor chips. It gives an overview of the supply chain, the UK’s semiconductor industry, vulnerabilities to the supply chain and policy considerations for improving supply chain resilience.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital technologies
    • Education
    • Security and defence
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Social and psychological implications of fraud

    Monday, 29 April, 2024

    This POSTnote outlines the social and psychological factors affecting risk and impact of fraud against individuals, and policy implications for victim support and prevention.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Health and social care
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Disinformation: sources, spread and impact

    Friday, 26 April, 2024

    This briefing explains how and why disinformation is spread. It evaluates real-world impact and outlines counter-initiatives and policy considerations.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Education
    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Demand side response: A tool for lowering household energy bills

    Tuesday, 20 February, 2024

    This POSTnote summarises the developments in demand side response, evidence of its potential contribution to the decarbonisation of the power system, and the technical barriers associated to this tool.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital technologies
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Health and social care
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Enabling green choices for net zero

    Monday, 19 February, 2024

    This POSTnote summarises the challenges and options for enabling and encouraging of low-carbon actions by individuals in sectors with the highest emissions.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital technologies
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Food security
  • Resource

    Artificial intelligence (AI) glossary

    Tuesday, 23 January, 2024

    This glossary compiles key terms used in recent POST research on artificial intelligence (AI).

    • Resource
    • Digital technologies
  • POSTnote

    Use of artificial intelligence in education delivery and assessment

    Tuesday, 23 January, 2024

    This POSTnote considers how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can be used by educators and learners in schools, colleges and universities.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital technologies
    • Education
  • POSTnote

    Green skills for education and employment

    Friday, 19 January, 2024

    This briefing outlines what green skills are, why they are important for net zero, challenges and opportunities for skills development and related policy issues.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital technologies
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Food security
    • Health and social care
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Policy implications of artificial intelligence (AI)

    Tuesday, 09 January, 2024

    This POSTnote provides an overview of the potential policy issues that AI raises. These include economic and societal benefits, and risks, such as relating to privacy, intellectual property and disinformation. It also outlines the current regulatory landscape and potential future regulations.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Education
    • Health and social care
  • POSTbrief

    Artificial Intelligence: An explainer

    Thursday, 14 December, 2023

    This briefing is an explainer on Artificial Intelligence. It describes key definitions, how AI can be used, how it works, concerns, and perceptions of AI.

    • POSTbrief
    • Digital technologies
  • POSTnote

    Online Advertising Technology and Competition

    Wednesday, 04 October, 2023

    A POSTnote looking at online advertising technologies, competition challenges, and potential technological approaches to address these issues.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital technologies
  • POSTnote

    Data science skills in the UK workforce

    Wednesday, 28 June, 2023

    This POSTnote looks at specialist data skills in the UK, including for artificial intelligence. It considers demand and supply, workforce demographics, challenges, and initiatives to increase supply.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital technologies
    • Education
  • POSTnote

    Digital technology in freight

    Friday, 03 February, 2023

    Technology and data enabled opportunities are key priorities in the Department for Transport’s Future of Freight Plan. This POSTnote reviews digital technologies that support freight, including their impact on the labour force, potential environmental benefits and technical barriers.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital technologies
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Transport and infrastructure

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