Redefining Public Service Delivery – the Scope for AI to Transform Outcomes in NI
Jodie Carson is a Professor of Strategic Policy in Practice at Ulster University After a brief reprieve resulting from stabilisation funding, internal NICS efficiency drives and a fairly generous recent UK Budget allocation, Northern Ireland’s public finances are once again on an unsustainable footing with some £800m in-year spending over-commitment. This is largely attributable to overcommitments within the Departments for Health and Education, but has wide-reaching implications for the Executive as a whole. It is highly unlikely that monitoring rounds …