top of page
AI Isn't Lying About Your Institution. It's Guessing.
Ask a generic AI about your late-submission policy, and it'll answer confidently, and sometimes completely wrongly, because it's working from memory, not your actual documents. Here's why that happens, why it matters for HE and FE, and what "grounding" actually fixes.
ICS AI
Jul 302 min read
Britons fear the UK is falling behind on AI as ICS.AI calls for a national Sovereign AI Charter
New ICS.AI research finds 58% of Britons think the UK is unprepared for AI's economic impact. ICS.AI calls for a national Sovereign AI Charter.
ICS AI
Jul 303 min read
The State of AI in Britain 2026: Trust, Readiness and the Public Mandate
New research from ICS.AI: 2,000 UK adults on AI at work, in public services and the economy. Most say Britain isn't moving fast enough - read the full report.
ICS AI
Jul 283 min read
A finished LGR baseline is already out of date
Every reorganisation begins by building a picture of what the councils hold. Building it is not the hard part. Keeping it true is. Why the baseline should be kept, not rebuilt.
ICS AI
Jul 284 min read
ICS.AI Company Day: Coming Together in Nottingham for Strategy, Insight and Celebration
Inside ICS.AI's July Company Day in Nottingham - strategy, growth, a guest speaker from DSIT, and why in-person days matter for a remote-first public sector AI company.
ICS AI
Jul 215 min read
LGR: Nineteen of twenty-one areas are now decided. The harder question starts now.
The Government has decided 19 of 21 areas. Safe and legal is achievable; financial viability is the harder question, and the clock is already running.
ICS AI
Jul 166 min read
From neighbourhoods to nations: reflections from LGA Annual Conference 2026
Reflections from LGA Annual Conference 2026 in Bournemouth: how local government's AI conversation moved from whether to how, and why councils want better.
ICS AI
Jul 104 min read
Disaggregation in LGR: the decision that decides your first year
Disaggregation is the biggest financial risk in LGR. Why splitting the big people services decides day-one viability, and how to make the split defensible.
ICS AI
Jul 77 min read
LGR needs a new operating model, not just a new council
As much as 85% of LGR programme capacity goes on manual admin. Our CEO in Public Sector Focus on why reorganisation needs a redesigned operating model.
ICS AI
Jul 13 min read
LGR: Safe and legal is not the finish line
Six of nine early-wave councils needed Exceptional Financial Support. Why LGR viability lags safe and legal, and what changes it. Watch the webinar on demand.
ICS AI
Jun 254 min read
One in four council professionals not confident their authority will be viable on ‘Vesting Day’, poll reveals
New ICS.AI poll: 1 in 4 council professionals aren't confident their authority will be viable on Vesting Day, with service disruption the top LGR risk.
ICS AI
Jun 243 min read
Derby City Council Recognised with Highly Commended at the MJ Awards
Derby City Council has been awarded Highly Commended in the AI Innovation in Local Government category at the MJ Awards 2026, recognising its pioneering organisation-wide AI transformation programme.
ICS AI
Jun 222 min read
bottom of page