This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.How can public services contribute to reducing the ethnic disparities identified by the Race Disparity Audit’s website Ethnicity Facts and Figures?The most difficult challenges faced by our public services are complex and cross-cutting. Increasing efficiency alone will not be enough to tackle these challenges, nor for public services to keep pace with the continuing pressures they face to do more with less. To that end, our areas of research interest focus on better understanding the challenges and opportunities in the delivery of public services in the future, including the demand for the public services, making more effective use of data, reducing ethnic disparities and being more diverse and inclusive, and the level of productivity in the public sector.Contact detailsShould you have questions relating to this ARI please contact co_aris@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If your query relates to a specific question please state its title in your email.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FT024402%2F1">PARTNERSHIPS FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW012340%2F1">Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FP007384%2F1">Socially Inclusive Cities</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FX006115%2F1">The Living Roots Project: Building a community asset and research consortium in Ealing, West London to address health equity</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FK001582%2F1">Ethnic inequalities in child development and health: an examination and comparison across the United Kingdom, the United States, and New Zealand</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FV013475%2F1">Exploring Racial and Ethnic Inequality in a time of Crisis</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW000849%2F1">The social, cultural and economic impacts of the pandemic on ethnic and racialised groups in the UK</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=G0601005%2F1">Ethnic density effects on physical health</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FV008714%2F1">Nursing Narratives: Racism and the pandemic</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FX011313%2F1">Refining and embedding the Intersectional "MAIHDA" approach to intersectionality in quantitative social science research.</a></li></ul>

How can public services contribute to reducing the ethnic disparities identified by the Race Disparity Audit’s website Ethnicity Facts and Figures?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.What policy actions can the public sector take to better attract, recruit and retain people from a wider range of social backgrounds than it currently does? What role can the public sector take to help other sectors also attract people from a wider range of social backgrounds?The most difficult challenges faced by our public services are complex and cross-cutting. Increasing efficiency alone will not be enough to tackle these challenges, nor for public services to keep pace with the continuing pressures they face to do more with less. To that end, our areas of research interest focus on better understanding the challenges and opportunities in the delivery of public services in the future, including the demand for the public services, making more effective use of data, reducing ethnic disparities and being more diverse and inclusive, and the level of productivity in the public sector.Contact detailsShould you have questions relating to this ARI please contact co_aris@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If your query relates to a specific question please state its title in your email.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FT024402%2F1">PARTNERSHIPS FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FP007384%2F1">Socially Inclusive Cities</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW001780%2F1">Designing human resource management practices to improve the wellbeing of healthcare workers from BAME backgrounds in the context of COVID-19.</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FH040099%2F1">Promoting Equality and Diversity Through Economic Crisis</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW012340%2F1">Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FX006115%2F1">The Living Roots Project: Building a community asset and research consortium in Ealing, West London to address health equity</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FM002616%2F1">Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion at Work: Drivers, Initiatives, and the Future</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=78873">Project Libra: Empowering Inclusion and Diversity for UK economy recovery</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW000849%2F1">The social, cultural and economic impacts of the pandemic on ethnic and racialised groups in the UK</a></li></ul>

What policy actions can the public sector take to better attract, recruit and retain people from a wider range of social backgrounds than it currently does? What role can the public sector take to help other sectors also attract people from a wider range of social backgrounds?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.How can we best measure staff engagement and capture their views on more complex aspects of systems leadership in the Civil Service, which move away from the simple hierarchical model of leadership down managerial chains?Our ambition is to be A Brilliant Civil Service that helps to keep the United Kingdom prosperous and secure, supporting the government we serve in implementing their commitments and delivering high quality services for the public.The Cabinet Secretary has prioritised improving “the capability of the Civil Service itself and the wider public service”, noting the importance of “our diversity and inclusion agenda, building our capabilities in digital and commercial, and ensuring that our systems join up.” A particular focus of this priority is “trying to ensure that the horizontal mechanisms we have across a government that is inevitably organised vertically are as strong and effective as possible.” To that end, our areas of research interest focus on understanding how we can strengthen and transform the Civil Service as an organisation so that it can tackle current and future challenges and opportunities such as diversity and inclusion, staff engagement, rewarding and retaining talents, and career paths, more effectively.Contact detailsShould you have questions relating to this ARI please contact co_aris@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If your query relates to a specific question please state its title in your email.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW010380%2F1">Bilateral ESRC/FNR: Training Executives to Enhance Employee Engagement in Government: Field Experimental Evidence from Luxembourg</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FK007572%2F1">The twenty-first century public servant: creating a knowledge portal</a></li></ul>

How can we best measure staff engagement and capture their views on more complex aspects of systems leadership in the Civil Service, which move away from the simple hierarchical model of leadership down managerial chains?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.How should government make best use of high-performance computing resources and emerging quantum computing technology?Our aim is to support government and other public sector organisations in finding and exploiting emerging technologies and other innovative solutions to operational service and policy delivery challenges.Contact detailsShould you have questions relating to this ARI please contact co_aris@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If your query relates to a specific question please state its title in your email.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10050415">DS Compute- Designing solutions for the future of computing</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004793">The quantum data centre of the future</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10072653">Developing valuable operational healthcare applications using quantum computing techniques</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=104168">Quantum Collective Knowledge</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=48482">NISQ.OS</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FT001062%2F1">EPSRC Hub in Quantum Computing and Simulation</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FW032643%2F1">Distributed Quantum Computing and Applications</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FP020232%2F1">Proposal for a Tier 2 Centre - HPC Midlands Plus</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=44167">Quantum Computing Platform for NISQ Era Commercial Applications</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=104000">ESCHER: Establishing Supply Chains for Emergent Quantum Computers</a></li></ul>

How should government make best use of high-performance computing resources and emerging quantum computing technology?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.How should the government best enable its transformation work to be ‘cloud native’ through scalable and secure digital services?Our aim is to support government and other public sector organisations in finding and exploiting emerging technologies and other innovative solutions to operational service and policy delivery challenges.Contact detailsShould you have questions relating to this ARI please contact co_aris@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If your query relates to a specific question please state its title in your email.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FK008129%2F1">CloudSafetyNet: End-to-End Application Security in the Cloud</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=101421">Removing the data security barrier for the cloud</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10077592">Data/AI Secure-by-Design Orchestration Platform (DAISOR)</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FS035362%2F1">PETRAS 2</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10040885">Digital Technologies ActiNg as a Gatekeeper to information and data flOws</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10039107">TANGO</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FD043840%2F1">Towards a Virtual Institute for Research into E-Government (VIEGO)</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=972195">OCDP - Open City Data Platform</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FH042644%2F1">Cloud Computing for Large-Scale Complex IT Systems</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=972178">DIEP - Data Integration and Exchange Platform</a></li></ul>

How should the government best enable its transformation work to be ‘cloud native’ through scalable and secure digital services?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.How should government encourage open data publication while minimising re-identification risks (the Mosaic Effect)?Our aim is to support government and other public sector organisations in finding and exploiting emerging technologies and other innovative solutions to operational service and policy delivery challenges.Contact detailsShould you have questions relating to this ARI please contact co_aris@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If your query relates to a specific question please state its title in your email.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=900013">The open data institute</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FXX00019%2F1">Administrative Data Research UK - BIT</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FL007444%2F1">Centre for Administrative Data Research and Evaluation (CADRE) - an ESRC Administrative Data Research Centre</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FL007517%2F1">Administrative Data Research Centre, England (ADRCE)</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FXX00067%2F1">Administrative Data Research UK - ONS</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FX001288%2F1">Future Data Services Senior Strategic Fellowship</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FX00127X%2F1">Future Data Services: Strategic Fellowship 2022</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FP008437%2F1">UK Data Service (2017-2022)</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FJ01138X%2F1">Improving Research Access for Potentially Disclosive Data in Wales</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FN028139%2F1">Data Release - Trust, Identity, Privacy and Security</a></li></ul>

How should government encourage open data publication while minimising re-identification risks (the Mosaic Effect)?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.How should government maintain trust and accountability in using AI and machine learning? What is the public appetite for government making use of these in decision making?Our aim is to support government and other public sector organisations in finding and exploiting emerging technologies and other innovative solutions to operational service and policy delivery challenges.Contact detailsShould you have questions relating to this ARI please contact co_aris@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If your query relates to a specific question please state its title in your email.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10025400">Seclea Platform - Responsible AI Tools for Everyone</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=61486">Seclea – Building Trust in AI</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10065446">Democratise access to AI governance through bringing responsible AI platform providers together and enabling access to SMEs</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10106055">FAITH: Fostering Artificial Intelligence Trust for Humans towards the optimization of trustworthiness through large-scale pilots in critical domains</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10017288">TrustMe: Secure and Trustworthy AI platform</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FR033382%2F1">People Powered Algorithms for Desirable Social Outcomes</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=971575">Using Machine Learning to make the best use of Innovate UK’s operational data.</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FV056883%2F1">FAIR: Framework for responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence in the financial seRvices industry</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10075846">Enhancing AI Assurance through Comprehensive Compliance, Risk Management, and Explainability Solutions</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FZ505596%2F1">FRAIM: Framing Responsible AI Implementation and Management</a></li></ul>

How should government maintain trust and accountability in using AI and machine learning? What is the public appetite for government making use of these in decision making?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.Closing the window between becoming aware of a potential technical exploit and action to plug the vulnerability reduces exposure to systems compromise. How can we best apply automation across government’s cyber security practices to ensure that potential exploits are addressed as quickly as possible? What are the risks and opportunities? What are the dependencies on other technology? Are there ethical or considerations in this area?The challenges have become more complex, intertwined and dangerous as the world has become more uncertain and volatile. Domestic, overseas and online threats are increasingly integrated as adversaries develop capabilities and exploit vulnerabilities across borders and between the cyber and physical worlds. We are seeking research to help Government adapt to a changing security environment based on research and evidence.Contact detailsShould you have questions relating to this ARI please contact co_aris@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If your query relates to a specific question please state its title in your email.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FS018263%2F1">Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research - Cardiff University</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FP011918%2F1">Leveraging the Multi-Stakeholder Nature of Cyber Security</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10035448">RISKREVELATION AI</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FN020030%2F1">Machine Learning, Robust Optimisation, and Verification: Creating Synergistic Capabilities in Cybersecurity Research</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=133572">Proactive Security Decision Support System informed by Cyber Threat Intelligence (PSDSS-CTI)</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FP011691%2F2">Evaluating Cyber Security Evidence for Policy Advice: The Other Human Dimension</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=101925">Cyber Enterprise Security - predict it, fix it</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FR002983%2F1">Customized and Adaptive approach for Optimal Cybersecurity Investment</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10052569">Cyber Graph-to-Text: AI automation for Threat Intelligence, made accessible to all</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FS018972%2F1">Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research - King's College London</a></li></ul>

Closing the window between becoming aware of a potential technical exploit and action to plug the vulnerability reduces exposure to systems compromise. How can we best apply automation across government’s cyber security practices to ensure that potential exploits are addressed as quickly as possible? What are the risks and opportunities? What are the dependencies on other technology? Are there ethical or considerations in this area?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.The world is changing at an ever increasing pace. How can we exploit opportunities from new and emerging technologies in policy-making across government; and can we capture their risks and security vulnerabilities including to government? Does our current model of developing and implementing policy require work in this agile, technology driven, environment? What changes might be required?The challenges have become more complex, intertwined and dangerous as the world has become more uncertain and volatile. Domestic, overseas and online threats are increasingly integrated as adversaries develop capabilities and exploit vulnerabilities across borders and between the cyber and physical worlds. We are seeking research to help Government adapt to a changing security environment based on research and evidence.Contact detailsShould you have questions relating to this ARI please contact co_aris@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If your query relates to a specific question please state its title in your email.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FP011691%2F2">Evaluating Cyber Security Evidence for Policy Advice: The Other Human Dimension</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FN009614%2F1">CREST: Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10041916">TRANSCEND: Transdisciplinary methods for societal impact assessment and impact creation for security research technologies</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FX009947%2F1">RBOC N+ - Resilience Beyond Observed Capabilities</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FK000624%2F1">National Security Through Partnership: Building Bridges between Research, Policy &amp; Practice</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FY505316%2F1">SALIENT: Building a Secure and Resilient World: Research and Coordination Hub</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FV003666%2F1">DiScriBe: Digital Security by Design Social Science Hub+</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FP011918%2F1">Leveraging the Multi-Stakeholder Nature of Cyber Security</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FS018972%2F1">Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research - King's College London</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=133572">Proactive Security Decision Support System informed by Cyber Threat Intelligence (PSDSS-CTI)</a></li></ul>

The world is changing at an ever increasing pace. How can we exploit opportunities from new and emerging technologies in policy-making across government; and can we capture their risks and security vulnerabilities including to government? Does our current model of developing and implementing policy require work in this agile, technology driven, environment? What changes might be required?

This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at <a target='_blank' href='https://ari.org.uk/'>https://ari.org.uk/</a> by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.How do people respond to warnings of imminent crisis, and how can we best use related insights and evidence to improve public crisis communications?The challenges have become more complex, intertwined and dangerous as the world has become more uncertain and volatile. Domestic, overseas and online threats are increasingly integrated as adversaries develop capabilities and exploit vulnerabilities across borders and between the cyber and physical worlds. We are seeking research to help Government adapt to a changing security environment based on research and evidence.Contact detailsShould you have questions relating to this ARI please contact co_aris@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If your query relates to a specific question please state its title in your email.Related UKRI Projects<ul><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FY505316%2F1">SALIENT: Building a Secure and Resilient World: Research and Coordination Hub</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FJ004596%2F1">Public Perceptions of Threat in Britain: Security in an Age of Austerity</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FN009614%2F1">CREST: Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats</a></li><li><a href="http://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FP011454%2F1">Cyber-Security across the Life Span (cSaLSA)</a></li></ul>

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