{"id":225818,"date":"2025-03-13T09:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/civil-service-headcount-will-go-down-as-government-transitions-to-digital-minister-says\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T09:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:05:12","slug":"civil-service-headcount-will-go-down-as-government-transitions-to-digital-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/civil-service-headcount-will-go-down-as-government-transitions-to-digital-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil service headcount &#8216;will go down&#8217; as government transitions to digital, minister says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AV6iczqfFoM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Civil service headcount 'will go down' as government transitions to digital, minister says\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AV6iczqfFoM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has told Sky News that he&#8217;s &quot;almost certain&quot; that the civil service headcount will go down as the government moves to increased use of AI. <\/p>\n<p>He says a report from his department shows &quot;about half of all transactions carried out by the government are analogue&quot;, and that &quot;this is not the way we should be running a country&quot;. 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He says he understands that &quot;people want to want, if they are able to work&quot;, but goes on to say there&#8217;s &quot;nothing wrong with trying to reduce the welfare bill&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ai-tech-teams-to-be-sent-into-government-departments-as-part-of-starmers-efficiency-drive-13327407<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #uk #labour #peterkyle #ai #government #welfare  <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has told Sky News that he&#8217;s &quot;almost certain&quot; that the civil service headcount will go down as the government moves to increased use of AI. 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