Governments can learn from Silicon Valley as they tackle AI and data science

This shift offers valuable lessons as the new UK Labour government looks to embrace AI and data science in public services. Public officials also hesitated to adopt Silicon Valley methods, which held back progress for decades. For years, public officials, working with highly traditional global tech firms, mistakenly believed that Silicon Valley’s methods didn’t apply to the public sector. Patrick Dunleavy, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the London School of Economics, adds: ‘Over the next decade, Silicon Valley and platform companies’ technologies will shape how governments handle data-intensive tasks. They’ll also need to effectively manage their relationships with both traditional tech providers and Silicon Valley giants while regulating the technology market.