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Faster delivery is a new starting point. When AI takes over execution, the constraint moves from 'how fast can the team build?' to 'how fast can the organisation decide what's worth building?' Charlene McDonald, Education Account Director at Kainos, argues that AI-Native delivery will expose the governance and accountability gaps that slower delivery models have always absorbed. The technology is moving fast. Is decision-making ready to move with it? Read more: https://okt.to/vlU5Wa

A team at a financial services firm got back 200+ hours a month. What could you do with that kind of time? They didn't implement any new software. They used something they already had – Power Platform – to automate a reporting process that had been running through spreadsheets. It's a common pattern across financial services. Most already have Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, or Azure in place. The AI capability is there, but adoption is missing. This means knowing what to switch on, where to embed it, and how to govern it before multiple teams solve the same problem separately. Your 'failure' of ambition might actually be a failure to plan for scale; does this sound familiar? Read more: https://okt.to/bqpAM9

A fantastic evening at the techUK Annual Dinner on Tuesday, where we were delighted to sponsor and connect with leaders from across government and the technology sector. The conversations, insights and connections made throughout the evening were a great reminder of the value of bringing together industry and public sector leaders to discuss what's next for UK technology and public services. Thanks to techUK for hosting such a brilliant event. 👏 #TechUKAnnualDinner #GovTech #PublicSector #DigitalTransformation

Junior hiring is one of the first things cut when budgets tighten, but it's also one of the slowest to rebuild. Across the UK and US, entry-level tech roles have fallen faster than any other tier: US Big Tech graduate hiring is down more than 50% since 2019, while UK entry-level tech roles are down around 32% since late 2022. Senior demand hasn't moved. The logic looks sound – hire experience and lean on AI. But juniors are how capability can proactively move through an organisation, from learning to judgement and from contributor to leader. Slow that flow now and you won't feel it this year, but you will in 5-10 years in the senior engineers that were never given the chance to become one. Kainos CTO Aislinn McBride makes the case for investing in early careers instead, and what that looks like when AI is reshaping how engineers learn the job. Read her full post here: https://okt.to/BaQ15O

AI agents are moving into live environments. 83% of organisations plan to deploy AI agents but only 29% feel ready to do so securely. In this executive guide you’ll gain: ➤A clear view of where Agent 365 introduces enterprise risk. ➤Learn why current controls won't hold. ➤An Agent 365 security readiness self-assessment. ➤The practical path to scale AI in line with regulatory and security expectations. Download here: https://okt.to/ZUfbQB #AIAgents #Agent365 #security

We're at AWS Summit Washington, D.C. today! 📍 Walter E. Washington Convention Center We’re particularly looking forward to Catherine Walden’s session on the HM Passport Office transformation, a programme Kainos has been proud to support alongside Amazon Web Services (AWS), delivering digital services at national scale. If you’re here, come and say hello to Nigel Lynas, Adam Watkins, Imogen Hewing and Alex Gabriel on the ground. #AWSSummit #PublicSector #DigitalTransformation #Cloud

MIT puts the failure rate for AI pilots at 95%. In financial services, it feels less like a warning and more a descriptor of what's going on. It's a pattern many will recognise, a pilot launches with decent momentum but quickly drifts into 'still evaluating' until someone archives the Teams channel. The gap here is operational, not ambition. The 5% are doing a few key things differently: ✅ Start with a business problem, not a tool ✅ Embed AI into the workflows people already use ✅ Release the AI capability in licences that are already paid for ✅ Give the people closest to the problem time to experiment ✅ Budget to scale from day one, not just for proof of concept One finance team automated a reporting process and claimed back 200+ hours a month. The transformation came when they treated AI as an operating model change. Read the full breakdown: https://okt.to/VYGICr

Ahead of next week's event in Washington, Alex Gabriel, Home & Foreign Affairs Director at Kainos said: "We are extremely proud of our partnership with HM Passport Office and our involvement in the transformation journey. It will be a pleasure to see Catherine Walden speaking at the Washington Amazon Web Services (AWS) Summit and are excited for what comes next."

When we talk about inclusive hiring, we're not talking about lowering the bar. We're talking about removing barriers so talented people have the opportunity to show what they're capable of; Dane's story is a brilliant example of that. What started as a Change 100 internship became a permanent role, but the real success story isn't just the outcome. It's the confidence built, the skills developed, the friendships formed, and the opportunity to thrive in an environment where he felt supported to be himself. We're incredibly proud to have Dane joining us as a Graduate Technologist and grateful to partners like Ingeus who help connect employers with exceptional talent that might otherwise be overlooked. Give Dane's story a watch 👇