Report by SolarWinds
Public Sector AI Readiness Report
Key Findings
24% of UK public sector IT professionals say AI governance is lagging behind the pace of adoption.
30% of UK public sector IT professionals have a formal AI governance framework that is actively enforced.
41% of UK public sector IT professionals identify insufficient visibility into AI tool behaviour and activity as a major AI cybersecurity vulnerability.
29% of UK public sector IT professionals say AI governance implementation remains incomplete or inconsistent.
16% of UK public sector IT professionals report full compliance with Secure by Design principles.
51% of UK public sector IT professionals say their organisations are either fully or mostly compliant with Secure by Design principles.
84% of UK public sector IT professionals monitor AI behaviour to some extent.
29% of UK public sector IT professionals describe their AI behaviour monitoring as comprehensive.
18% of UK public sector IT professionals say they have comprehensive visibility across their entire IT environment.
44% of UK public sector IT professionals say they have seen an increase in AI-related security incidents or escalations over the last 12 months.
8% of UK public sector IT professionals say AI is fully governed.