{"id":10856,"date":"2026-02-25T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=10856"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:43:00","slug":"7-in-10-uk-government-it-leaders-say-outdated-systems-are-hindering-ai-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=10856","title":{"rendered":"7 in 10 UK government IT leaders say outdated systems are hindering AI adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cloudhouse research highlights public sector skills gaps and reactive technical debt as key factors shaping IT modernisation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>New analysis from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cloudhouse.com\/\">Cloudhouse<\/a>, based on a survey of UK public sector IT decision-makers, reveals significant technical debt across government technology estates &#8211; and an urgent need for modernisation as AI adoption accelerates.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cloudhouse-image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10857\" style=\"width:301px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cloudhouse-image.png 602w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cloudhouse-image-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cloudhouse-image-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cloudhouse-image-400x229.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cloudhouse.com\/techdebt_2025_report\/\">Cloudhouse State of Technical Debt Report<\/a>&nbsp;found that 7 in 10 (69%) government IT leaders say existing systems are currently hindering AI adoption. At the same time, 84% of public sector organisations continue to rely on existing Microsoft Windows environments, underlining the scale of transformation now required across government infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Internal capability also remains a critical challenge. Three quarters (75%) of public sector organisations lack the skills needed to modernise ageing systems, while 53% say technical debt is still addressed reactively rather than through structured transformation programmes &#8211; reinforcing the need for practical, low-risk modernisation approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGovernment organisations need to modernise traditional systems while protecting critical services and maintaining audit confidence,\u201d&nbsp; said Mat Clothier, CEO at Cloudhouse. \u201cCloudhouse provides the control and visibility needed to reduce transformation risk and ensure change doesn\u2019t become a failure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operational resilience and compliance are also shaping priorities. Half of government organisations report difficulties proving compliance during audits, while 78% experience configuration drift across their estates &#8211; highlighting the growing importance of continuous visibility and control as transformation progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see more findings from the Cloudhouse State of Technical Debt Report, click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cloudhouse.com\/techdebt_2025_report\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Cloudhouse research highlights public sector skills gaps and reactive technical debt as key factors shaping IT modernisation <\/p>\n<p>New analysis from Cloudhouse, based on a survey of UK public sector IT decision-makers, reveals significant technical debt across government technology estates &#8211; and an urgent need for modernisation as AI adoption accelerates.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;Cloudhouse State of Technical <\/p>\n<p>Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=10856\">7 in 10 UK government IT leaders say outdated systems are hindering AI adoption<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3773,4844,25,417,26,264,143,310,416,422,1203],"class_list":["post-10856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-it-it-security","tag-ai-2","tag-cloudhouse-reaearch","tag-government-public-sector-journal","tag-government-journal","tag-gpsj","tag-gpsj-magazine","tag-it","tag-public-sector","tag-public-sector-journal","tag-public-sector-magazine","tag-skills","odd"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>7 in 10 UK government IT leaders say outdated systems are hindering AI adoption - Government &amp; Public Sector Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=10856\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"7 in 10 UK government IT leaders say outdated systems are hindering AI adoption - Government &amp; Public Sector Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cloudhouse research highlights public sector skills gaps and reactive technical debt as key factors shaping IT modernisation New analysis from Cloudhouse, based on a survey of UK public sector IT decision-makers, reveals significant technical debt across government technology estates &#8211; and an urgent need for modernisation as AI adoption accelerates. 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