Editorial

Don't just react, outsmart

Meet tomorrow's public sector data challenges today

Thursday, October 01, 2026 | 5 MINS

Across government, healthcare, defence, higher education and public safety, organisations are facing growing pressure to secure critical data, harness AI responsibly and make faster, more informed decisions. 

The data challenges facing the government are real: There's a lack of architecture across government, silos are stopping data becoming more useful, there's a need to work at speed to outpace adversaries, and there's a struggle establishing authority for horizontal change.

At the Elastic Public Sector Summit on 1 December, Lt Gen Sir Tom Copinger-Symes KCB CBE and other leaders will be discussing how government will need to be on its A-game to ensure sovereign AI across the supply chain, gain more value from software investments, and ultimately how data can be mobilised to deliver the best services to citizens and to combat adversaries.

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Elastic Public Sector Summit 2026

Join over 650 IT, cyber and data professionals from across the UK government for an informative day of thought leadership and peer-to-peer discussion and networking

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