The Incubator for AI (i.AI) unit in the Cabinet Office has begun work on a project to expand the functions of rAPId data sharing solution for government bodies.
It said the solution has been developed by the No.10 data science team for the creation of APIs to enable automated approach to data sharing rather than the use of spreadsheets and emails.
A working version is now available as open source on GitHub and i.AI said it is being actively used by several government departments including the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury.
The team is now working on Project Condor, an effort to develop an open source cloud infrastructure that will enable departments to create their own infrastructures of data, analytics and AI.
“The purpose of this is to reduced reliance on contractors and increasing government’s cloud expertise and capability, allowing it to better leverage data at scale,” i.AI said.
Components of template
rAPId consists of components that combine to form a replicable template for data storage infrastructure in AWS. These include a RESTful API, an infrastructure written in Terraform, a user interface to be deployed as a static site and hosted through a cloud delivery network, a software development kit.
i.AI added: “The solution makes data more accessible for policy and decision makers and enables data professionals to work with big data shared in rAPId.”
This is the fourth project flagged by the unit since its formation last year, following the development of the Caddy AI assistant for customer services, a consultation layer for central government bodies and a product to interrogate and summaries the huge volumes of material in ministerial redboxes.
