#55: AWS Innovation with the UK Government Digital Service

Episode Number: 55
Date: Mar. 3, 2025
Speakers: Host: Sara Armstrong, Guests: Matt Lyon, Deputy Director of Data Science, Analysis and Economics at the Government Digital Service, and Val Cohen, Senior Prototyping Engineer at AWS

In this episode, we showcase a collaboration between our AWS prototyping team and the UK Government Digital Service to develop an innovative GenAI-powered chatbot.

Host Sara welcomes Matt Lyon, Deputy Director of Data Science, Analysis and Economics at the Government Digital Service, and Val Cohen, Senior Prototyping Engineer at AWS. Together, they discuss their approach to rapid prototyping with cross-functional teams, highlighting the implementation of technologies like retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).

Join us to learn about fostering a culture of innovation through experimentation, addressing challenges such as poor data quality, and exploring the UK government's mission to drive digital transformation across agencies using cutting-edge technology.