Accelerating Legacy Modernisation Using AI

Government departments need to modernise ageing technology while keeping critical public services running safely and reliably. Legacy systems can slow policy change, make services harder to improve and leave teams spending more time on maintenance than delivery.

Join Richard Baines, Deputy Director, Digital Delivery at Defra, and Equal Experts to explore where AI can help accelerate modernisation, and the foundations needed to make that progress sustainable.

The discussion will cover:

• Where legacy technology creates barriers to policy delivery and service improvement.

• How AI can support understanding complex systems, testing and software delivery, and where human judgement remains essential.

• The engineering practices, governance and ownership needed to avoid creating the next generation of legacy.