Google Cloud and UK Government reveal major push to end "ball and chain" legacy tech

• UK Government and Google Cloud sign new partnership
• Google Cloud looks to help modernize aging UK Government tech stack
• 100,000 civil servants set to receive more training on AI and other tech

Google Cloud has announced a major partnership with the UK Government which will help the country rid itself of aging technology systems.

Announced at the company's Google Cloud Summit London, the agreement will look to help the UK Government update a host of legacy tech, some of which is decades old, to unlock up to $45 billion in efficiency savings.

The partnership will look to modernize commonly-used services from the NHS, along with local council tools, covering everything from bin collection to tax returns.