This article revisits the Home Office’s 2013 initiative to modernise border security using Big Data and Machine Learning. It highlights significant cost reductions, enhanced functionality through advanced data integration, and the strategic shift to open-source technologies, which improved security and flexibility. The piece also reflects on the challenges of avoiding vendor lock-in while strengthening UK border operations.
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