Serious Games – help us with our research!
One of our DEAS researchers, Soheeb Khan, has been working with a number of companies developing serious games to help their staff and customers better understand how improvements could be made, and what could be the impact of innovative digital technologies on their business. He would like as many people as possible to play these […]
The Next Step in Jersey’s Digital Transformation
This is a short article I wrote recently for Digital Jersey, the government-backed economic development agency and industry association dedicated to the growth of Jersey’s digital sector. It was published in the Jersey Evening Post on 29 December 2021. Today more than ever, digital technology is having an increasing impact on all our lives. In […]
Ready for 2022 – after another great year!
2021 was another great year for us at INDEX. From published papers to partaking in panel discussions, there is a lot to choose from for our highlights of the last twelve months. Funding We’ve had multiple projects funded, but one that stands out is our DIGIT Lab. This £12 million project has allowed us to […]
Rethinking food systems to tackle food waste
Food systems have reportedly been largely omitted from the Cop26 agenda, with critics asking: why isn’t food waste a priority? A few years ago, I worked with the leading UK charity organization fighting food waste, FareShare. The project was a study I co-authored, looking at how service innovations can contribute to the alleviation of food poverty. This would […]
Insights from helping to build Digital Jersey
Last month, I facilitated a two-day workshop helping to build Digital Jersey. The importance and priority placed on the digital future of Jersey were evident, in the high levels of participation and intense interactions that continued throughout the workshop. Over 150 people attended across the 2 days, providing a diverse set of views – representing the […]
Going to sleep at 10pm linked to lowered risk of heart disease
From a press release originally posted on the University of Exeter website. Articles about this study have appeared across the world, including: BBC Healthline Huffington Post i News The Independent The Guardian NBC News The Telegraph Radio 4 – The World Tonight – Listen from 41:50 © BBC © NBC News A new study has […]
From research to policy: Advocating for a better future
Originally posted on the University of Exeter’s Research and Innovation blog. Professor Mark Thompson looks at how he started working with policymakers, his work at INDEX, and the importance of being a passionate advocate for your research. Mark Thompson is the director of INDEX and a professor of Digital Economy. But these are only two […]
Six strategic plays for UK government IT initiatives and their implications for policy
Written by Mark Thompson and Will Venters, London School of Economics and Political Science. Originally posted on Computer Weekly magazine. The UK government needs to decide what being digital means – and there are a number of options to consider. Policymakers have to choose, if the benefits of transformation are to be achieved What is […]
Facebook and the Next Stage of the Digital Meta-morphosis
I have never liked being Alan Brown. It feels like such a boring name. Too easily forgotten or confused with so many others with the same identity. Apparently, I was going to be called Alex, but there was a change of mind at the last minute. But I am not sure that would have helped […]
Tough love: a story of stigmatization in crowdfunding communities
Why might an entrepreneur entering a new community be stigmatized? Last month, I had the pleasure of presenting a paper at Virtual Toronto, centred around the above question. In the paper, my co-authors and I adopt the perspective of “valuators”, influential actors in a community. This allowed us to develop a theory of strategic stigmatization. […]
