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…
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…
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…
AWS: Navigating e-government in Ireland
Thursday 21 October 2021 Mark Thompson is chairing a panel on ‘Navigating e-government in Ireland’, at Trinity Business School, Dublin. This event has an international reach and is…
Helping to build Digital Jersey
DIGIT Lab played an important role in helping evolve Digital Jersey’s strategy. Alan Brown (DIGIT Lab Director) facilitated two-day workshop event saw attendees from private and public sector companies,…
How taxes could be less taxing
If the only certainties in life are death and taxes, we owe it to ourselves to live a good life, and we owe it to each other to…
New Statesman’s Tech Monitor interviews Alan Brown
Alan Brown was interviewed by Pete Swaby, the editor for Tech Monitor (an online channel for the New Statesman). Alan shared his views on what the UK’s Digital Regulation…
Delivering impact: Mark Thompson on blending research, policy, and practice
“I’m pretty obsessed with the role that technology can play in safeguarding our public services for future generations…” In this video, Mark Thompson discusses the practicalities, challenges, and…
Public Policy Exchange – Digital Transformation in Local Government
Thursday 20 May 2021, 9.30 am – 1 pm Tear it all down: Why the UK needs a Localism in the Digital Economy Bill Mark Thompson’s talk is…
Serving the Public Sector: What Being an Infrastructure Provider Really Means in 2021
I recently keynoted Amazon Web Services’ EME Public Sector sales community awayday, as part of our ongoing partnership with AWS. There were over 600 people on the call…