Public Sector Innovation Conference – Chair’s Summary
Written by Professor Mark Thompson, Exeter Business School and DIGIT Lab Digital Leaders’ 5th Public Sector Innovation Conference focused on how our public services can innovate using the…
Emerging Hybrid Technologies, Territorial Disputes and Innovation: Insights from Implementing Emerging Hybrid Technologies
Stavros Polykarpou discusses the lessons learned from the introduction of 3D printing at a UK hospital. 3D Printing in Healthcare 3D printing has gained much attention in the…
Data for Policy Conference in Seattle
8–9 December 2022, Seattle Catch this presentation from our Zena Wood and Glen Hart (Senior Principal Scientist at Dstl). Register and find out more on the Data for…
The Key Role of Digital Transformation in the Survival of Ukraine
Imagine that you are given a few minutes to evacuate from your home. Without prior warning, you are forced to make the choice of what to take with…
We can have more, and better, public services – but we need a new, more radical approach to modernisation
In December 2019, shortly after the Conservative government was elected with a landslide victory, I wrote a piece in Computer Weekly exhorting our new government to make use…
University of Exeter leads consortium for Dstl’s new Defence Data Research Centre
University of Exeter will lead a consortium announced by the Government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to form the Defence Data Research Centre (DDRC), as part of…
Public Policy Exchange: Digital Transformation in Local Government
Tuesday 19 July 2022, 9.30 am – 1:00 pm Mark Thompson is a key speaker. Watch the recording and see Mark’s slides This symposium provides an opportunity for…
The Digital Leadership Gap in the UK Government’s Digital Strategy
In the past few days, the UK Government has issued its latest strategy for transforming into a digital future focused on accelerating the use of digital technology and data-driven…
Getting things done with data in government (Institute for Government)
Wednesday 8 June 2022, 6pm Mark Thompson is a speaker Better use of data is key to more effective government. Across government, teams are doing fascinating work with…
Chair’s Reflections – Digital Leaders’ Public Sector Innovation Conference 2022
Public services … can’t just be allowed to wither on the vine. At INDEX and DIGIT Lab, we’re fairly obsessed with how large existing organisations – those organisations…