Fixing public services: Thoughts from the Labour and Conservative Conference Fringes
the only ones laughing are the armies of tech suppliers and consultants they will need to pay to make this happen over and again
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 next generation of emerging technologies, for example AI/ML, process automation, digital twin, blockchain/distributed ledger, IoT/edge computing, geolocation services, AR/VR, advanced analytics, etc. As DL Chair Sabby Gill […]
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 medical world over the last few years, thanks to its ability to improve patient anatomy visualisation and surgical outcomes. From creating anatomical models to prosthetics, it yields […]
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 Policy website
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 you and what to leave behind. It’s a nightmare scenario that we hope we never have to face. But, for many in Ukraine, it became a reality […]
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 of its precious majority to embark on an ambitious modernisation of our public services. Whilst subsequent events – some unavoidable, others politically manufactured – have undoubtedly intervened […]
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 the newly released Defence AI Strategy and the newly established Defence AI Centre. Awarded through competition and operating under the SERAPIS framework, the DDRC comprises a consortium […]
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 local authorities, service providers, industry professionals, and other practitioners across the technology and local service sectors to share best practice for the provision of citizen-centred digital services; […]
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 decision-making in the public sector. It is a well-meaning and welcome document that sets out a common cross-government approach for 2025. The centrepiece of the strategy is […]
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 data. But those projects don’t get the attention they deserve. At this month’s event, the 30th in our series, the speakers will present their work in an […]
