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…
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,…
TechUK Smarter State
22 September 2021 Mark Thompson keynoted. For the last six years, this conference has successfully attracted digital leaders from across the breadth of public and the private sectors…
Data for Policy 2021 conference
14–16 September 2021 Data science innovation in governance and the public sector. Zena Wood and Phil Godsiff presented papers for Digitally Enhanced Advanced Services Network+
How accurate are online symptom checkers?
From paper by Adam Ceney, Stephanie Tolond, Andrzej Glowinski, Ben Marks, Simon Swift, and Tom Palser. In 2013, the World Health Organisation reported that the world was short…
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…
National Digital Conference 2021: Chair’s Blog
On 15 June, I again had the honour of chairing the Digital Leaders National Digital Conference. Whilst preparing my opening remarks, I was struck by the sweep of…
AWS Executive Education in Digital Transformation for Public Sector
UK Local Government – Executive Education Programme in Digital Transformation for Public Sector Tuesday 8 June 2021, 9am–12pm BST Tuesday 22 June 2021, 9am–12pm BST Tuesday 6 July…
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…
Doing Digital Differently: Learnings on Data, Collective Action, and Social Value
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of chairing the Digital Leaders Third Public Sector Innovation Conference. It was a really interesting day: there was a palpable realisation by…