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…
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…
Hospitals: need to improve your reputation? Consider investing in IT
From a paper by Torsten Oliver Salge, David Antons, Michael Barrett, Rajiv Kohli, Eivor Oborn, Stavros Polykarpou The reputation of hospitals ought to be built on the quality of care they provide. However,…
Waiting over five hours at A&E increases risk of death
This press release relates to this paper in the British Medical Journal by Simon Swift et al. Patients made to wait longer than five hours at A&E face…
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…
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…
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+