Community and Public Service Post-COVID
On 17th April I participated in a TechUK panel of people considering the impact COVID-19 is having on local public services, together with the themes that will be…
Living through a digital revolution – what’s next for large established organisations?
Just published at Digital Leaders, Professor Alan Brown has been considering the implications of the current crisis on digital transformation at Large Established Organizations (LEOs). For LEOs the…
From Big Tech Platforms to Digital Utilities
Now published on the Digital Leaders platform, Professor Alan Brown has been considering the implications of the current crisis on digital technology platforms, and some of the lessons…
Public Sector Innovation Conference: Chair’s Blog
By Mark Thompson (pictured) Like ‘digital transformation’, innovation is an over-used and under-examined term. This applies within business generally, but more especially within the public sector, where there are…
Big Data Analytics change modern organisations from within
Organisations implementing big data analytics want to reap many benefits these solutions promise. But what are the hidden costs? Organisations push to implement big data analytics to improve…
Turbocharging localism
Post-election, the government now has headspace to consider some more ambitious policies for the coming few years. How will it wield its power? By devolving it, perhaps? Localism is…
How to survive an industrial revolution
It is sometimes difficult to number revolutions. But some economists would say we’re experiencing the fifth industrial revolution: the Information and Communications version. They call earlier revolutions as:…
Welcome to 2020 and a New Data Privacy Gamechanger
Happy New Year…and welcome to 2020. This is definitely a key year for the Digital Economy and its impact on all of us. The last decade has seen…
Big Data Analytics are impacting your organisation in the ways you never anticipated
We’re all generating data trails on a daily basis. From internet usage to card payments, we all add to vast reserves of data. For businesses and organisations, this…
Wanted: Someone brave enough to fill the biggest job in government digital transformation
After being left vacant for two years, one of the biggest jobs in government tech could soon be filled. But candidates face a long list of challenges. In…