How technology is revolutionising public service
The slow-moving public sector must use the pace of advancing technology to reshape public services for the demands of the future.
Public Sector
Technology and public services: We can do so much better
Andrea Danes, global human services leader at EY, discusses how we might unleash the public sector’s “innovative instigators” with technology.
How blockchain could revolutionise social welfare
Blockchain isn’t just for cryptocurrencies. Chloe Tartan thinks it could underpin a more equitable welfare system in a digitally divided world.
Chloe Tartan: Blockchain versus the digital divide
Blockchain could provide a transparent, safe, and incentivised mechanism for the distribution of welfare, says Accenture’s Chloe Tartan.
NHS: Management of its new Federated Data Platform will be key to success
The NHS’ Federated Data Platform faces scrutiny over privacy and requires robust data security
The women of public-sector tech
Diverse technology teams lead to better outcomes, as Southwark Council has discovered. We hear from seven of the local authority’s female change makers.
How intelligent automation is driving positive change in the public sector
Public sector adopts efficient intelligent automation for modernisation, cost-savings, and enhanced services while retaining human involvement.
Thames Valley Police: A force for automation
Thames Valley Police’s digital transformation programme has a pioneering approach to automation, focused on frontline policing rather than back-office tasks. The results are remarkable.
Powering digital equity in Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia’s Office for Innovation using the power of public-private partnership to provide internet access to thousands.
Building the ‘Siri of digital public services’ in Estonia
Estonia has become renowned as one of the most digitally advanced nations on the planet. Its latest innovation is Bürokratt, an AI-driven virtual assistant. Government CDO Ott Velsberg tells us more.
Is The UK Government’s Cybersecurity Strategy Fit For Purpose?
CrowdStrike’s Zeki Turedi on the UK government’s cybersecurity strategy.
Harrow: The Council of Change
Harrow Council’s IT team take Tech For Good behind the scenes of a digital transformation programme that is improving the lives of its workers and residents.
A Second Chance To Shine
Ashish Prashar’s journey from youth offender to the Prime Minister’s press secretary and CMO at RG/A demonstrates the importance second-chance hiring.
Powering accessible public services
RingCentral’s Steve Rafferty on how collaboration technology can benefit the public sector
Virtual assistants are the future of public services
Estonia’s Ott Velsberg on Bürokratt and the death of citizen bureaucracy
Exploring e-Estonia
Siim Sikkut, Estonia’s Government CIO, on how the country became one of the world’s most digitally-advanced societies
Agent AI
How can artificial intelligence keep people safe? Microsoft and Hexagon are helping emergency services leverage AI
Technology Driving Blood Supply
NHS Blood and Transplant keeps people alive. Wendy Clark and David Rose discuss the role of technology.
Zero-emission possible
Michael Jansen’s company is using AI to enable zero-emission buildings, with a mission to drive change globally
Tech’s role in reviving democracy
CitizenLab’s Wietse Van Ransbeeck on how Civic Tech can help local governments revive democratic participation
Finding security in data
The public sector’s data practices must be fixed before it becomes a fast favourite for hackers, says Netwrix’s Ilia Sotnikov
The small business revolution
The UK government is turning to smaller companies to run its services. We explore with AWS’s Chris Hayman
Using data to save lives
The battle to tackle a serious opioid epidemic across the USA was going nowhere, so the Commonwealth of Virginia fought it with data
Teaming up to fight cybercrime
Struggling with cybercrime? M.K. Palmore from Palo Alto Networks highlights the potential of public-private partnerships
3M M*Modal: Voice-activated healthcare
AI and natural-language processing present a huge opportunity for stretched healthcare systems to transform their clinical day-to-day.
Semtech: Sensing a future of sustainable IoT
Semtech CEO Mohan Maheswaran on LoRa’s role in building IoT for a truly sustainable digital future.
Digital baby steps
Cloudera Fast Forward Labs’ Ade Adewunmi talks about why data rights for children should be at the top of the agenda
Partners For Change
How Mars, Google, and AMV BBDO proved to a sceptical world that coral reefs can be restored.
How technology can power sustainable manufacturing
The key to achieving sustainable sourcing at scale is digitalisation, says SupplyCompass’s Gus Bartholomew
Schools of the Future
How Next-Generation Competency-Based Learning is Transforming Education
Martin McKay
Martin McKay is founder and CEO of Texthelp, an international education technology company. He speaks to Stuart Hodge about the power of “learning analytics” and considers the possibility of a fully automated classroom.
Series Three: Fred Werner
Fred Werner is a key figure in the UN’s AI for Good digital platform and global summit series. In this podcast, Fred discusses why the growth of AI is as much a human issue as a technical one.
Public Sector
How technology is revolutionising public service
The slow-moving public sector must use the pace of advancing technology to reshape public services for the demands of the future.
Technology and public services: We can do so much better
Andrea Danes, global human services leader at EY, discusses how we might unleash the public sector’s “innovative instigators” with technology.
How blockchain could revolutionise social welfare
Blockchain isn’t just for cryptocurrencies. Chloe Tartan thinks it could underpin a more equitable welfare system in a digitally divided world.
Chloe Tartan: Blockchain versus the digital divide
Blockchain could provide a transparent, safe, and incentivised mechanism for the distribution of welfare, says Accenture’s Chloe Tartan.
NHS: Management of its new Federated Data Platform will be key to success
The NHS’ Federated Data Platform faces scrutiny over privacy and requires robust data security
The women of public-sector tech
Diverse technology teams lead to better outcomes, as Southwark Council has discovered. We hear from seven of the local authority’s female change makers.
How intelligent automation is driving positive change in the public sector
Public sector adopts efficient intelligent automation for modernisation, cost-savings, and enhanced services while retaining human involvement.
Thames Valley Police: A force for automation
Thames Valley Police’s digital transformation programme has a pioneering approach to automation, focused on frontline policing rather than back-office tasks. The results are remarkable.
Powering digital equity in Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia’s Office for Innovation using the power of public-private partnership to provide internet access to thousands.
Building the ‘Siri of digital public services’ in Estonia
Estonia has become renowned as one of the most digitally advanced nations on the planet. Its latest innovation is Bürokratt, an AI-driven virtual assistant. Government CDO Ott Velsberg tells us more.
Is The UK Government’s Cybersecurity Strategy Fit For Purpose?
CrowdStrike’s Zeki Turedi on the UK government’s cybersecurity strategy.
Harrow: The Council of Change
Harrow Council’s IT team take Tech For Good behind the scenes of a digital transformation programme that is improving the lives of its workers and residents.
A Second Chance To Shine
Ashish Prashar’s journey from youth offender to the Prime Minister’s press secretary and CMO at RG/A demonstrates the importance second-chance hiring.
Powering accessible public services
RingCentral’s Steve Rafferty on how collaboration technology can benefit the public sector
Virtual assistants are the future of public services
Estonia’s Ott Velsberg on Bürokratt and the death of citizen bureaucracy
Exploring e-Estonia
Siim Sikkut, Estonia’s Government CIO, on how the country became one of the world’s most digitally-advanced societies
Agent AI
How can artificial intelligence keep people safe? Microsoft and Hexagon are helping emergency services leverage AI
Technology Driving Blood Supply
NHS Blood and Transplant keeps people alive. Wendy Clark and David Rose discuss the role of technology.
Zero-emission possible
Michael Jansen’s company is using AI to enable zero-emission buildings, with a mission to drive change globally
Tech’s role in reviving democracy
CitizenLab’s Wietse Van Ransbeeck on how Civic Tech can help local governments revive democratic participation
Finding security in data
The public sector’s data practices must be fixed before it becomes a fast favourite for hackers, says Netwrix’s Ilia Sotnikov
The small business revolution
The UK government is turning to smaller companies to run its services. We explore with AWS’s Chris Hayman
Using data to save lives
The battle to tackle a serious opioid epidemic across the USA was going nowhere, so the Commonwealth of Virginia fought it with data
Teaming up to fight cybercrime
Struggling with cybercrime? M.K. Palmore from Palo Alto Networks highlights the potential of public-private partnerships