Written by Alex Sunley, Senior Policy Adviser, National Data Strategy team
The make Tech For Our Planet challenge , which was part of COP26, showcased how innovative data-driven solutions can make a vital contribution to our efforts to combat climate change across all sectors. We saw innovators using data and…
Written by María Inés Baqué, Amazon Web Services’ government transformation lead in Latin America, Canada, and the Caribbean, Pablo Marzocca, Access Partnership, Amazon
The World Bank’s Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative announced that one billion people did not have official proof of identity (ID) as of 2018. Without a recognized…
Written by Shannon Donoghue, Agile Delivery Manager and, Rachel Gaffney, Graduate Associate at Informed introduce Informed Solutions
Shannon Donoghue and Rachel Gaffney from Informed Solutions Skills Outreach Team introduce Informed Solutions’ digital skills outreach programme, which uses foundational elements of its world class InformedACADEMY©learning and development framework to help encourage…
Written by Lord Victor Adebowale, Co-Founder & Chairman Visionable, Chair SEUK social enterprise UK
We all learnt pretty quickly during the pandemic that digital solutions can be used to provide a quick resolution to health and care delivery. …
Written by Bev Jones, Head of Virtual, Digilounge
Let me start by saying — I am done with all the restrictions, lockdown and COVID in general. If I could snap my fingers and make COVID disappear — I would. …
Written by Liz St Louis, Assistant Director of Digital and Customer Services and Smart City Programme Lead at Sunderland City Council.
Dynamic. Healthy. Vibrant. Since being named the UK’s smartest city at the Digital Leaders 100 List 2020, Sunderland has continued on an upward trajectory in the development of digital…
Written by Professor Alan Brown, Professor in Digital Economy, Exeter Business School
I have thrown away all my textbooks. Everything. Even the ones that I wrote myself! I decided that they are just not needed any more. Not even for decoration on my bookcase. But this clean sweep wasn’t about…
Robin Sutara, Chief Data Officer, Microsoft UK
We hear all the time how data is our most valuable asset in business. However, you can only truly recognise its value once you connect and manage your data in a cohesive fashion. What happens when you enable a digital feedback loop within…
Written by Paul Martin, UK Public Sector Healthcare Lead Cognizant
The lack of a standard data model is holding back potentially game-changing clinical research in the UK. The OMOP model offers a promising solution.
In theory, the data entrusted to the NHS could solve all kinds of pressing public health…
Written by Jonathan Abraham, CEO and Co-founder, Healum
At Healum we have always believed that the access to proactive, personalised healthcare should be a fundamental right for every person, whatever their cultural background, location or means.
The NHS Long-Term Plan’s ambition is to make personalised care and support planning ‘business…
