Healthcare innovation – Bringing the new to help the older
Daniel Avery, head of venture building at Rainmaking, on the healthtech innovations spurred via London’s Thames Freeport special economic
Public Sector
Why is nobody talking about the National Procurement Policy Statement?
The National Procurement Policy Statement shifts public sector spending towards social and environmental impact—yet few are talking about it. Tiia Sammallahti, CEO of whatimpact, explains why VCSEs must seize this opportunity.
Building smart cities: How local governments can succeed
Local governments must prioritize digital transformation to create smarter, more efficient cities. By investing in IoT infrastructure, data management, and AI, they can enhance services, boost economies, and improve citizens’ quality of life.
Building trust through effective communication: The key to successful smart cities
Antony Paul, Global Product Head at Quadient, explores how effective communication and automation can help councils build trust and successfully implement smart city initiatives.
AI’s role in supporting teachers in classrooms
AI has the power to transform education, easing teachers’ workloads while enhancing learning. But trust, transparency, and public confidence are key to its success.
Edtech and the digital divide
The digital divide in education extends beyond access—it’s about strategy, choice, and impact. Stuart Walker shares five key lessons from his journey in EdTech.
How to unblock public-sector AI
Stephen Foreshew-Cain, CEO of Scott Logic, explores how the UK public sector can overcome legacy IT, data silos, and skills gaps to successfully adopt AI and transform services.
AI for good: How advanced technology is transforming the non-profit sector
AI is revolutionising the non-profit sector by improving efficiency, outreach, and accessibility, helping charities maximise resources and create greater impact for the communities they serve.
Drowning in documents – the NHS needs a bridge to its digital future
The NHS generates vast amounts of paper documentation, hampering digital transformation. Effective digitisation is crucial for improving efficiency, security, and patient care.
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
Saving Lives With Technology Innovation
How Hartmann Group has embraced transformation and new digital business models.
Delivering One Version Of The Truth
How East of England Ambulance Service’s digital data lake is being used to save lives.
A very modern addiction
Technology disorders are on the rise. We visit a Swiss clinic to learn how to best tackle them
Giving Hope
How EY’s Health & Human Services team is using data to improve the lives of vulnerable people
From bamboo boxes to repairable PCs: Lenovo’s drive for sustainability
Lenovo is driving sustainability through innovations like bamboo packaging, repairable laptops, and efficient liquid cooling, promoting circularity and reducing e-waste across IT product lifecycles.
Connecting the next billion consumers
In his journey with TradeDepot, Onyekachi Izukanne has helped connect global brands to Africa’s next billion consumers, transforming supply chains and empowering small businesses across the continent.
Teenage Tech Stories: Alay Shah
Alay Shah is a researcher, aspiring innovator and high school senior. In this podcast, Alay discusses the need to democratise healthcare and talks about building an eye-tracking diagnostic tool that could become a low-cost alternative to MRIs.
Walking the walk
JPMorgan Chase & Co’s Tech For Social Good team is celebrating 10 years of doing good. We spoke to four of its leading voices to find out how it has positively impacted thousands of nonprofits, as well as empowering its own workforce.
Public Sector
Healthcare innovation – Bringing the new to help the older
Daniel Avery, head of venture building at Rainmaking, on the healthtech innovations spurred via London’s Thames Freeport special economic
Why is nobody talking about the National Procurement Policy Statement?
The National Procurement Policy Statement shifts public sector spending towards social and environmental impact—yet few are talking about it. Tiia Sammallahti, CEO of whatimpact, explains why VCSEs must seize this opportunity.
Building smart cities: How local governments can succeed
Local governments must prioritize digital transformation to create smarter, more efficient cities. By investing in IoT infrastructure, data management, and AI, they can enhance services, boost economies, and improve citizens’ quality of life.
Building trust through effective communication: The key to successful smart cities
Antony Paul, Global Product Head at Quadient, explores how effective communication and automation can help councils build trust and successfully implement smart city initiatives.
AI’s role in supporting teachers in classrooms
AI has the power to transform education, easing teachers’ workloads while enhancing learning. But trust, transparency, and public confidence are key to its success.
Edtech and the digital divide
The digital divide in education extends beyond access—it’s about strategy, choice, and impact. Stuart Walker shares five key lessons from his journey in EdTech.
How to unblock public-sector AI
Stephen Foreshew-Cain, CEO of Scott Logic, explores how the UK public sector can overcome legacy IT, data silos, and skills gaps to successfully adopt AI and transform services.
AI for good: How advanced technology is transforming the non-profit sector
AI is revolutionising the non-profit sector by improving efficiency, outreach, and accessibility, helping charities maximise resources and create greater impact for the communities they serve.
Drowning in documents – the NHS needs a bridge to its digital future
The NHS generates vast amounts of paper documentation, hampering digital transformation. Effective digitisation is crucial for improving efficiency, security, and patient care.
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