Editorial

Have you started the journey to digital government?

Don’t forget to put September 15th in your diaries – and join us at The Business Design Centre for our flagship Autumn show, Think Digital Government 2017

Posted 15 June 2017 by Gary Flood


Are you ready to join us on  September 15th at the Business Design Centre, Islington  to start thinking about what comes next for the sector in terms of technology and public services?

If you do, you’ll be in good company – as that’s the date and venue for our flagship Autumn event, Think Digital Government 2017.

The conference will focus on the opportunities and threats within public sector IT around Brexit and how we ‘Redefine the role of Digital’ in government after seven years of procurement reform and G-Cloud.

Via the insights of top-level sector stakeholders, influencers and practitioners, the day will be also feature lively debates on the community’s acknowledged skills gap, and also how we can make the Digital Marketplace a more effective framework.

Here is a link to the website for you to view the agenda in more detail.

Speakers already confirmed for September include:

  • Jessica Figueras, Head of Public Sector at GlobalData (formerly Kable)
  • Daniel Thornton, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
  • Aaron Powell, Chief Digital Officer at NHS Blood and Transplant
  • Holly Ellis Data, Digital and Technology Profession, Director of Capability at Government Digital Service (GDS).

As with all THINK Digital Partner events, attendance is FREE for qualified public sector professionals.

Don’t forget that this conference is just a few days after our other major Autumn event, our exploration of the impact of advanced technologies on digital services and employment, Think AI for Public Sector, which is on the 15th: go here for more on that show… maybe we can see you at both?

Check out the agenda, and look for more announcements about our carefully-architected agenda nearer the time.

Think Digital Government 2017 is proud to have UKCloud as its Diamond Partner