How can AI help businesses create a more diverse workforce?
A dramatic shift is taking place in the way businesses think about diversity and inclusion. Once these were seen as obligations, simply part of... Read more
Exploring diversity and inclusion: a celebration of National Inclusion Week
National Inclusion Week is fast approaching, so what better time to reflect on the theme of inclusion and diversity?
I’ve been in my role as... Read more
Becoming an ambassador for diversity and inclusion
At the start of this year, I made one of the most seismic transitions in my career so far. I moved from my role as head of the public... Read more
Jobs for the bots: RPA, AI and public sector transformation
The Government’s recent Transformation Strategy made reference to the use of technology to improve the efficiency and quality of front line and strategic roles,... Read more
Why the public sector workplace needs true mobility now
Back in 2014 the number of mobile devices officially surpassed the world’s human population. By 2020 there are going to be 11.6 billion of... Read more
Celebrating success with Cafcass at the Social Worker of the Year Awards
You’d be hard pressed to find a social worker who says it was the glamorous lifestyle that attracted them to the job. For most,... Read more
IT procurement in the age of austerity
Government departments should consider the long-term opportunities digital can bring rather than simply focusing on upfront costs.
In March 2016, then Chancellor George Osborne announced £4bn in spending cuts across... Read more
How is the public sector walking the digital tightrope?
As private sector digitalisation booms and sectors such as retail and financial services have catapulted their way into our digital hearts, it remains apparent... Read more
Taking an M&A approach to public sector cost-saving
As part of his Comprehensive Spending Review George Osborne has asked Whitehall to save £15bn in the next four years.
Civil servants are under no... Read more
Why 2016 could be the year we see a truly digital government
As 2015 drew to a close, I took a look forward to what may lay in-store for technology in the public sector in the new year.
Here are... Read more
Autumn Spending Review – why technology holds the answer
Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Spending Review is imminent, and the public sector is braced for another round of serious belt-tightening.
On November 25th, the Chancellor... Read more
Cutting the costs of government, not just cutting the costs of IT
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of speaking at the Central Government Business & Technology Conference, considering how IT should be looked at as... Read more
