Government Transformation Show

Mark Gray, Director of Digital, Operations & Commercial at the Crown Prosecution Service, joins James Smith to talk about the challenges of leading remote-working teams in 2020. Balancing technology, working culture and staff wellbeing have been high on many leaders' agendas in the Covid-19 crisis, and Mark shares thoughts on how his organisation has manages to deliver results in such trying circu...

In this episode we welcomed Brett Gibson from cloud experts Domo to lift the lid on Government Data. There's a lot of buzz about the public sector using the huge amounts of data it collects to achieve better results. But how does that happen? Brett shares his thoughts on where the public sector should focus its efforts to deliver data-driven outcomes for citizens. Domo is the Partner for the Gover...

In this episode we're joined by Thomas Moore, London Market Principal at public sector technology experts Made Tech. We explore the present and future of digital service delivery that prioritises outcomes for citizens. Thomas explains how the future of digital public services can be built with multi-organisational rainbow teams where smaller, agile players help to uncover innovative new methods of...

Elizabeth Rhodenizer, Chief Information Officer at the Public Service Commission of Canada, joins us in this episode to explore how digital can transform how government functions. We talked about how tech can create better outcomes for citizens, more effective service delivery, what skills will be needed in the government of the future, and the changing role of the public sector CIO. We're excited...

This episode sticks with the remote working theme as Matt Stevens from Google Chrome Enterprise reveals how the public sector is meeting the technical challenges of 2020's WFH culture. He explains where systems and behaviours meet, what the 2020 threat landscape looks like, and how public sector CIOs and CTOs can respond to them. Matt will be sharing more insights at GovX Digital 2020 (17-19 Novem...

In this episode we’re joined by Maria Farres, Head of Organisational Development & Talent at Essex County Council to explore how the public sector has adapted to the remote working challenge in 2020. Maria has helped Essex develop a hybrid working model that blends remote working and re-imagined office spaces to maximise service delivery and efficiency, while supporting staff well-being. It’s esse...

The Upload this week digs into the rows about Civil Service skills and competence. Behind the media briefings and posturing, there needs to be a real dialogue and plan of action. GovX Digital's Marketing Director, Tim Coulthard, and Content Director, James Smith, talk skills, thrills and the fly that upstaged the US Vice Presidential Debate.

Marco Salzedo, Director of Commercial and Contract Management Capability at The Cabinet Office, joins us to share the inside story of how 2020 has shaken up public sector procurement. As the Covid-19 pandemic forced governments globally to accelerate change and adopt new ways of working, that gear change was critical in procurement functions to ensure ambitious programmes like the Ventilator Chall...

A slight change in direction in this episode as we welcome Amy Kean, one of the founders of DICE - Diversity and Inclusion at Conferences an Events. DICE recognises and certifies events like GovX Digital that have truly diverse speaker line-ups. Amy joined us to talk about the origins of the projects, the battle to call out events that fail to be truly inclusive, and why a diverse event is truly a...

Our new offshoot podcast takes an informal look at what's been happening this week in the world public sector transformation. In this episode of The Upload, GovX Digital's Marketing Director, Tim Coulthard, and Content Director, James Smith, talk GovTech and its growing impact on society. Does the NHS Test and Trace app mark a shift in the public's awareness of GovTech? Should the datasets and ass...

This episode features a fascinating conversation with Bernadette Thompson, Deputy Director for Inclusion, Wellbeing & Employee Engagement at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. In these challenging times, when the Civil Service is working largely remotely, how can we maintain focus on inclusion and diversity in every tier of Government? Bernadette's book recommendation is Th...

A bonus episode of the show as our Content Director James Smith joins us to share some exciting updates from GovX Digital Land. With delegate numbers flying high and some outstanding global speakers confirmed this week to share their public sector transformation stories, it's shaping up to be an amazing event in November. The GovX Show is a public sector transformation podcast, interviewing senior...

In this episode of The GovX Show we're delighted to welcome Sally Meecham Chair of the Centre for Digital Public Services Wales. In this role and as previous holder of numerous senior public sector transformation positions, Sally brings tremendous firsthand knowledge on public sector delivery and transformation. She tells us how Wales is transforming digital capabilities in the public sector, and...

In this week’s episode we welcomed Miranda Sharp, Member of the Mayor of London’s Smart London board, to talk about the present and future of public sector data. What really is public and private any more? Who owns it, and how can better use of data deliver results that positively impact citizens’ lives?

In this week’s GovX Show, we welcome Liz McKeown, Lecturer at the Digital Academy at the Canada School of Public Service, to share her insights gained from a career spanning senior roles in the public and private sectors. As a former CIO of Shared Services Canada, she knows what it takes to deliver digital transformation projects in public agencies. Ahead of her appearance at GovX Digital 2020 she...

Lord Francis Maude joins us on the GovX Show to share the inside story from one of the most significant programmes of public sector reform in the history of UK Government.

In the latest episode of the GovX Show, we spoke to Lynda Rawsthorne, Director of Prison Infrastructure at The Ministry of Justice, where she’s delivering new approaches to the building of prisons in the UK. At a time when the Government is calling for faster, more innovative delivery in the public sector, Lynda is at the forefront of that culture. In her conversation with James Smith, she explain...

In this episode, our Content Director, James Smith, caught up with the hugely experienced government and healthcare leader David Wilde. With his track record of delivering policy and service implementation in central and local government, David is well qualified to talk about what’s needed to make a real impact in communities. The GovX Show is a public sector transformation podcast, interviewing s...

GovX Digital Content Director James Smith takes a closer look at the UK government's transformation agenda, as parsed from two recent high-level speeches. TL;DR - it's going to be distributed, digital, and more risky. The GovX Show is a public sector transformation podcast, interviewing senior officials from the all tiers of government, NHS Trusts, academia and solutions providers as we count down...

GovX Digital's Content Director, James Smith, looks at the who and the what we’ve got in store for you over the coming months.