Automation - the next phase of digital transformation in government?

It's almost three decades since government's 'Information Superhighways' research paper, published in December 1994, looked at a new way of delivering government and services to citizens.

CIOs, CTOs, IT directors and fellow digital technology executives are invited to join Tech Monitor and partners IBM on Tuesday 30 March 2021 to discuss with a small cohort of your peers the current state of digital transformation in the UK public sector, and to what extent disruptive emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and automation will drive the next wave of innovation in government.

Joining will be GlobalData's Principal Analyst for Central Government, Rob Anderson, and we will discuss the digital government success stories, where the opportunities and challenges lie, and how technology modernisation initiatives in IT infrastructure and cloud services have enabled government organisations to develop new data analytics capabilities - and in particular how intelligent process automation will help develop a collaborative, hybrid workforce of people and machines and support the way your teams work.

Topics to be discussed include:
• Putting data at the heart of public sector digital transformation initiatives.
• The platforms for developing AI, ML and RPA capabilities.
• The business resiliency dividend of intelligent automation.
• The future of work, and how automating task can will complement tech talent, rather than replace it.
• Applying AI to automation and next-generation data capabilities.

About the Speakers

Natalie Coaten is the IBM Client Executive for UK Police, responsible for IBM’s Law Enforcement Strategy and acts as first point of contact for all 43 UK police forces for anything regarding IBM technology and services. Natalie has been with IBM since 2014, and has been working closely with Avon & Somerset Police on their successful automation programme.

Andy Astbury was appointed Director of IBM’s business across UK Central Government and the Devolved Assemblies in September 2017.He leads a team of Client Executives that are responsible for managing client relationships and positioning IBM’s capability to support the Government’s Transformation and Innovation Strategies. He is focused on helping Government Departments digitally transform, through business process re-design and automation, service innovation, application modernisation and migration to the Cloud.