DigiGov Expo 2024, which took place on 24-25 September at the ExCeL London, provided a unique opportunity for public sector technology professionals to hear from industry-leading speakers, attend CPD-certified content and meet pioneering solution providers
DigiGov Expo 2024 connected delegates with fellow technology professionals to discover new organisations and explore some of the biggest issues and emerging trends that will shape the future of the public sector.
The event pulled together industry speakers to address the challenges and opportunities in transforming government services, enabling public sector organisations and departments to harness the power of technology to deliver efficient, citizen-centric services.
This year, DigiGov was co-located with Government ICT, Digital Government, GovTech and the Cyber Security & Data Protection Summit, to give delegates access to even more content in their areas of interest.
The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, secretary of state for innovation and technology at the government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), presented a video-streamed opening keynote, discussing the UK’s technology ecosystem and how it can continue to flourish.
Victoria Cope, commercial director for Defence Digital at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), spoke about the MoD’s digital ambitions, including its mission to enhance military advantage by equipping defence operations with innovative digital capabilities, and to reform the MoD’s procurement.
Nathan Pierce, chief digital and innovation officer at Haringey Council discussed the council’s rapid digital transformation, including covering the challenges that the council faces, and how it aims to get from just seven per cent of interactions online to most interactions online over the next two years. Nathan discussed how to approach setting up a new digital transformation team and how they put in place governance and long-term planning.
Rikesh Shah, head of innovation at the Procurement Empowerment Centre (IPEC), part of Connected Places Catapult, discussed using procurement to bring in innovation and create new organisational value. Rikesh discussed the financial challenges that councils face and how achieving value has never been so important. The session covered innovation and how to overcome a risk adverse culture when it comes to technological changes.
In the GovICT theatre, Rich Corbridge, chief digital and information officer at DWP Digital, spoke about the department’s strategy, setting out the future of its digital transformation journey. Rich shared the
plan to continue innovating and utilising technology to enhance services, improve user experience, and increase efficiency and accessibility. The strategy enables DWP Digital to be well positioned to realise the potential of data, providing the insight to refine and join up customer journeys including collaboration across government.
The Citizen Experience Theatre hosted a session from Christine Bellamy, chief executive officer at the Government Digital Service (GDS), who spoke about the next generation of government digital services, including the GOV.UK app, as well as future work.
As well as hearing the latest from these industry leading figures, delegates were able to see and experience the innovative products and services from exhibitors to enable a tech-powered public sector.