Overview
Join Richard Pope, author and one of the founding team of the UK Government Digital Service, and Emer Coleman, former Deputy Director, Government Digital Service and architect of the London DataStore, as they discuss Richard’s new publication Platformland: An Anatomy of Next-Generation Public Services.
About Platformland: An anatomy of next-generation public services
Clear, concise and full of solid examples – this book will really help policymakers understand how to improve the use of technology in public services. No prior specialist knowledge is needed to understand the wealth of good advice in this book.
Richard Allan, Baron Allan of Hallam
The aim of most public sector digitization programmes is the status quo, delivered more cheaply. Rather than saving the public from bureaucracy, digital has created new administrative burdens. The public are engaged as consumers in a way that misunderstands the nature of what makes public services public. Instead of digital being recognised as critical to the operation of a modern state, it is too often an afterthought.
It’s time to share the benefits of digital with the public more fully.
This book describes the types of interaction we should expect from the next generation of public services, the digital platforms and infrastructure they will be built with, and the public sector design values needed to make them a reality.
Speakers
Richard Pope, author, consultant and public speaker
Richard Pope was part of the founding team of the UK Government Digital Service and the first product manager for GOV.UK. He created many of the initial design concepts for both GOV.UK and the digital account for Universal Credit (the UK’s social security service). He was a senior fellow at Harvard in 2018/2019, researching and lecturing on ‘Government as a Platform’.
Emer Coleman, digital leader and business coach
Emer Coleman is an experienced digital leader with a background in the public and private sector. Emer now works as a Leadership and Business Coach with a focus on both early stage company leaders and mid career professionals. As a woman who has held challenging and senior roles from an early age Emer is passionate about encouraging and supporting other women in business to achieve their ambitions and goals. This is particularly necessary for women in technology who face challenges in both entering and thriving in the sector.
Emma Thwaites, Director of Global Policy and Corporate Affairs, ODI
Emma’s portfolio at the ODI encompasses public policy, events and engagement, Data as Culture, communications and marketing, product and innovation, and ODI Membership. Emma has over 30 years of strategic business experience, gained in senior roles at the BBC and UK Cabinet Office, and founding – and running – a successful consultancy practice. A former journalist and editor, Emma is a member of the ODI’s Executive Leadership team and advises the board. She is a board director of OpenUk and Executive Chair of Allegory
Who is this webinar for
Policymakers and concerned citizens, no prior knowledge needed.
About the event
The event will be held on Zoom, and a Zoom link will be emailed to all participants. The event will be recorded and shared afterwards.