2024 Catch Up

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00:01:16: Building the data and information foundations to support Defra transformation - Sue Bateman, Chief Data Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
How we are approaching the opportunities and challenges of AI to bring a clear focus on foundational data and information investment. Download slides

00:12:35: AI for the public good - Dr Laura Gilbert CBE, Director, Government's Incubator for Artificial Intelligence 
Laura will discuss her approach to making Government more human with AI. Download slides

XX:XX:XX: Data sharing in London - Martine Wauben, Head of Data for London, Greater London Authority
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00:29:06: Past, Present & Future: Improving Lives in Liverpool Through Trusted Data Insights (Part One) - Helena Zaum, Chief Commercial Officer, Sentinel Partners
Liverpool City Council’s journey to improve the lives of children and families across the City is supported by its use of data.  This session will describe the journey Liverpool are on with Sentinel Partners to put data (and AI) to use to support vulnerable children and families across the City, and the outcomes so far.  The session will focus in particular on work done to support the government’s Safe Taskforce initiative. Download slides 

00:36:10: Past, Present & Future: Improving Lives in Liverpool Through Trusted Data Insights (Part two) - John Bowers, Supporting Families Data, Information and Insights Manager, Liverpool City Council
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00:53:20: Q&A and panel discussion - all speakers

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00:01:03: Enabling Digital Identity with AI & Data Sharing - Dr Louise Maynard-Atem, Deputy Director, Data & Insights, Government Digital Service
The GOV.UK One Login programme is providing a single way for citizens to prove their identity and reuse this proof across central government services. In this session, Louise will talk about how AI techniques and data sharing are allowing that to happen now, how they will enable what comes next, and what they mean for digital identity into the future. Download slides

00:18:23: Procuring AI that works for people and society - Anna Studman, Senior Researcher, Ada Lovelace Institute
There is excitement about the potential of AI to improve public services, including within local government. But the full impacts of these technologies are still emerging. Getting procurement right is one way to ensure AI works equitably and well, as it provides an opportunity for local authorities to scrutinise suppliers on the impacts of their technologies. But despite a proliferation of Government guidance on the procurement of AI, Ada Lovelace Institute research shows that councils do not have access to a clear, comprehensive or consistent account of how to procure AI in the public interest. Download slides

00:30:15: Innovation Lab and the emerging AI landscape - Dr Shruti Kohli, Head of Data Science, Innovation and AI, DWP Digital 
The Innovation Lab was created to solve complex business problems and provide better outcomes for citizens in a safe and transparent way. Dr Kohli will take us through the process and the proof of concepts for Generative AI. Download slides

00:41:14: People, Process, Data, Tech – Bridging the divide: George McCrea, Military Liaison, Defence Digital Foundry, Ministry of Defence
There is often a focus on the data and technology as being the driver for success in a ‘data driven culture’, this session will look to posit the idea that it is the people and the process that are the most important driving factors. Download slides

00:51:38: Q&A and panel discussion - all speakers

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00:01:25: Modern Data for Major Impact - Craig Suckling, Government Chief Data Officer, Central Digital & Data Office
Data has the potential to unlock national growth, transform public services and increase collaboration and productivity across the public sector. Craig will outline how government aims to build the data foundations for AI and deliver the full potential of data as a national strategic resource. Download slides

00:12:24: Data and AI: Transforming Pension Regulation for the Future - Lisa Allen, Director of Data Services, The Pensions Regulator At The Pensions Regulator we aim to protect, enhance and innovate in savers’ interests. The pensions ecosystem is changing. We are embracing this interconnected data and AI to transform the very fabric of how pensions work: The market changes; The importance of data and AI; How TPR is transforming its data capabilities for the benefit of savers. Download slides 

00:22:42: Is your data AI ready? - Nick Chapallaz, Managing Director, GeoPlace Is your data AI ready?
A perspective from the operator of the national street and address data infrastructure on realising the opportunities and meeting the challenges of AI through a greater focus on organisational data strategy and quality. Download slides

00:35:50: MHCLG Data Unit - Data for policy and delivery - Tom Smith, Director of Spatial Data Unit and Chief Data Officer, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Tom will provide an overview of how we are using advanced analytics, AI, and novel data sources to provide better data for key policy areas like housing, local growth and devolution. MHCLG is embracing the challenge of improving data maturity, breaking down barriers to data access, and fostering collaboration across central and local government. Download slides

00:50:60: AI & Data4Good - Matt Wicks, Co-CEO for technology and innovation, The Virtual Forge Matt will explore the human side of data - focusing on the people as much as the technology - and how taking a governance, enablement and mentoring approach can ensure that vital skills and knowledge is transferred in house for sustainable ‘DIY’ work with data. Download slides

00:58:54: Q&A and panel discussion - all speakers