Watch Wednesday

DAY ONE - Host and moderator: Helen Olsen Bedford, UKAuthority

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00:49: Importance of digital Sustainability - Adam Turner, Government and Defra Sustainable Technology Lead, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Why you need to address this now, and where to find help (Download slides)

16:44: Transforming for a digital future - Will Joss, Head of Strategy, Central Digital and Data Office, Cabinet Office 
An introduction to the Central Digital and Data Office and the cross-government digital and data strategy, setting out our priorities to 2025 and how they're delivering against them (Download slides)

37:35: Using kindness, innovation and technology to strengthen the Wigan community - Suraj Kika, CEO, Jadu, Tracey Boffey, Service Manager, Amanda Litherland, Business Partner and Paul Banks, Assistant Business Partner at Wigan Council 
Wigan Council takes a human, innovative and technological approach as part of its wider digital strategy 'The Deal' to strengthen and empower its community. In this session Wigan discusses making the impossible possible through kindness, technology, automation and integration (including finding solutions to legacy systems) and demonstrating digital transformation acceleration in service areas affected by external crises, such as the pandemic and the cost of living crisis (Download slides)

59:51: What's next for local digital - Paul Tait, Delivery Manager, Local Digital Team, Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Paul Tait provides an overview on what the Local Digital team have achieved in collaboration with councils and what they're planning to do next (Download slides)

1:11:36: Q&A and panel discussion - all speakers