Harnessing the power of data driven design
In this podcast, Exter Expertise talks to our Director, Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen. Saeema discusses her work in data-driven design, particularly around products. University of Exeter
In this podcast, Exter Expertise talks to our Director, Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen. Saeema discusses her work in data-driven design, particularly around products. University of Exeter
By Prof. Mark Thompson In December 2019, shortly after the Conservative government was elected with a landslide victory, I wrote a piece in Computer Weekly
By Mark Thompson The other day I was invited to keynote an all-day academy session for Jadu, a leading supplier of platform software for local government. There was

By Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen, Professor of Design Engineering and Innovation and Director of DIGIT Lab Today I take over as Director of the DIGIT Lab, and

“You can deliver locally configured Public Services that will conform with your localism agenda, while standardising your back-end” – Mark Thompson delivers an insightful and
By Mark Thompson On 23 June, I gave a presentation on a panel titled “Subjectivity, subjects, asubjectivation and subjectivation: which relevance for posthumanist studies?”. Now, those interested
By Dimitrios Batolas New technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and many others, have sparked considerable interest –
In the past few days, the UK Government has issued its latest strategy for transforming into a digital future focused on accelerating the use of digital technology and data-driven decision-making in the public sector. It is a well-meaning and welcome document that sets out a common cross-government approach for 2025.

This brought together a range of experienced speakers for short, inspiring talks and panel discussions on the key themes we’re facing as we address the challenges of our digitally disrupted environment.
From a Digital Dispatch by Alan Brown In recent months I have been getting very frustrated in discussions about digitization and digital transformation. Too often