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with Prof Mark Thompson It’s this stark: our precious public services cannot possibly survive for much longer in their current form. Take social housing, for example. The sector is suffering from a ‘perfect storm’ of a major cost of living crisis, inflation in the cost of repairs, continuing fallout from the 2015–19 rent reductions, ageing property […] [more]...

What is Digit Lab? Digit Lab is a £12 million research project led by The University of Exeter, which runs over 5 years. It aims to accelerate digital innovation for growth, impact, and transformation of Large Established Organizations (LEO) in the UK. Within this project is a team of academics that aims to engage with Large Organisations to examine […] [more]...

with Dr Boyeun Lee In Industry 4.0, where digitalisation is stimulated through the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, and machine learning, organisations are gaining access to an ever-increasing volume of valuable data from interconnected devices and sensors. This data-driven approach has been widely adopted by practitioners and gained researchers’ interest; but a comprehensive understanding […] [more]...

with Dr Boyeun Lee At the close of the 20th century, the term “Internet of Things” was first introduced. Since then, the phenomenon driving this technological advancement has continued to grow rapidly, with projections of over 24 billion IoT devices expected to be connected to the Internet by 2030. In almost every industry, businesses engage in […] [more]...

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with Dr Boyeun Lee and Prof Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen Register now – for next week’s workshop The next workshop will be held on 15 June in London. Invited speakers will introduce their industry cases and current research on using data for innovation. Find out how quantitative and qualitative datasets can help your business tackle current challenges. […] [more]...

This exclusive one-day event will feature a series of presentations from innovative businesses using digital technologies and platforms to tackle resource and energy efficiency challenges in the Foundation Industries. On International Girls in ICT day on 27th April, WINFI in collaboration with the EPSRC Next Stage Digital Economy Research Centre (DIGIT Lab), led by the Initiative for Digital […] [more]...

Mark Thompson discusses the challenges and opportunities of transforming government and public sector organizations with digital technology.  The Digital Podcast explores how different organizations transform the way they create and capture value with digital technology. The podcast is technology- and sector-agnostic and examines both incumbents’ and new startups’ innovative uses of digital technologies. The Digital […] [more]...

“This is an important time for digital leadership, when understanding the impact of the fast-moving digital economy on organisations, culture, government, and the environment presents one of the very biggest challenges facing our society.” – Mark Thompson [more]...

Virtual Week, 14–18 November 2022 A virtual summit to share case studies, know-how and proven methodologies to help you innovate in your organisation and beyond. Join us for a week of informative talks, packed with actionable insights. DIGIT Lab is a strategic partner at Digital Leaders Innovation Week. The event will showcase a huge range of […] [more]...