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Launching the Government Technology Innovation Strategy – providing the framework for departments to make plans for digital, data and technology transformation;
Laying the foundations for innovative procurement and assisting departments with funding experimentation;
Understanding how to tackle legacy technology, update standards and guidance, and access and sharing useful data
Discussing the future and professionalisation of the IT role – the need to assign new roles to support digital transformation and emerging technology
Bridging the gap between digital transformation and cultural shift – building skills and ideals among the workforce

Interim Director General
Government Digital Service (Confirmed)

Creating a dialogue between buyers and suppliers to ensure that the best IT solutions are meeting service needs – seeing the spend of £152,704,059 on G-Cloud and £346,024,481 on the Digital Marketplace in 2018.
Transitioning from G-Cloud 10 to G-Cloud 11; understanding how the framework for cloud hosting, software, and support is progressing alongside the latest IT developments
Providing a smarter way for the public sector to access the newest technology through Spark – a new technology innovation marketplace
Launching a pan-government collaborative framework agreement of up to £6.5 billion to facilitate the purchase of tech hardware, software and associated services

Commercial Director of Technology
Crown Commercial Service (Invited)

Encouraging greater collaboration across government departments to create a unified IT system
Sharing the relevant data and reducing the duplicity of systems to create ease and efficiency
Delivering a seamless experience for the public sector workforce in order to improve user experience

Chief Digital Information Officer
Department for Work and Pensions (Confirmed)

Deliberating the findings of the recent NAO report on the challenges in using data across government
Understanding the need for: a clear strategy and leadership, a coherent infrastructure for managing data, and broader enablers to safeguard and support the better use of data
Improving local government services through data to inform IT tools and gain greater insights into user needs
Developing the National Data Strategy – unlocking the power of data across government in a way that is secure and trustworthy