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Colin Feeney

Transformation, Digital and Programme Leadership, Passionate About Serving the Public Sector

I was fortunate to attend the Government Transformation Magazine Autumn Meet-Up today on the House of Lords terrace. A brilliant opportunity to hear from senior leaders in industry, DWP, HMRC and GDS for updates on implementing the UK's blueprint for modern digital government, various initiatives across departments and the need for true and effective partnerships between the public and private sectors. I loved the thoughts about combing the Transformation and CDIO roles into 1 person at senior board level - increasing the potential for a single strategy for delivery and avoiding the parallel "digital strategy" issue. A good way of avoiding the "othering" of the technologists too (and one for Defence Reform)? Also, the strategies, plans and blueprints that GDS have led on are starting to come across into delivery, drive coherence across government and increase collaboration. That all sounds like goodness to me! As ever, the conversations in the margins (and even in the security queue) were just as stimulating. I'll be reaching out to several people over the coming days to continue those. It's a small world, but I wasn't expecting to meet someone who knew RAF Marham - Andrew Newland those were cool pics and it's good to hear the F35 team are as friendly as ever. Overall there was a real buzz, and I think a sense of cautious optimism. It definitely feels like an exciting time to be around these agendas.
I was fortunate to attend the Government Transformation Magazine Autumn Meet-Up today on the House of Lords terrace. A brilliant opportunity to hear from senior leaders in industry, DWP, HMRC and GDS for updates on implementing the UK's blueprint for modern digital government, various initiatives across departments and the need for true and effective partnerships between the public and private sectors. I loved the thoughts about combing the Transformation and CDIO roles into 1 person at senior board level - increasing the potential for a single strategy for delivery and avoiding the parallel "digital strategy" issue. A good way of avoiding the "othering" of the technologists too (and one for Defence Reform)? Also, the strategies, plans and blueprints that GDS have led on are starting to come across into delivery, drive coherence across government and increase collaboration. That all sounds like goodness to me! As ever, the conversations in the margins (and even in the security queue) were just as stimulating. I'll be reaching out to several people over the coming days to continue those. It's a small world, but I wasn't expecting to meet someone who knew RAF Marham - Andrew Newland those were cool pics and it's good to hear the F35 team are as friendly as ever. Overall there was a real buzz, and I think a sense of cautious optimism. It definitely feels like an exciting time to be around these agendas.

Tom Sadler

Data Science & AI Solution Lead UK&I at HP | SME | Global NextGen Co-Chair at HP | AI & Data Enthusiast | Machine Learning | Workstations | Creative Thinking | Public Speaking | Dad of 3 | Board Games

As a self‑confessed histrophile, stepping into the House of Lords yesterday was an experience I couldn’t turn down. Huge thanks to Greig Dowling for the invite and to Government Transformation Magazine for bringing together such a brilliant group of leaders to explore the future of digital government and how we accelerate transformation across the public sector. Entering such a historic building gave me some real perspective: in Data & AI, our role isn’t about shiny tech, it’s about delivering outcomes that matter for citizens. The discussions were packed with insights from how the Spending Review could accelerate AI adoption, to what future government delivery should look like and how we get there.  And a great panel discussion with Helen Wylie and Daljit Rehal FBCS MInstP MIET: A few themes really resonated with me from that disucssion: 🔷 Government doesn’t need more pitches; it needs partners who roll up their sleeves and solve real challenges. 🔷 The real power of AI comes from the groundwork: robust data, modern infrastructure, and a clear strategy. 🔷 We need to run to where the ball is going, not where it has been but anticipating change, not reacting to it. And yes, being in London meant I couldn’t resist a true delicacy: pie and mash (IFKYK). Discussions like these reinforce a simple truth: technology is only valuable when it drives meaningful change for people. Looking forward to the discussion that will follow. HP Michael #GovernmentTransformation #AI #Data #Modernisation #PublicSector #Collaboration #UKGov
As a self‑confessed histrophile, stepping into the House of Lords yesterday was an experience I couldn’t turn down. Huge thanks to Greig Dowling for the invite and to Government Transformation Magazine for bringing together such a brilliant group of leaders to explore the future of digital government and how we accelerate transformation across the public sector. Entering such a historic building gave me some real perspective: in Data & AI, our role isn’t about shiny tech, it’s about delivering outcomes that matter for citizens. The discussions were packed with insights from how the Spending Review could accelerate AI adoption, to what future government delivery should look like and how we get there.  And a great panel discussion with Helen Wylie and Daljit Rehal FBCS MInstP MIET: A few themes really resonated with me from that disucssion: 🔷 Government doesn’t need more pitches; it needs partners who roll up their sleeves and solve real challenges. 🔷 The real power of AI comes from the groundwork: robust data, modern infrastructure, and a clear strategy. 🔷 We need to run to where the ball is going, not where it has been but anticipating change, not reacting to it. And yes, being in London meant I couldn’t resist a true delicacy: pie and mash (IFKYK). Discussions like these reinforce a simple truth: technology is only valuable when it drives meaningful change for people. Looking forward to the discussion that will follow. HP Michael #GovernmentTransformation #AI #Data #Modernisation #PublicSector #Collaboration #UKGov