GovTech 2020 Agenda

The keynote address will provide updates and insight from BEIS with regards to the Department’s strategy for innovation and emerging technology, R&D roadmap, and how innovation and emerging technology can continue to aid the recovery of our economy and society post-Covid.

• Understanding the importance of future technology in a post-COVID-19 society: accelerating testing and development for the recovery of a post-COVID economy  
• How emerging tech such as Big Data, AI, IoT and Blockchain can be deployed to manage the effects and mitigate the risks of COVID-19 on our economy  
• Encouraging collaboration between government, academics and the private sector to engage on 4IR issues for economic success  
• Realising the economic and societal benefits of truly embracing the 4IR – developing emerging technology to create better public services  

• Promoting trust in AI and Data in order to help bolster the creation of long-term solutions to conquer COVID-19 – adopting a human-cantered approach and emphasising citizen priority  
• Ensuring the right digital skills and infrastructure exist to support the safe and ethical innovation of AI, Machine Learning, RPA and data-driven technologies  
• Fostering the AI ecosystem in the UK – encouraging a dialogue between industry, academia and government  
• Supporting Government on the development of AI and data-driven tech: understanding the economic and societal priorities, opportunities and challenges  

• Value for Money  
• Innovation 
• Modernise Legacy IT 

• The opportunities for improving UK data infrastructure 
• Innovative geospatial solutions and their benefits 
• Encouraging collaboration between the government and industry 
• Priorities for the future 

Leading the World in Digital Transformation through 5G and Next Generation Connectivity 

• Why 5G will be crucial post pandemic.
• Meeting the demands of Society and Enterprises for high quality connectivity.
• Keeping the Country Connected 24/7 365.

• Testing and using new and emerging technologies to solve problems set by the business  
• Developing proof of concepts to understand the tech and learn new skills   
• Understanding how tech can create solutions to help design better citizen-centric services  
• Exploring technology such as AI, augmented reality, chatbots, RPA, and machine learning  

• Understanding what truly improves outcomes – helping the public sector to implement the right tech solutions  
• Assisting with the safe and strategic adoption of AI by encouraging collaboration between the government and SMEs to generate shared ideas and solutions 
• Upskilling the work force, navigating resistance and enabling internal cultural shift  
• Truly understanding the user, the challenge, and the ROI to create more efficient and cost-effective services  

• Assessing the value in investing in future tech and exploring the ways in which it has aided the response to the COVID-19 crisis across central and local government 
• Embracing AI, RPA and Machine Learning in order to generate cost savings, improve citizen-centric services and transform the relationship between citizen and state 
• Understanding how 5G and IoT can continue to aid in the Coronavirus response through improving infrastructure and connectivity  
• Learning from those are leading the way in implementing emerging tech – is this always the right solution to improving outcomes? 
• Delivering next generation of public services through IoT; healthcare, parking, environment, smart cities and smart communities, asset tracking etc.