StateUp is pleased to welcome two new Expert Affiliates to the team, Dr. Stephanie Diepeveen and Dr. Johannes Lenhard, deepening the company’s expertise in digital technologies & governance, venture capital, and “ESG” (environmental, social, and governance issues). A researcher at the University of Cambridge and the Overseas Development Institute, Stephanie Diepeveen is an expert in digital technologies and governance both …
StateUp is pleased to announce that we have entered into a global strategic alliance with Access Partnership, combining our sector-leading insights and advisory services on digital innovation with public purpose with Access Partnership’s broad global expertise in tech policy. This collaboration will enable both organisations to scale to support the growing number of businesses and public bodies looking to gain …
StateUp is thrilled to welcome Dr. Paolo Turrini and Dr. Rehema Msulwa to the team as Affiliates, helping to bring further expertise on both Artificial Intelligence and Infrastructure and the Built Environment to the company. An Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Warwick, Paolo focuses on Artificial Intelligence for social good, using game theory to design artificial …
As the world begins to emerge from Covid-19, the capacity for governments and the entrepreneurial sector to cooperate in addressing major public needs will be more critical than ever. In Money Flows To Govtech—Has A Cinderella Sector Been Invited To The Ball?, Trevor Clawson notes the importance of GovTech for post-pandemic recovery. The Forbes article cites the data-driven sector insights …
StateUp is pleased to announce the addition of Sam Gilbert, entrepreneur and Cambridge researcher, as Advisor. The appointment reinforces StateUp’s commitment to providing cutting edge insights and advisory services at the intersection of government and technology, and deepens our expertise in data-led innovation. An expert in data-driven marketing, Sam was Employee No.1 and Chief Marketing Officer at Bought By Many, …
“The question about trust or confidence in technology is one of the most important questions of our time,” says the University of Oxford’s Ciaran Martin. Speaking as part of a Digital Translators event co-hosted by StateUp and University of Cambridge’s Centre for Science and Policy, he suggested that technology as a matter of public discourse is presently poorly understood. Rather …
On 27th October, 2020, StateUp hosted How to be a Digital Translator, our second webinar as part of the Digital Translators series. The discussion shone a light on individuals who have carved out stellar careers at the intersection of government and technology—often serving as a bridge between two worlds—and asked how we can create cohorts of “digital translators” able to …
How new approaches to public data and citizen engagement can improve how cities work By Jesse Fox This post is the first in our Digital Engagement Insights series. The second post, ‘For Local Government, Procurement is Critical to Openness’, can be read here. Empowering Citizens Policymaking at the local level is often more participatory—involving citizens’ input—than national-level policymaking. This is …
What should governments prioritise for their digital government agenda in 2020? In a recent ‘wishlist’ in NS Tech, Tanya Filer and other leading experts set out their wishes for UK Government (and beyond) in 2020. At StateUp, we chose: Deciding what digital ‘success’ looks like, and measuring and evaluating for it Clear metrics can help to set ambitious whole-of-government strategy, and to …
In November, the Oman National Collaborative Leadership programme took place under the auspices of the Royal Diwan. As the e-oman agenda develops, Dr. Tanya Filer, director at StateUp, provided training on digital government to the senior policymakers and executives selected to participate in the programme.
Mobile World Capital Foundation’s Digital Society programme has undertaken a project on ‘GovTech’ (government technology) and citizen participation. As they developed their thesis, Digital Society turned to StateUp for advice and expert review of their work-in-progress on government technology.
StateUp has been selected to deliver a new project for UK Parliament on participatory technologies. The work will examine and advise on how the Parliamentary Select Committees can best engage digital technologies for public consultation. This exciting project strikes at the core of renewing democratic engagement today.