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Tech States

by Bennett Institute for Public Policy

Tech States features interviews with senior policymakers, experts and industry leaders working at the intersection of public policy and technology. Exploring the complex, exciting and sometimes concerning ways in which states are responding to the disruptive power of digital and new technologies, Tech States forms part of the Digital State project at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.

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Episodes

  1. Tech States: Digital Government, In Practice and On Reflection

    'We need a richer debate around what the institutional, technical, cultural responses are going to be to cross-government platforms and more digital public services' Richard Pope and Antonio Weiss join Tanya Filer to talk about core themes in digital government today. They explore the topics that...

  2. Tech States: 'Digital Government: The new global alliance?'

    What promises and perils does the internationalisation of digital government bring with it? In November 2018, the Digital 7 (D7) group of countries grew to nine. As politically and demographically diverse as Estonia to South Korea, a common identity as digital government 'leaders' nonetheless…

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  3. Tech States: Building the architecture of "the possible"

    "You now, in this era, can, should, and must iterate your way to the least bad solution...and build a culture and a community of constant improvement." This episode of Tech States features Tom Loosemore, co-founder of Public Digital and prior co-founder of the UK Government Digital Service....

  4. Tech States: Innovative Government for the 'Start-up Nation'

    This episode of Tech States features Shai-lee Spigelman, CEO of Digital Israel. Digital Israel was established as Israel's digital government bureau by the Office of the Prime Minister in 2014, and is now based in the Ministry for Social Equality. Interviewed by Dr. Tanya Filer, Shai-lee…

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  5. Tech States: Russell Davies

    "If you make the machine work incredibly effectively, what are the checks and balances to stop people abusing that?" Russell Davies is former Director of Strategy for the UK Government Digital Service (GDS), which is widely considered a global pioneer in digital government. In this episode…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Tech States features interviews with senior policymakers, experts and industry leaders working at the intersection of public policy and technology. Exploring the complex, exciting and sometimes concerning ways in which states are responding to the disruptive power of digital and new technologies, Tech States forms part of the Digital State project at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy

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Tech States features interviews with senior policymakers, experts and industry leaders working at the intersection of public policy and technology. Exploring the complex, exciting and sometimes concerning ways in which states are responding to the disruptive power of digital and new technologies,...

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