DIGIT
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Exeter
Department Name: Business and Management
Abstract
It is now widely accepted that we are living through a 4th industrial revolution and that innovation driven by digital technologies such as the Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Quantum Computing, 5G mobile networks, the Internet-of-Things (IoT), blockchain cryptography, sensory devices, wearables, and decentralised data flows. etc is fundamentally changing the economy, society and individual lives. The mission of DIGIT is to accelerate the responsible application of digital technology on productivity and employee wellbeing. We will do this specifically in Large Organisations the 'big name firms' in the public and private sectors who employ more than 250 employees.
Attention diverted to start-ups and a highlighting of successes by "unicorns" has obscured the fact that LEOs continue to drive the UK economy, employing 57% UK workforce and sustaining communities throughout the UK. The 2018 Gartner report found 11 out of 15 organisations identified digital transformation as one of their top three organisation priorities for 2018 and the top priority for banking and investment, telecoms and government sectors. Similarly, 71% of UK business leaders admitted that digital transformation is not as widespread as it should be. A survey of 4600 business leaders by Dell found that the UK lags companies from India, Brazil and Thailand in digital transformation. Although traditional consulting remedies have application in the analog world, digital technologies are revolutionising what is possible, and far more creativity is urgently required, DIGIT is designed to meet this need.
As a Centre of Excellence in digital innovation, DIGIT will provide its partners with an opportunity to trial 4th industrial revolution technologies and business models that aim to bring together the four areas of wealth creation that are at the heart of our proposal: business growth, productivity, wellbeing and the environment. We will provide our business partners with these opportunities in two phases. In Phase 1, participating firms who are already exploring '4th tech' can expect to access partner facilities, designed specifically to help expand and explore new dimensions to this testing, including wellbeing, productivity and sustainability in a low-risk environment. In Phase 2, DIGIT partners will be provided with access to a demonstrator, opportunities for testing in-the-wild and a programme of evaluative action research, which aims to ensure that subsequent processes of adoption are effective and responsible.
Attention diverted to start-ups and a highlighting of successes by "unicorns" has obscured the fact that LEOs continue to drive the UK economy, employing 57% UK workforce and sustaining communities throughout the UK. The 2018 Gartner report found 11 out of 15 organisations identified digital transformation as one of their top three organisation priorities for 2018 and the top priority for banking and investment, telecoms and government sectors. Similarly, 71% of UK business leaders admitted that digital transformation is not as widespread as it should be. A survey of 4600 business leaders by Dell found that the UK lags companies from India, Brazil and Thailand in digital transformation. Although traditional consulting remedies have application in the analog world, digital technologies are revolutionising what is possible, and far more creativity is urgently required, DIGIT is designed to meet this need.
As a Centre of Excellence in digital innovation, DIGIT will provide its partners with an opportunity to trial 4th industrial revolution technologies and business models that aim to bring together the four areas of wealth creation that are at the heart of our proposal: business growth, productivity, wellbeing and the environment. We will provide our business partners with these opportunities in two phases. In Phase 1, participating firms who are already exploring '4th tech' can expect to access partner facilities, designed specifically to help expand and explore new dimensions to this testing, including wellbeing, productivity and sustainability in a low-risk environment. In Phase 2, DIGIT partners will be provided with access to a demonstrator, opportunities for testing in-the-wild and a programme of evaluative action research, which aims to ensure that subsequent processes of adoption are effective and responsible.
Planned Impact
DIGIT's vision is to create a world-leading interdisciplinary centre for research into the responsible application of digital technology, on productivity and employee wellbeing through the development not only of the technology but the development of new skills, organisational design and practices, new business models and value chains. Our application will be in Large Established Organisations (LEOs).
LEOs are the backbone of the UK economy, employing more than half of its workforce and sustaining economies and communities throughout the UK. They face extraordinary pressures to redesign their structures and business models, and this along with the slow diffusion and adoption of innovation and technology is a significant blockage to improving UK productivity and overall economic performance. DIGIT combines digital innovation, growth and transformation with productivity enhancement and employee wellbeing to ensure optimal performance and sustainability for the organisation and its people.
DIGIT has a wide variety of impacts on both individuals and the institution. LEOs seek insights, approaches, and support in understanding, prioritizing, and acting on these disruptions, at the same time as meeting sustainability and resource usage commitments. Economic Impact will be achieved through successful co-creation and use by our partner companies of the demonstrator and the application of associated learning in their organisations.
During periods of change employees often experience significant uncertainty and the changing digital workplace can be a very stressful place leading to lower performance and reduced wellbeing all round. There were 600,000 cases of work-related stress, anxiety or depression reported in 2017/18 ad 57% of all working days lost to ill health were due to stress and anxiety. By including employee wellbeing as a twin theme to be addressed alongside productivity, we will ensure that new digital and organisational working practices enhance rather than impact wellbeing.
Research outputs will be shared and promulgated through our team's associated existing DE and EPSRC Research Community Networks. For example, G Parr is a Co-Pi on EPSRC Commnet2 (https://www.commnet.ac.uk/); G Parr and R Maull are CI on the EPSRC DE Network- Internet of Food Things which has large food organisations as members:- (https://www.foodchain.ac.uk/); R Maull (PI) and P.Godsiff (network co-ordinator) are members of the EPSRC Network plus, DEAS (Digitally enhanced advanced services) (https://www.deas.ac.uk/). This will benefit academic communities within the Digital Economy and is complementary to the expected publication of research papers and outputs covered in detail in the academic beneficiaries' section. Throughout the funding period, the DIGIT team will work with our partners to identify opportunities to fund additional activities in priority areas (e.g., through KTPs and EPSRC studentships, MSc and PhD programmes), contributing to the sustainability of the programme. For the wider research and practitioner community we will create a cadre of Impact Fellows. There are two types of fellows, those engaged in LEOs on digital application cases, and academics both nationally and internationally engaged in digital transformation research. These individuals will have the opportunity to undertake impact residencies, spending extensive periods of time based in DIGIT research institutions.
LEOs are the backbone of the UK economy, employing more than half of its workforce and sustaining economies and communities throughout the UK. They face extraordinary pressures to redesign their structures and business models, and this along with the slow diffusion and adoption of innovation and technology is a significant blockage to improving UK productivity and overall economic performance. DIGIT combines digital innovation, growth and transformation with productivity enhancement and employee wellbeing to ensure optimal performance and sustainability for the organisation and its people.
DIGIT has a wide variety of impacts on both individuals and the institution. LEOs seek insights, approaches, and support in understanding, prioritizing, and acting on these disruptions, at the same time as meeting sustainability and resource usage commitments. Economic Impact will be achieved through successful co-creation and use by our partner companies of the demonstrator and the application of associated learning in their organisations.
During periods of change employees often experience significant uncertainty and the changing digital workplace can be a very stressful place leading to lower performance and reduced wellbeing all round. There were 600,000 cases of work-related stress, anxiety or depression reported in 2017/18 ad 57% of all working days lost to ill health were due to stress and anxiety. By including employee wellbeing as a twin theme to be addressed alongside productivity, we will ensure that new digital and organisational working practices enhance rather than impact wellbeing.
Research outputs will be shared and promulgated through our team's associated existing DE and EPSRC Research Community Networks. For example, G Parr is a Co-Pi on EPSRC Commnet2 (https://www.commnet.ac.uk/); G Parr and R Maull are CI on the EPSRC DE Network- Internet of Food Things which has large food organisations as members:- (https://www.foodchain.ac.uk/); R Maull (PI) and P.Godsiff (network co-ordinator) are members of the EPSRC Network plus, DEAS (Digitally enhanced advanced services) (https://www.deas.ac.uk/). This will benefit academic communities within the Digital Economy and is complementary to the expected publication of research papers and outputs covered in detail in the academic beneficiaries' section. Throughout the funding period, the DIGIT team will work with our partners to identify opportunities to fund additional activities in priority areas (e.g., through KTPs and EPSRC studentships, MSc and PhD programmes), contributing to the sustainability of the programme. For the wider research and practitioner community we will create a cadre of Impact Fellows. There are two types of fellows, those engaged in LEOs on digital application cases, and academics both nationally and internationally engaged in digital transformation research. These individuals will have the opportunity to undertake impact residencies, spending extensive periods of time based in DIGIT research institutions.
Organisations
- University of Exeter (Lead Research Organisation)
- Institute of Coding (Collaboration)
- National Yang Ming University (Collaboration)
- TechUK (Collaboration)
- Zoetis (United States) (Project Partner)
- Amazon Web Services (UK) (Project Partner)
- University of Surrey (Project Partner)
- BT Research (Project Partner)
- Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing (Germany) (Project Partner)
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Project Partner)
- Digital Catapult (Project Partner)
- DELL (United States) (Project Partner)
- James and James Fulfilment (Project Partner)
- Digital Jersey Ltd (Project Partner)
- Royal Bank of Scotland (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- D/SRUPTION (Project Partner)
- Scrum.org (Project Partner)
- Centrica (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Biobeats Group Ltd (Project Partner)
- AB Agri (Project Partner)
- LafargeHolcim (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Met Office (Project Partner)
- Headspring (Project Partner)
- Digital Leaders (Project Partner)
- Syngenta (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
Publications
A. Brown
(2021)
DIGIT Lab Phase 0 Review
Ayn Ahmad Sayuti N
(2022)
BIOMATERIALS IN EVERYDAY DESIGN: UNDERSTANDING PERCEPTIONS OF DESIGNERS AND NON-DESIGNERS
Batolas D
(2022)
Technostress and attitudes towards digital transformation
Brown, A.W.
(2021)
Management and Information Technology after Digital Transformation
Castelló I
(2023)
AI-Duction for Organizational Theory Building: (How) can we Overcome Ontological Neglect with AI?
in Academy of Management Proceedings
Emily Rowe
(2023)
Understanding Workplace Relationships
Gunther W
(2021)
Algorithms as Co-researchers: Exploring meaning and bias in qualitative research
in The Cambridge Handbook of Qualitative Digital Research. Cambridge University Press
Günther Arianne
(2023)
Cambridge Handbook of Qualitative Digital Research
Hsieh C
(2022)
Design and Analysis of Dynamic Block-setup Reservation Algorithm for 5G Network Slicing
in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
Hsieh C
(2023)
Edge-Cloud Offloading: Knapsack Potential Game in 5G Multi-Access Edge Computing
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Jones M
(2021)
From backroom to the cloud: Emerging practices of service integration within information systems development
in Management Information Systems Quarterly
Kazantsev N
(2023)
Data sharing for business model innovation in platform ecosystems: From private data to public good
in Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Kazantsev N
(2022)
The value of trust in the digital economy: The role of data sharing clubs
Kazantsev N
(2022)
Investigating barriers to demand-driven SME collaboration in low-volume high-variability manufacturing
in Supply Chain Management: An International Journal
Kazantsev N
(2022)
Ontology-based Collaborative Assembly in the Low-Volume High-Variability Manufacturing
in IFAC-PapersOnLine
Lee B
(2023)
FOUR PATTERNS OF DATA-DRIVEN DESIGN ACTIVITIES IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
in Proceedings of the Design Society
Lee B
(2023)
Flourish by Design
Lin Z
(2023)
USING PLEASURABILITY TO COMPARE WRISTWATCHES AND IOT SMARTWATCHES: PROVIDING NOVEL INSIGHTS INTO UX DESIGN
in Proceedings of the Design Society
Markey C
(2023)
MANAGING SMART SYSTEMS FOR THE NET ZERO AGENDA - HOW CAN DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGIES AND SMART PRODUCTS DELIVER CUSTOMER VALUE?
in Proceedings of the Design Society
Pearson S
(2023)
Decarbonising our food systems: contextualising digitalisation for net zero
in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Pujadas, R
(2021)
Situational awareness in information systems strategizing and the performativity of mapping
in JAIS
Reis J
(2022)
Business Models for the Internet of Services: State of the Art and Research Agenda
in Future Internet
Ren Y
(2023)
Enabling Dynamic Autoscaling for NFV in a Non-Standalone Virtual EPC: Design and Analysis
in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Tan X
(2021)
A Soft Pressure Sensor Skin to Predict Contact Pressure Limit Under Hand Orthosis.
in IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Thompson M
(2021)
UK Parliment Inquiry - evidence submission
Thompson M
(2021)
The spectrum of government platforms: Definitions and dynamics from the UK
in Government Information Quarterly
Thompson M
(2021)
Thompson M, Venters W (2021). Platform, or technology project? a spectrum of six strategic 'plays' from UK government IT initiatives and their implications for policy. Government Information Quarterly, in press
in Government Information Quarterly
Trincado-Munoz F
(2023)
Digital transformation in the world city networks' advanced producer services complex: A technology space analysis
in Geoforum
Wan X
(2023)
Online-to-Offline Platforms: Examining the Effects of Demand-Side Usage on Supply-Side Decisions
in Information & Management
Wang Y
(2023)
Dynamic mechanisms of exercise to improve body satisfaction: Perceived or actual fat loss?
in International Journal of Psychology
White L
(2022)
Understanding Frameworking for Smart and Sustainable City Development: A configurational approach
in Organization Studies
Zena Wood
(2022)
Data Reuse: comparing the principles.
in Zenodo
Zidong Lin
(2021)
Pleasures of Smartwatches - Exploring Pleasurable User Experience of an IoT Product Evolving from a Traditional Form
in CHI 2022
| Description | There are several finishing presented in the publications. This include understanding how data is currently being used tyo drive new innovations, a data driven framework with activities of how data is used has been develop from a review of over 1073 papers. |
| Exploitation Route | The process, is being validated through three workshop in the summer, and then will be a building block for other researchers. And also will be a the basis of a tool kit for practitioners generating new services and product across multiple industry sectors. This is under project on Digit.ac.uk and will be available soon in the terms of a publications |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Agriculture, Food and Drink,Construction,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Energy,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Healthcare,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Retail |
| URL | https://digit.ac.uk/12-days-of-christmas/?mgi_12=5083/data-driven-design-current-landscape |
| Description | Challenges Implementing Digital Change House of Commons Committee report. 10.12.2021. Mark Thompson |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The PAC today reports concerns on the number of complex, large-scale digital programmes that "we continue to see fail" with serious impact on "important government services and taxpayers' money". Failures in NHS England's efforts to transform primary care services potentially put patients at risk of serious harm and the Committee recently reported on the Home Office's programme to replace the police national computer: delayed by at least five years and more than £400 million over budget so far, spurring senior Police to declare a loss of confidence in the Home Office. |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/127/public-accounts-committee/news/159599/government-it-d... |
| Description | Cyber-Physical Infrastructure consultation. Alan Brown. 03.03.2022 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Reach: National Impact: Will enhance innovation |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-consultation-on-national-cyber-physical-infra... |
| Description | Digital Transformation in the NHS: Achieving Efficiencies & Improving Health Outcomes Through Digitally-Enabled Care |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.publicpolicyexchange.co.uk/event.php?eventUID=NC09-PPE&ss=bk&tg=bp1 |
| Description | Interviews delivered to Longitude |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://www.longitude.co.uk/ |
| Description | Review on data infrastructure. Contribution to a report for DCMS (UK Government Dept for Digital, Culture, Media, Sport) 2021 Alan Brown. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Roundtable 'Digital Support for Achieving Net Zero Manufacturing by 2050' for Connected Everything - Digital World 2050 Report.(13th May 2021) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://connectedeverything.ac.uk/2023/02/22/digital-world-2050-report-published/ |
| Description | An intelligent data processing platform for smart manufacturing- an AIoT platform, |
| Amount | £24,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | IEC\R3\213100 |
| Organisation | University of East Anglia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2022 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Description | DDRC The Defence Data Research Centre |
| Amount | £3,800,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Exeter |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2022 |
| End | 09/2025 |
| Description | European Network Fund 2021-22 |
| Amount | £12,471 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Exeter |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2021 |
| End | 07/2022 |
| Description | INCLUsive Digital Economy Network+: INCLUDE+ |
| Amount | £2,659,374 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/W020548/1 |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2022 |
| End | 08/2027 |
| Description | KTP award with Apex Training & Development Ltd t/a Alchemist |
| Amount | £165,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 10037624 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2023 |
| End | 01/2025 |
| Description | RADMA Postgraduate Student Research Support |
| Amount | £250 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Research And Development Management Association |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2022 |
| End | 04/2022 |
| Description | University of Exeter Business School (UEBS) research to enhance tax administration |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | HMRC HM Revenue & Customs |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2022 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | An intelligent data processing platform for smart manufacturing- an AIoT platform |
| Organisation | National Yang Ming University |
| Country | Taiwan, Province of China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The recent rapid development in new era of 'Internet of things (IoT) plus artificial intelligence (AI)', particularly the fusion of new AI technologies with new-generation sensor technologies, can enable the game-changing transformation of models, manufacturing approaches and its ecosystems in terms of their applications in smart manufacturing, farming, and health industry. Key challenges relate to performance, scalability, energy efficiency, cyber resilience and financial cost of deployment and subsequent monitoring and management. Designing such systems can provide for more efficient decision making that has a direct positive impact on business efficiency and customer satisfaction. Rolling such an approach across a range of industries can generate a significant impact on the productivity of the organisation, national economy, people's livelihoods and potentially national security. The AIoT platform is thus the key technology to perform fundamental tasks to enable AI in the intelligent manufacturing industry. However, the development of AIoT applications is hard to popularize as it requires skills with specific background in both AI and IoT which may not be available in small and medium-sized companies. They have to invest extra labour costs to develop the skills set to build up an AIoT system to enhance their productivity. A highly integrated data decentralized AIoT platform is proposed to overcome the various challenges: with advantages of data fusion algorithms, sensor technology and architecture models, the new platform can offer improved efficiency of AIoT application development, flexibility, and adaptability in the intelligent manufacturing industry. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Both Partners will contribute with knowledge, infrastructure and management to produce publications and other outputs |
| Impact | Ongoing project |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | collaboration with TechUK and the Institute for Coding to develop a digital kitemark, recognised by industry, to apply to business school offerings around preparing candidates with a business education around digital business models |
| Organisation | Institute of Coding |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Mark Thompson - Collaboration with TechUK and the Institute for Coding to develop a digital kitemark, recognised by industry. |
| Collaborator Contribution | To apply to business school offerings around preparing candidates with a business education around digital business models. |
| Impact | None noted yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | collaboration with TechUK and the Institute for Coding to develop a digital kitemark, recognised by industry, to apply to business school offerings around preparing candidates with a business education around digital business models |
| Organisation | techUK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Mark Thompson - Collaboration with TechUK and the Institute for Coding to develop a digital kitemark, recognised by industry. |
| Collaborator Contribution | To apply to business school offerings around preparing candidates with a business education around digital business models. |
| Impact | None noted yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Title | Digital Economy News App/website. Alan Brown. |
| Description | Digital Economy News, an aggregation of news, views, and opinions on Digital Economy topics from around the web. It provides a portal to what I have found to be many of the most useful sources of information for anyone wanting to build their knowledge of the current issues facing the digital economy. Drawn from a variety of domains and organized into 6 key categories, these information sources are available via: 1. The DigitalEconomy.News website, accessible from any browser. 2. The Digital Economy News App, available from the Google Play Store for Android devices. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | None noted yet. |
| URL | https://alanwbrown.com/dispatches/dispatch-069/ |
| Title | VERIS |
| Description | The VERIS app is being developed to assess Employee wellbeing and to determine where burnout arises. It will give the opportunity to employers to deploy several questionnaires within their organisation to assess how their personnel is feeling. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | This app will impact organisations in a positive way, as the evaluation of employee wellbeing is key to the optimal functioning of any business /industry |
| Description | "DIGIT Lab Partners Workshop. Phase 0 - Reflections and Progress " 06.05.2021 DIGIT Lab. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Following on from DIGIT Lab's Partner workshop on 26th March and Alan's email on 14th April outlining how we have begun to take these initial discussions forwards, DIGIT Lab would like to invite you to a follow-on workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | 10th IFAC conference MIM2022 Nantes. Nikolai Kazantsev presentation of a paper ''Ontology-based Collaborative Assembly in low-volume high-variability manufacturing" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | dr Nikolai Kazantsev participated in MIM2022 in Nantes, where he presented the paper "Ontology-based Collaborative Assembly in low-volume high-variability manufacturing" in the section "Ontology-Based Development of Industrial Systems". The paper describes a method to facilitate collaborative work of businesses envisioned in digital transformation policies, such as Industry 4.0. Many discussions and views were exchanged as a result of the presentation. Nikolai talked with Prof Dmitry Ivanov (associate editor IJPR) and he and discussed an opportunity presented to Prof Ivanov a visit University of Exeter. Details reported here- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nikas_mim2022-ontologies-supplychainmanagement-activity-6946838594464444416-K5gA?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ifac-control.org/conferences |
| Description | 15th Annual State of Agile Report: Review Findings with Richard Knaster joined by Alan Brown and Scott Erlanger! - 21.07.2021 Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 15th Annual State of Agile Report: Review Findings with Richard Knaster joined by Alan Brown and Scott Erlanger. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/agile-ai_15th-annual-state-of-agile-report-review-activity-6823315647... |
| Description | 4th Public Sector Innovation Conference. Mark Thompson (Chair) & Alan Brown (Panel Member) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Mark is chairing this and Alan will be part of a couple of panel sessions. This year's 4th Public Sector Innovation Conference we will be looking at the fundamentals of the next stage of this rapid digital adoption in the public sector covering: interoperability; platforms; data; and emerging technologies as four areas that can transform public services. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | A nice blueprint for a digital team |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A re-think of how public services can be delivered more effectively if industry follows the path of modernisation and digital transformation. After a great experience working with JADU, Prof Thompson acknowledges that this is the way services should be engaged in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://digit.ac.uk/a-nice-blueprint-for-a-digital-team/ |
| Description | AWS Re:invent Re:cap Public Sector Edition. Mark Thompson. 08.03.2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Summary: Get the public sector lowdown from AWS re:Invent Bringing the major product launches, service announcements, breakout sessions, and hands-on workshops from our annual cloud conference to London for a packed, one-day recap. Our agenda features technical and business learning tracks covering public sector transformation, cloud migration, AI/ML, security, cultural change, and much more. Get your technical and transformation questions answered by AWS experts and partners, hear from other public sector customers, and close out the day with networking and drinks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Advisory Council, Ropes and Gray Insights Lab 2021 Mark Thompson. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Mark Thompson is on the Advisory Council for Ropes and Gray Insights Lab. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ropesgray.com/en/RGInsightsLab |
| Description | Advisory Panel, Amazon Web Service (AWS) Global Government Transformation Academy 2021 Mark Thompson. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Mark Thompson is on the Advisory Panel for Amazon Web Service (AWS) Global Government Transformation Academy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | An initial member of the Immersive Technology Network at the University of Exeter. Jonathan Bird. 14.02.2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Jonathan Bird is one of the initial members of the Immersive Technology Network at the University of Exeter. This network comprises ~40 academics and is headed up by Prof Sam Vine in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. They are currently at a very early stage (just holding internal meetings among members), but the idea is to gather those with interest in immersive technology research across colleges at the University. He is presenting some research at one of our first face-to-face network events in March. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Banishing the Sunday night blues Broadcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Banishing the Sunday Night Blues is an ongoing research programme - led by Professor Ilke Inceoglu, commissioned by Channel 4 and delivered in close partnership with Investors in People - to investigate the experience and impact of the Sunday Night Blues and develop a toolkit with guidance for employees, line managers and HR Directors to help banish the Sunday Night Blues. The recording of the event can be accessed here: https://vimeo.com/808252723 The Photo gallery of the event can be accessed here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAvUv4 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://business-school-expertise.exeter.ac.uk/banishing-the-sunday-night-blues/ |
| Description | Blog entry on RADMA website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Blog publicised online as part of the RADMA initiative |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://radma.net/boyeun-lee/ |
| Description | CIONET UK Community Event: Digital Britain. 11.05.2021 Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Alan Brown to discuss the role of DIGIT Lab, its research agenda, and impact over the coming years. Audience is a broad range of CIO/CTOs from a wide collection of organisations. Included in the speakers is Coleen Andrews, CIO at the Cabinet Office. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.cionet.com/en-gb/cionet-uk/events/digital-britain |
| Description | Chairing a panel at Trinity Business School, Dublin, 21 October, title 'Navigating e-government in Ireland' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | AWS: I'll be chairing a panel at Trinity Business School, Dublin, 21 October, title 'Navigating e-government in Ireland', at 10:20am. International reach, academic and industry audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Columnist for the Quarterly Review of the British Computer Society Journal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Alan Brown has been invited to be a columnist in the BCS Journal, a prestigious publication that publishes State of the Art research and opinion pieces on IT, and computing. The BCS is committed to making sure digital journey is safe and positive for everyone, by raising standards of competence and conduct across the IT industry and tackling the ethical challenges we face along the way. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.bcs.org/about-us/ |
| Description | Competitive Advantage in the Digital Economy (CADE) 2022 Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | CADE Conference 2022 Venice, Italy, brought together multiple disciplines tackling research challenges to support the Digital Economy. A number of the DIGIT Lab team both Professors and ECRs (Prof Leroy White; Prof Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen; Dimitrios Batolas; Nikolai Kazantsev; Zena Wood, Phil Godsiff) attended the event in person to present papers or in their role as organisers (Phil Godsiff and Zena Wood) or as Chairs (Roger Maull- Co-Chari of scientific committee) or keynote speakers (Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen). The conference ran over 3 days and as such enabled great networking, providing opportunities for academics and practitioners to share the latest research and practice on topics related to the research themes of Resilience, Sustainability, Responsibility, and Identity. Participants were able to present in a friendly environment where emphasis was on discussion and development of the work presented. There were awards for best developmental paper (for ECRs and PhD students). DIGIT Lab's ECR, Nikolai Kazantsev won the award for developmental paper- 'Data Sharing Club: between the marketplace and the aggregator'. In November 2022, all publications from the CADE were made available online. Some of these feature DIGIT lab members: - Batolas, D., White, L. (2022) Technostress and attitudes towards digital transformation - Wood, Z., Godsiff, P., Fletcher, S. (2022) Servitization: insights from applied ontology Prof Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen's key note highlighted three areas of research: 1)complexity in systems, and the need to combine engineering knowledge with an understanding of how engineering designer and service engineers need to access information. 2) representing service knowledge, for products with long life cycles (e.g. oil rigs and aero engines) understanding how they behave once in service and how this knowledge can be used to enhance the next generation of designs. 3) representing user knowledge within computation systems; how can we use HCI theories and combine to develop novel data-driven approaches to generate design that create better experiences. Discussion created - As we move through Industry 4.0, we are moving away from knowledge in documents or that which resides in the heads of experts, to data from sensors. In order to make use of such data, we need to understand the context and how to transform to knowledge- thus the human in the loop is imperative. Engagement with, and appetite for, deeper knowledge of digital, that includes bringing together cognition, computational research and deep domain of the knowledge. Follow on activity- The authors from CADE 2022 have been invited to submit to the special issue on "Resilience, Sustainability, and Identity in the Digital Age" in Strategic Change: Briefing in Entrepreneurial Finance. One of DIGIT Lab's ECRs Dimitrios Batolas who presented their paper written with Co-I Leroy White titled 'Technostress and attitudes towards digital transformation' went on to write a blog from the event https://digit.ac.uk/technostress-holds-back-digital-transformation-can-growth-mindset-fix-this/. Prof Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen also wrote a blog https://digit.ac.uk/design-and-manufacturing-digital-technologies-and-the-human-in-the-loop/. Dr Nikolai Kazantsev has published two conference papers entitled The value of trust in the digital economy: The role of data sharing clubs ( DOI: 10.1049/icp.2022.2055) and Semantic data innovation hubs: answer as a service (DOI: 10.1049/icp.2022.2056) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/mediacentre/wmgevents/cade2022 |
| Description | Competitive Advantage in the Digital Economy CADE 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | CADE aims to provide opportunities for academics and practitioners to share the latest research and practice on topics related to the research themes of Resilience, Sustainability, Responsibility, and Identity |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://exeterindex.org/conference-competitive-advantage-in-the-digital-economy-cade-2022/ |
| Description | Computer Weekly blog summarising this article to increase accessibility/impact. ComputerWeekly.com - Mark Thompson 26.10.2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The UK government needs to decide what being digital means - and there are a number of options to consider. Policymakers have to choose, if the benefits of transformation are to be achieved. By Mark Thompson, Exeter Business School & Will Venters, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Six-strategic-plays-for-UK-government-IT-initiatives-and-thei... |
| Description | DIGIT Lab Article. DIGIT Lab announced to help businesses close 'digital transformation gap'. 03.02.2021 Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | DIGIT Lab announced to help businesses close 'digital transformation gap' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/newsandevents/news/articles/digitlabannouncedtohelpbu.html |
| Description | DIGIT Lab Blog. The DIGIT Lab - Delivering Digital Innovation for Growth, Impact and Transformation. 23.03.2021 Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The DIGIT Lab - Delivering Digital Innovation for Growth, Impact and Transformation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/exeter-expertise/blog/2021/03/23/the-digit-lab/ |
| Description | DIGIT Lab Industry Partners Welcome meeting 26.03.2021 DIGIT Lab. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The inaugural DIGIT Lab Partner Workshop took place online via zoom on 26thMarch 2021.This workshop brought together a wide range of participants from across the academic and industry partner groups to begin the conversations as we co-create the refined programme focus and plans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | DIGIT Lab Launch 22.09.2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The launch was an opportunity for the Centre's Director, academic leads and industry guests to outline DIGIT Lab's achievements to date, its ongoing research, the four core DIGIT Lab themes and the centre's research questions. This was an opportunity for DIGIT Lab to share the research challenges with academics and start to build the academic network. Many academics reached out to the DIGIT Lab team after the event to learn more. Boyeun Lee, was one of those who emailed Deputy Director Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen and subsequently applied for a DIGIT Lab PDRF post and was successful and joined DIGIT Lab in June 22. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://digit.ac.uk/the-digit-lab-launch/ |
| Description | DIGIT Lab Newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | DIGIT Lab's monthly newsletter provides regular updates of DIGIT Lab wide activities, upcoming events and successes of our researchers. The DIGIT Lab is an EPSRC Next Stage Digital Economy Research Centre delivering a 5-year research programme backed by £12.4M in funding. In each month's edition of the DIGIT Lab Newsletter we will introduce you to members of the team, fill you in on this month's newsletter highlight and provide an activity newsfeed of articles and on demand recordings of DIGIT Lab's recent engagements. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | DIGIT Lab seminar on the 13th of October to the research staff and MBA students at Henley Business School 13.10.2021 - Alan Brown |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Alan Brown, DIGIT Lab Director, giving a DIGIT Lab seminar on the 13th of October to the research staff and MBA students at Henley Business School. Part of the outreach and impact from the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.henley.ac.uk/events/irc-seminar-presented-by-professor-alan-brown-how-to-succeed-in-deli... |
| Description | Data Bites #30: Getting things done with data in government |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Better use of data is key to more effective government. Across government, teams are doing fascinating work with data. But those projects don't get the attention they deserve. Prof Mark Thompson was invited to this event to talk about the delivery of public services |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/events/data-bites-30?utm_content=buffercd4ae&utm_medium=so... |
| Description | Data for Policy Conference in Seattle |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Zena Wood presented her research on data usage at this international conference attended by various members of research institutions and industry partners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://exeterindex.org/data-for-policy-conference-in-seattle/ |
| Description | Delivering Digital Transformation John Bessant interview. Alan Brown. 10.12.2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This video features an interview with Alan Brown, Professor of Digital Economy at the University of Exeter, author of the influential book 'Delivering digital transformation', and a well-known writer and speaker on the topic. In it he explores some of the key issues surrounding the effective use of digital innovation, drawing on themes which he regular talks about in his excellent blog series 'Digital economy dispatches'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.johnbessant.org/post/delivering-digital-transformation |
| Description | Delivering Digital Transformation. EPSRC Presentation. Digital Transformation opportunities and challenges at EPSRC's Business Engagement Forum on 30 March around 2pm. 30.03.2021 Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | AB delivering a talk for John Baird, EPSRC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Digital Jersey Annual Reveiew - Alan Brown 15.02.2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | "Summary: A 2 hour event at a cinema on Jersey from 8am-10am on 15th February. The agenda has mostly been defined and there is about a 20 minute slot for us to talk about the event last year and digital transformation directions. Originally Tony wanted this to be a panel discussion with 3 or 4 people from Jersey. But given the time we will do this via some recordings. And a very short live intro and summary comments. So Tony has lined up 4 short online interviews on Thursday and Friday this week via zoom. These will be recorded and then edited down (by them) to a 10 minute video that will be shown during our slot. I will carry out these interviews based on the attached script. Can you take a look and see if you have any adjustments? These are intended as short reviews. In terms of the event, I will go across for the event on 15th February. We can try to arrange some other activities during the visit, but I don't think there will be a lot of opportunity to get very far on this. (Tony is just recovering from covid so nothing has been set up). Given that, and other pressures of work, half-term, etc..is it better I handle this? You are welcome to join this visit, but I don't want to waste your time. " |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://channeleye.media/digital-jerseys-annual-review-jersey-must-seize-its-opportunities-now/ |
| Description | Digital Leaders - Innovation week 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | DIGIT Lab participated in the Digital Leaders Innovation Week 2022 where the researchers presented five talks, covering current topics redarding digital transformation and Economy: Prof Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen: What's Next for Digital Twins? Research Perspectives on the Future of Digital Innovation Prof Alan Brown: Research Perspectives on the Future of Digital Innovation: A View from the DIGIT Lab Prof. Roger Maull: Experiences with Data Exchanges for Sharing Public and Private Data: Research Perspectives on the Future of Digital Innovation Prof. Mark Thompson: How much better, how much less? 2010-2022 A Retrospective on UK Government Digital Prof. Leroy White: Designing the future of work: digital transformation, decision making and job crafting: Research Perspectives on the Future of Digital Innovation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://innovation-week.digileaders.com/ |
| Description | Digital Leaders Week 2022 - Talk delivered by Mark Thompson June 20th |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Mark Thompson gave a virtual talk 'Learning from Heart FM: A radical blueprint for digital transformation of the UK's public services' This talk that delved into the blueprint for digital transformation in UK public services. Reached Follow on future activity- Mark will be invited to talk at Digital leaders events in 2022 and 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-IdUEHzwos |
| Description | Dispatches Newsletter - Ongoing - Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Impact on: organisation, Business model, well- being (DIGIT/sustainability/productivity/wellbeing). December 2022 Blog Why ChatGPT is an Important Wake-Up Call in Your Digital Transformation has much interest on LinkedIn. Over a 4 day period the post had 6345 impressions and created a lot of discucssion on the online comments posted on LinkedIn. Dispatches blog has also been used in University of Exeter teaching- reading material for undergrad students on the 'digital technologies and the future of Work' module |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Engaged with UK Parliament 's wellbeing group, will speak to all staff at Parliament on burnout and resilience. David Plans. 12.11.2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Not noted |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | EurOMA 2022 - Special Track paper presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | DIGIT Lab research Nikolai Kazantsev presented DIGIT Lab research via paper "Increasing resource mobilisation through demand-driven collaboration: A consortium network case". though the special track "Operations resilience practices of SMEs and lower tier suppliers in global supply chain networks" (chairs Aseem Kinra and Dmitry Ivanov). Networking and academic discussion amongst peers and promotion of DIGIT Lab's research to international audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Exeter Expertise Podcast Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Mark Thompson, discusses how the public sector can be more effective and efficient by seizing the opportunities of digitalisation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/research/exeter-expertise-podcast/ |
| Description | Exeter Expertise Podcast Series: Harnessing the power of data driven design |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | In this podcast, Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen discusses her work in data-driven design, particularly around products. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://business-school.exeter.ac.uk/research/exeter-expertise-podcast/ |
| Description | Exeter Expertise Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen Blog - How to empower women to pursue STEM careers (March 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen explores the barriers preventing women from entering the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) and looks at what can be done to encourage more women to pursue STEM education and careers, emphasizing the need for diversity in teams to drive innovation and tackle societal issues. Published across university of Exeter social media platforms (Business School- 'Exeter Expertise'; INDEX Research centre www.exeterindex.org; INDEX LinkedIn and twitter; DIGIT Lab social media website and twitter) using #IWD2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://business-school-expertise.exeter.ac.uk/article/how-to-empower-women-to-pursue-stem-careers/ |
| Description | Golden Marzipan Breakfast Briefing, Digital Transformation: An executive guide to the revolution. 8am on Friday 14th of May. 14.05.2021 Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Alan Brown was a guest speaker at this Breakfast Briefing at 8am on Friday 14th of May. Alan shared his thoughts on the changing landscape of the digital world and how executives can harness digital to consistently better the lives of their employees and customers. This presented an opportunity to promote the publication of his book. Those that registered had an opportunity to have free access to Alan recently published book "Delivering Digital Transformation - a managers guide to the Digital revolution". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-lunio-1072511_we-are-delighted-to-welcome-professor-alan-activi... |
| Description | Golden Marzipan Event, The 5 Great Shifts Driving Digital Transformation. Alan Brown. 18.02.2022. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The DIGIT Lab Director, Alan Brown, was a guest speaker at a Golden Marzipan Breakfast Briefing event. This virtual event, titled 'The 5 great shifts driving digital transformation', was held on the 18th of February and discussed 'The 5 Great Shifts' Acceleration, Disruption, Resignation, Dispersion and Reset. Prof. Alan Brown was invited for a further discussion on Digital Transformation of the social housing business as part of the Golden Marzipan 2022 events. The aim of the meeting was to empower housing providers to do more for their clients as they change their business and adapt them to the digital market. Prof Alan Brown was asked back on 18th Nov to deliver another breakfast briefing- 'How to Lead data-Drive Digital Transformation' proving insights into the creation of creative new goods and services; entirely new business models; improving the experience for customers. This led to further discussion afterwards. Comments from those who attended highlighted areas such as how the use of data to lead up to and support a transaction vs using the data pertaining to the use of the product or service post-transaction to then shape the design of the product/service or it's positioning and pricing. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/st3v3d_how-to-lead-a-data-driven-digital-transformation-activity-6996886740133158913-ynCC/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://digit.ac.uk/golden-marzipan-event-the-5-great-shifts-driving-digital-transformation/ |
| Description | How is technological advancement affecting who we are as human beings? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Blog discussing how technological advancement is affecting who we are as human beings, by changing the way in which we work, shop, socialise, and even entertain ourselves. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://digit.ac.uk/how-is-technological-advancement-affecting-who-we-are-as-human-beings/ |
| Description | How not to innovate |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | In a digital transformation area, Large Established Organisations (LEO's) have adapted their spaces in order to conform to certain 'cliches' about what a digital transformation means, like Innovation Suites' and 'Innovation Labs'. But are these really going to drive the organisation into the digital area? or are these only staged changes that are not really reaching the core business strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://digileaders.com/how-not-to-innovate/ |
| Description | IMI (Irish Management Institute) Mini Masterclass How to Succeed in Delivering Digital Transformation delivered by Prof Alan Brown 15 June 22 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Mini masterclass examined why are some organisations are still living in the past and provide a to dive deeper on the dilemmas of digital. The masterclass led to a further request to create a IMI Talking Leadership podcast also delivered by Prof Alan Brown |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://soundcloud.com/imi_talking_leadership/the-digital-revolution-with-prof-alan-brown |
| Description | International Conference Human Interaction and Emerging Technology IHET |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | IHIET Conference focuses on advancing the theory and applications for human-interaction requirements as one of the prerequisites of an overall system and product solution. The presented poster and proceeding are 'Designing trustworthy IoT systems: Critical challenges and approaches for generating value' at the emerging technologies and business applications session. The conference was interdisciplinary, delivered as a hybrid event, blending the physical and virtual space. It happened to meet several scholars who share same research interest with me including Prof Miriam Reiner, the head of the Virtual Reality and NeuroCognition lab at the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology. We keep in touch and seek some collaboration opportunities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://ihiet.org/ |
| Description | Interview of Amazon Business UK & Ireland General Manager, Molly Dobson. Roger Maull 27.01.2022. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Interviews with Molly Dobson Amazon UK and Ireland Business CEO on digital tech and impact on procurement. We discussed how companies are using technology to remove the mundane and repetitive and therefore enabling the transformation opportunities of digitalization. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6892411647722352640/ |
| Description | Interviewed by Pete Swabey, Editor in chief for Tech Monitor 07.07.2021 Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Tech Monitor is an online part of the New Statesman. He wanted my views on the new government strategy statement on digital regulation. So I gave a few thoughts. This may or may not appear in some articles soon. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://techmonitor.ai/policy/uk-digital-regulation-plan-few-concrete-commitments |
| Description | Invitation to deliver a Seminar at Thales UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Several hundred people attended this seminar, given by Dr. Alan Brown at Thales UK. The discussion was led around the topics of on Digital Transformation and the role of organisations in driving these changes to improve efficiency. This event was a collaboration between DIGIT lab and DDRC at Exeter University |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invitation to deliver a Seminar at Thales UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Several hundred people attended this seminar, given by Dr. Alan Brown at Thales UK. The discussion was led around the topics of on Digital Transformation and the role of organisations in driving these changes to improve efficiency. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Joining Digital Strategy Advisory Board for Birmingham City Council 01.06.2021 Mark Thompson. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Mark Thompson is joining Digital Strategy Advisory Board for Birmingham City Council. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | LMF Technology & Innovation summit 14.10.2021 Alan Brown, Roger Maull |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Capturing the progressive mood and keeping the energy going that's the theme of this year's annual summit We're back in a live format - LMF returns for our annual Technology & Innovation Summit, in person (and video streaming/remote interaction too), on 14th October at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, Tower Bridge, for an action packed day of live conversation, dynamic polling, top class speakers, industry roundtables/breakouts and a lot more. 50-60 people attended. Roger Oldham from LMF said "A very big thank you for coming along to open the Technology & innovation Summit - our first in person event since the pandemic. People really liked your piece and several have asked for the details about the book - which are being sent to all attendees. I can also promote to our wider Digital Transformation audience, if you like. It was a good day and the panels that followed were enjoyable too. It was great to see you and Roger - I'll try and let you know about other suitable sessions over the next few months. If you think I can help with any of your research programmes, do let me know. I've sent some letters to Zena that may have supported some of your recent bids, so fingers crossed. " |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://lmforums.com/EventsCentre/TechnologyAndInnovationSummit14102021 |
| Description | Learning from Heart FM: A radical blueprint for digital transformation of the UK's public services |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A talk on Heart FM discussing the urgent need for modernisation in public services and the redirection of funds into this area to be able to provide the public with better experiences in their community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-IdUEHzwos |
| Description | Longitude Interviews delivered by Prof Alan Brown |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | interviews for Longitude, the "thought leadership" branch of the Financial Times. This was for a study they are doing on "the future of work". The engagement lead to discussion about them becoming a partner in DIGIT Lab as they are working with clients looking at the future of digital technology and digital transformation. The interviews led to the creation of a report https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/reports/business-reimagined-are-you-ready-to-lead-workforce-tomorrow.pdf and a blog written by prof Brown summarising a few of the report's key points. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.longitude.co.uk |
| Description | Main Board TechUK (UK Technology Trade Association) Mark Thompson 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | You will find top executives from some of the world's most innovative tech organisations on techUK's board. techUK is able to draw upon the diverse experience of these individuals as we work together to ensure the UK realises the positive potential of tech. Four times a year, techUK's main board meets to discuss how to address current challenges and embrace the opportunities for tech in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.techuk.org/who-we-are/our-board.html |
| Description | Mark Thompson Talk for Public Policy Exchange |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The event created discussion around the role of central government and evaluation of the adequacy of Central gvt to fund digital transformation in local government. Discussions on the legislative, administrative and technological innovations required to ensure interoperability and uniformity in digital service provision and standards, rights and protections across the UK. Discussion also on the role of the private sector and public-private partnerships in digital transformation. Attendees compared and contrasted the UK against different approaches, strategies, case studies and best practice in local government digital transformation internationally |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://publicpolicyexchange.co.uk/event.php?eventUID=MG19-PPE |
| Description | Materials Research Exchange Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Maull talked about Supply Chains in Industries, the audience were academics of the area including students and researchers. The talk allowed for a series of Q/A at the end of the session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://ktn-uk.org/events/materials-research-exchange-mre-2022/ |
| Description | Meeting with Digital Catapult (Nov 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Workshop and panel discussion on the Future direction of digital supply chain hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Meeting with Digital Jersey (may 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Roger Maull met with the leaders at Digital Jersey to discuss the implementation of Digital Technologies and the possibility of a Digital Transformation timetable of their business |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Meeting with Rolls-Royce (Oct 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Talk and presentation on data exchanges which informed the development of the data exchange framework. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Meeting with VenDigital (June 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Roger Maull met with the executives at Vendigital Ltd to discuss the possibility of engagement in future activities as well as workshops and sharing of data. Furthermore, the possibility of a funded studentship was discussed. Over time these discussions continued and led to the creation of a 3.5yr (May 2022- Nov 25) industrial studentship with match from Uni of Exeter and Vendigital. The student started in 2022. The student has undertaken work entitled 'supply chain analytics' which will work alongside academics from WP2 of DIGIT Lab. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Meeting with the Brunel Institute of Industrial Design |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Meeting as part of Brunel Industrial design dept, Industry advisory board- with industry across design sector. This led to an invitation to discuss with Bentley - head of Brand, and an invitation to develop a possible collaboration opportunity for data-driven design. Impact: joining Design for Good Foundation, between 10 corporates and RCA, - linked in piece viewed by 5043 pax. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Meetings at conference on digital manufacturing (Nov 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Talks on the future of supply chains and digital transformation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | NAO- National Audit Office- Chanellenges faced by digital programmes in government. 18.05.2021 Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | National Audit Office looking at why it is difficult to land major digital change successfully in government despite the wealth of good practice guidance. Interested in getting underneath what makes it difficult to apply in reality. The aim is to influence government policy and industry practices by shining a light on the factors hindering success so that these can be tackled. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Organisations Artefacts & Practices (OAP) 23-24th June Conference San Francisco State University. Talks and panel Mark Thompson |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Mark Chaired the session 'Metaphysics, time and posthuman organizing (II). Mark was on panel discussion: 'Subjectivity, subjects, a subjectivation and subjectivation: which relevance for posthumanist studies?' and co-presented 'Engaging with emotions in sociomaterial practices: An affect-based model of agency' with Edouard Pignot |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://exeterindex.org/organisations-artefacts-practices-workshop/ |
| Description | Panel discussion, Digital Transformation Expo Europe, 6-7 Oct 2021, Excel London: https://www.excel.london/whats-on/digital-transformation-expo-europe-2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Panel discussion, Digital Transformation Expo Europe, 6-7 Oct 2021, Excel London: https://www.excel.london/whats-on/digital-transformation-expo-europe-2021; international reach; industry audience; discussion around accelerating digital transformation in government |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.excel.london/whats-on/digital-transformation-expo-europe-2021 |
| Description | Perception and Consciousness: From Biological to Computational Approaches - Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme, 2nd Annual Conference. David Plans. 07/08.10.2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | "Gave lecture at: Perception and Consciousness: From Biological to Computational Approaches Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme, 2nd Annual Conference Online, 7th October - 8th October 2021" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Poster Presentation for the 16th European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology (FEPSAC), in Padova |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Jonathan recently had confirmation that this submission was successful. It is a poster presentation for the 16th European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology (FEPSAC), in Padova, Italy (11-16 July). The poster is entitled "A two-part study exploring the use of virtual reality as a coping aid for coaches and athletes". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Public Policy Exchange: Digital Transformation in Local Government |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This symposium provides an opportunity for local authorities, service providers, industry professionals, and other practitioners across the technology and local service sectors to share best practice for the provision of citizen-centred digital services; and assess how to ensure that all local authorities are embracing the digital revolution and providing well-integrated digital services that are fit for purpose and that all citizens are able to benefit from. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://exeterindex.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Mark-Thompson.pdf |
| Description | R & D Management Conference July 22. Paper presentation (Nikolai Kazantsev) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Researcher Dr Nikolai Kazantsev presented the paper "Balancing Competition and Cooperation in Innovation Ecosystems: the Role of Trust-building Mechanisms" in the track "Industry, cluster & ecosystem emergence" of R&D conference. Opportunity to promote the DIGIT lab research to an international audience and follow on discussion with attendees |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://rnd2022.org/ |
| Description | Report for Harvard Business Review (HBR) Analytic Services and will be quoted in it. Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Request recieved: 'interviewed for the report I'm writing for Harvard Business Review Analytic Services on driving digital adoption. I'd love to include your expert insight on driving digital adoption for a report I'm writing for Harvard Business Review Analytic Services'. Alan recently contributed to a survey and analysis on digital adoption sponsored by Pendo and published by HBR. A few high level quotes are included. The article is now available and attached. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://hbr.org/sponsored/2021/11/driving-digital-adoption-for-a-competitive-edge |
| Description | Research WP Workshop 14.05.2021 DIGIT Lab. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Define the work packages across these scenarios |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Roundtable 'Digital Support for Achieving Net Zero Manufacturing by 2050' for Connected Everything - Digital World 2050 Report.(13th May 2021) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The event reunited experts in Digital transformation and Digital Economy to discuss how and what changes need to be made to be able to reach the goal of a Digital world. In a series of talks and roundtables in May 2021, these issues were put into a common thinking to nurture them within and among different research groups working in the digital industry, forging links with the industry representatives present. The aim of the roundtable was to identify recommendations to improve policy evidence gathering, policy analysis and policy-making to support addressing the theme. Participants recommended literature and case studies. Prof Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen (PI of DIGIT lab) participated in the roundtable and Prof Roger Maull (CoI DIGIT lab) had input as part of his member role in Connected Everything's Executive committee. As a result of this roundtable and the other 3 roundtables, a report was produced by Connected Everything in 2023 ' Digital World 2050'. The report was shared with Uni of Exeter staff (over 3000 staff) in the news bulletin on 21st Feb 2023; shared with policy makers and UKRI and shared and across social media. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2023 |
| URL | https://connectedeverything.ac.uk/2023/02/22/digital-world-2050-report-published/ |
| Description | Seminar Series - Measuring Digital Transformation Maturity. DIGIT Lab. 10.03.2022. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | DIGIT Lab's inaugural seminar of 2022 will be 'Measuring Digital Transformation Maturity' presented by Professors Youngjin Yoo (Case Western Reserve University) and Associate Professor, Nicholas Berente (University of Notre Dame). Professor Yoo is widely recognised to be one of the foremost scholars on digital innovation. His papers on layered modular architecture and the generative potential of digital technologies are recognised to be seminal work in the digital economy. He will be joined by Nicholas Berente who studies how AI drives institutional and organizational change. Together they will provide an introduction to a research program they are launching together with a network of scholars around the globe to assess the maturity of digital transformation. The initiative is led by xLab at Case Western Reserve University which aims to understand, adopt and implement new business models to compete in the new digital economy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/measuring-digital-transformation-maturity-tickets-260386732727 |
| Description | Showcase of Jonathan Bird's eye-tracking research at ''Immersive technologies: innovations, applications and opportunities'', 18 May 22 Immersive Dome Plymouth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Set Squared Discovery event entitled "Immersive technologies: innovations, applications and opportunities" at the Market Hall Immersive Dome in Plymouth on May 18th. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness of new sustainable technologies and how they are being adopted in the real world. Jonathan showcased his eye-tracking research to attendees and the event provided a fantastic opportunity to network with peers and experts from the local and national community. Jonathan networked with other speakers which included Lucia Tahan (Product Designer, Meta), Dr Matt Halkes (Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust), Dr Gavin Buckingham (Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter), and Toby de Burgh (CEO, Cineon Immersive Training). The event explored the potential of augmented, virtual and Mixed Reality in different sectors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://setsquared.exeter.ac.uk/ |
| Description | Strategy Director, Methods Group 2021 Mark Thompson. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Mark Thompson is Strategy Director for Methods Group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://methods.co.uk/ |
| Description | Supporting an event for CIOs run by Barringa on 29th September. This is a discussion about the future role of the CIO and the digital transformation challenges they face post-covid. 29.09.2021 Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Supporting an event for CIOs run by Barringa on 29th September. This is a discussion about the future role of the CIO and the digital transformation challenges they face post-covid. I agreed to do this if it can be positioned as an outreach event of DIGIT Lab. 20+Audience, is 20+ leading CIO of companies in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.baringa.com/en/ |
| Description | TFNetwork Digital Transformation Conference 4/5th May |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | TBC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://tommyflowersnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/01/virtual-conference-digital.html |
| Description | TFNetworkSpring22 on 'Digital Transformation'. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Wednesday 4th May 2022: Research Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Transformation We will explore why research in the digital world is different and how the DIGIT Lab is looking at this challenge. This session will offer opportunities especially for early career researchers to join the Digital Transformation community. Thursday 5th May 2022: Delivering Impact in Digital Transformation With incredible activities around digital transformation happening all over the world, we ask the questions: What are the big impact opportunities where we can really make a difference? What are the barriers for big companies to make progress? Where does Digit Lab come in? And again this session will offer opportunities especially for practitioners who deal with large amounts of data to join the Digital Transformation community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://tommyflowersnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/01/virtual-conference-digital.html |
| Description | Talk at Central Government Strategy Forum 7.12.2021 Mark Thompson |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | (130 Central Government CTO/strategy/procurement officers): 'Government Digital: What are we trying to do? (Or 'revisiting platforms')', 7 December 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | TechUK Public Sector Board talk, 'Government Digital: A Retrospective', 25 November 2021. Mark Thompson. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TechUK Public Sector Board talk, 'Government Digital: A Retrospective', 25 November 2021. Mark Thompson. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | The 5 'Dilemmas' of Transformation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Alan Brown gave a deep insight into the following topics: Data ethics Leadership People Productivity and efficiency The value of transformational change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | The DIGIT Lab and the Future of Digital Transformation in Large Established Organizations. 26.05.2021 Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | On the 1st March 2021 we will launch a UK National Research centre looking at ways to accelerate Digital Transformation in Large Established Organisations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://insightlive.digileaders.com/talks/the-digit-lab-and-the-future-of-digital-transformation-in-... |
| Description | The Digital Revolution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | If the digital revolution has well and truly arrived, why are some organisations still living in the past? Perhaps it is due to the fear of what a digital transformation might imply, but for many organisations there are established customers and workers that may resent these changes, but, in reality, the adoption of digital technologies for most, will be slow and steady at first, and slowly accelerate. However, organisations should be prepared for abrupt change rates and build skills in their members to be able to adapt and strive. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | The Great Public Sector Digital Transformation Debate 05.10.2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Not noted |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.excel.london/visitor/whats-on?exp=true |
| Description | The Seminar 'Future of Farming' organised by SETSquared Exeter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The seminar was delivered as a hybrid event, and I attended it virtually through which I met several people from industries and academia. One of the attendees, the director of the Oak's and Pitts Farm showed her interest in working together for Digitlab. The company produces organic and free-range chicken for hook 2 Sisters who then supply Sainbury's Aldi and Lidle and they also have a 40-acre cider apple orchard which supplies a local brand, Sanford Orchards. They tried to automate the system on the farm but looking for improvements. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://setsquared.exeter.ac.uk/ |
| Description | The human aspect of Digital Transformation. 00.00.2021 Alan Brown. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Cross Industry OD Leadership Community |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Thought Leadership Event: Prof Alan Brown on "Delivering Digital Transformation - Facing 5 dilemmas for a sustainable future" Alan Brown - 05.04.2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | "Delivering Digital Transformation - Facing 5 dilemmas for a sustainable future As more and more organizations adopt digital first strategies, they must overcome a number of challenges to accelerate change and build sustainable business value. Based on the experience in the DIGIT Lab, a UK national research centre exploring digital transformation in Large Established Organizations (LEOs), a good starting point to gain a perspective on the issues is to focus on the areas of concern where tensions and questions are being raised. At the heart of these concerns lie 5 fundamental dilemmas being faced today. The Productivity Dilemma The Value Dilemma The Ethical Dilemma The Leadership Dilemma The Human Dilemma In this session we review each of these dilemmas to surface key questions that will dominate future digital strategies. Join us for this engaging and interactive discussion on research challenges and opportunities facing digital transformation as organizations invest in a sustainable future. Registration is free" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://tommyflowersnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/03/thought-leadership-event-prof-alan.html |
| Description | Transform 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The conference attracted a huge cross-sector audience which comprised over 2,000 world-class, large and small brands, and showcased the latest cutting-edge technologies. The Siemens fair, workshop and webinars were opened in Manchester in July 2022, the fair attracted industry partners and Academics from all around Britain to discuss current issues like Digital Transformation and technology. From this conference, an initiative arose to create a review survey and further a research paper on the subject of digital twins. This will be submitted to a peer reviewed journal and it will be a collaboration between the university of Exeter and Oxford Brookes University |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://new.siemens.com/uk/en/company/fairs-events/events/transform-2022 |
| Description | Visit to Digital catapult - Prof. Roger Maull |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | ead directly to the establishment of the digital supply chain hub call for proposals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | WP Workshop continued 09.06.2021 DIGIT Lab. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | "This is a continuation of the WP Workshop on the 14th of May. The previous workshop provided an overview of work packages and was intended to enable meeting attendees to consider how ideas from different work packages can be brought together. This workshop has been organised to discuss the methodology framework and industry challenges. " |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Warwick Business School Podcast Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Mark Thompson, discusses the challenges and opportunities of transforming government and public sector organizations with digital technology |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iHhNaDhkRk |
| Description | We can have more, and better, public services - but we need a new, more radical approach to modernisation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Blog entry on DIGIT lab webpage, discussing how the government and industries have a tough winter season ahead, and how delivering services for the public requires key innovations and modernisations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://digit.ac.uk/we-can-have-more-and-better-public-services-but-we-need-a-new-more-radical-appro... |
| Description | Webinar-'Digital Transformation in the NHS: Achieving Efficiencies & Improving Health Outcomes Through Digitally-Enabled Care' Mark Thompson for Public Policy Exchange (March 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Mark Thompson presents the webinar entitled: 'Digital Transformation in the NHS: Achieving Efficiencies & Improving Health Outcomes Through Digitally-Enabled Care'. This webinar covers:Learn how digital projects succeeded during the Covid-19 pandemic and how this can be applied to future projects focussing on digital transformation of the NHS Assess the potential for expanding the range of services and the functionality available on the NHS App and the scope for personalisation of care Explore why previous digital health projects have failed, and how challenges can be overcome Identify other major barriers to digital transformation in the NHS and discuss potential strategies to combat them Understand what the NHS Long Term Plan and the Health & Care Act means for digital transformation in the NHS Hear from leading tech companies about the best methods to deliver technological solution in a public sector context Discuss the role of bodies such as NHSX, NHS Digital and Integrated Care System, and the role that they will play in digital transformation Examine how to ensure interoperability and uniformity in digital service provision, standards, rights, and protections across the NHS, and ensure that digital inequalities are tackled and vulnerable citizens and those lacking digital literacy are catered for Assess how the NHS, social care, central government and local authorities can better work together to innovate, share best practice, integrate services, and develop a common set of standards, technologies and platforms in the digital arena Recognise the lessons learned from real-world digital health transformation experiences internationally. Watch the recording here https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/fnaB8DLlQ0aofqae97Doy4wEd2MAJOeakrdHM11XYmWbYa56lbrG7-R_svYMowmFMIqJmawkVEgCUd3v.aC9LD-rRVKZDn9h_?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=yIyoXXqGTxKfDVIm8ZALWg.1678795474007.9b372953b3629ea700bb4672d6c50887&_x_zm_rhtaid=318 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.publicpolicyexchange.co.uk/book.php?event=NC09-PPE&ss=lk&tg=1 |
| Description | Why ChatGPT is an important wake-up call in your digital transformation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Brown discusses in this blog entry for DIGITAL LEADERS how it is clear that Digital Transformation is a must for companies today, and how each organization faces this peril offers an important glimpse into their psyche, structure, and culture. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://digileaders.com/why-chatgpt-is-an-important-wake-up-call-in-your-digital-transformation/ |
| Description | Why it's time to acknowledge your digital transformation debt |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This is a blog outlining the importance of updating industries into a Digital world and recognising that in an ever changing environment, the direction of a Large Established Organisation (LEO) must be towards meeting the demands of new customers and new technologies available. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://digileaders.com/why-its-time-to-acknowledge-your-digital-transformation-debt/?utm_source=Act... |
| Description | Workshop: Design Descriptions: Disruptive Technologies in Future Design & Development Systems Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen Chairing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The goal of this workshop was to explore state-of-the-art thinking, and requirements for new computational methods, processes and practices in design description. The following questions were explored: How can data be used to influence and design for behaviour change? How is human behaviour best represented in design descriptions? How can data be used to improve designs: e.g., through value to users, increased functionality, providing more sustainable solutions? What is the impact of disruptive technologies on current design descriptions and processes? What new opportunities for design & manufacture are emerging? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://sites.google.com/view/dcc22/program/workshops/4-design-descriptions?authuser=0 |