Just a few days ago I had my first Covid vaccination jab. After more than a year of various levels of lockdown, this seems like such a big personal step forward for me and many others. And while there is still a long way to go, it is certainly starting to feel as though we are firmly now transitioning from BC (Before Covid) to AC (After Covid). Not surprisingly, along with coping with the challenges of the past year, these feelings inevitably result in more of our attention turning toward preparing for the future. The question that remains, however, is what kind of future can we expect in this new era? Read More
Category: Technological Transformation
The DIGIT Lab – Delivering Digital Innovation for Growth, Impact and Transformation
The recently launched DIGIT Lab is a Next Stage Digital Economy Research Centre led by Exeter INDEX. Together with academic partners, the University of East Anglia and Oxford Brookes University, and over 20 industry partners, the centre is working with Large Established Organisations (LEOs) to understand the barriers to driving change and improving productivity through digital transformation.
Alan Brown, Executive Director at INDEX, looks at the challenges of digital transformation and how the DIGIT Lab will look to foster innovation and develop solutions. Read More
Podcast: How nudge theory app could cut NHS waiting times
Professor Nav Mustafee discusses his research on helping to cut waiting times in the NHS. It is based on nudge theory and led to the development of the NHSquicker App, which patients can use with several health trusts in the South West. Read More
Digital transformation lessons from the trials and tribulations of the NHS contact-tracing app
Alan Brown, Professor in Digital Economy outlines the lessons from the UK track and trace app. Read More
Why ‘smart’ self-healing materials could help us build a more sustainable future
Dr Merryn Haines-Gadd, Postdoctoral Research Associate looks at the development of self-healing materials and how they could be used to develop more sustainable products. Read More
Your algorithm doesn’t know me!
In the UK to deal with lack of exams during the Covid lockdown, they turned to automated decision making via algorithms. How did that work out for you then, explains Alan Brown, Professor of Digital Economy.
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Video: Insights on digital transformation
Alan Brown, Professor of Digital Economy from the Exeter INDEX Centre provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities for digital transformation in light of the current global crisis. Read More
Podcast: What has virtual networking during a pandemic taught us?
Professor Alex Gerbasi discusses virtual networking and how people have been building contacts and relationships during the Covid-19 lockdown. What lessons does it provide us with about future social and professional networking?
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Post-COVID: re-organising localism around three digital principles
Mark Thompson is a Professor of Digital economy at the Exeter INDEX Centre. In this blog he puts forward three digital principles for how local organisations such as councils can reorganise post COVID-19. Read More
