GTF - 5th November
Bridging the Gap: Digital Strategies for Financial Resilience

As technology, particularly in the field of AI evolves, local government organisations are under increasing pressure to accelerate digital transformation strategies.

This webinar welcomes sector experts and organisations to discuss ways that local councils can work more efficiently across departments, cut unnecessary costs, and modernise how they deliver public services using AI in particular - without compounding the risks around equity and inclusion.

Key focus areas

  • Procurement strategies: Evaluating and buying scalable, secure AI solutions for local councils.
     
  • Legacy integration [phased migration]: Overcoming technical hurdles when connecting AI to existing infrastructure.
     
  • Risk management: Addressing local data privacy, public trust, and governance frameworks.
     
  • Operational efficiency: Insight on reducing processing times and costs.

Agenda

10.30Welcome & Event Overview
Luke Newcombe, Programme Manager for Local Public Services and Nations and Regions, TechUK 
10.40Implementing AI in Public Service Delivery 
Dwain Nicely, Manager, Innovation, Digital Transformation & AI Solutions, Barking & Dagenham Council 
10.50Panel session and audience Q&A
featuring today's speakers, chaired by Luke Newcombe
11.10Thank you / Event close

Speakers

Programme Manager
Nations & Regions and Local Public Services
Luke joined techUK in September 2025 as a Programme Manager for Local Public Services and Nations and Regions.
Continuous Innovation Manager
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Dwain Nicely is Continuous Innovation Manager at the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, where he leads work applying AI, automation and digital service design to improve council services.

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