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The DIGIT Lab Newsletter

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 this month's edition of the DIGIT Lab Newsletter we will introduce you to the DIGIT Lab Researchers, fill you in on this month's newsletter highlight and provide an activity newsfeed of on demand recordings and details of DIGIT Lab's recent engagements. 

Meet the Researchers

In this month's edition of the DIGIT Lab newsletter we introduce the DIGIT Lab Researchers and welcome the newly appointed researchers, Dimitrios Batolas and Phil Godsiff.

The DIGIT Lab Researchers include: 

• Dimitrios Batolas, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Exeter

• Phil Godsiff, Senior Research Fellow, University of Exeter

• Nikolai Kazantsev, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Exeter

• Cristian Gherhes, Research Fellow, Oxford Brookes University

• Zena Wood, Senior Research Fellow, University of Exeter

Zena Wood is one of the DIGIT Lab team members that have secured a prestigious

Turing Fellowship

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Visit the DIGIT Lab ‘About us’ page to find out more about these members of the DIGIT Lab team.

This Month's Highlight

This month's highlight is the Digital Jersey workshop, which generated a great deal of discussion and debate that will now be used to refine the strategies being developed.

Earlier this year, a new 5 year strategy was released by Digital Jersey, the government backed economic development agency responsible for defining Jersey's digital future. Developed with the support of the DIGIT Lab, this strategy addresses the needs of 4 dimensions: Government, Infrastructure, Industry, and Skills.

The workshop took place from the 29th to the 30th of September, and was an opportunity for the DIGIT Lab to help evolve Jersey’s digital strategy to ensure it meets the needs of their different stakeholders

See the following review and continue reading on our website, to find out more:

"The support from DIGIT Lab and the University of Exeter was a critical component of the success of this workshop. By providing the backing and support of the DIGIT Lab team we are ensuring that these workshops deliver more meaningful insights that drive real impact in Jersey’s digital transformation journey over the next 5 years”.

Tony Moretta, CEO at Digital Jersey

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Activity Newsfeed

DIGIT Lab's recent events are available on demand and include:

• The DIGIT Lab Launch (21st September):

  • The DIGIT Lab Launch, 21st September – The DIGIT Lab

• The Digital Jersey Event (29/30th September)

  • Helping to build Digital Jersey – The DIGIT Lab

• The Great Public Sector Digital Transformation Debate, ExCel London - Mark Thompson (7th October): 

  • The Great Public Sector Digital Transformation Debate, ExCel London – The DIGIT Lab

• Government Information Quarterly Publication

  • Platform, or technology project? a spectrum of six strategic ‘plays’ from UK government IT initiatives and their implications for policy. Thompson M, Venters W (2021).

• Circular Revolution 2021 - Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen(20th October)

  • Circular Revolution 2021, Driving the Transition to a Circular Economy in Wales – The DIGIT Lab

• European Network Fund 2021-22

  • European Network Fund – The DIGIT Lab

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