Digital Government 2023

This popular, interactive conference is a must-attend event. It provides a valuable opportunity to bring together key stakeholders to gain insight into the government’s objectives for digital transformation and hear directly from those responsible for driving this forward. Take the time to reconnect and network with your peers and colleagues, key senior policy makers and decision takers. The conference also features a busy exhibition zone featuring some of Northern Ireland’s leading expert solution providers.

The move towards digital public services continues to gather pace. The upcoming Digital and Data Strategy will attempt to meet the challenges posed by rapid digital transformation, such as the migration to the cloud, the increasing cybersecurity challenge, sustainability and the building of a resilient economy supported by innovative digital services.

Driving this is the need to create more efficient, agile organisations and deliver better services for citizens. As the digital transformation journey matures, the challenge remains to make user experiences more personalised and responsive. There is a need to humanise technology – the user journey, not technology must lead the way. Talent will also be a key factor going forward. We must address the staffing challenge, identify skills gaps and staff must be empowered to play an active role in transformation. Hybrid working and remote working hubs are now the new normal.

Accelerated digitalisation means we must build cyber resilient organisations. Two-fifths of reported cyberattacks in recent years have targeted public services, with malware identified as the number one threat to digital environments. The threat landscape continues to evolve and now encompasses cloud security.

The need to continually drive forward digital inclusion is also a critical issue with half of the 65+ population and one-in-three people with a disability offline.

This conference will feature a range of expert speakers who will talk about their digital transformation journey and look ahead to what’s next as organisations prepare for a digitally driven future.

Who will attend?

The event will be of interest to senior managers and decision-makers working across Northern Ireland’s public and private sectors. Not just for CIOs, it is also for those within organisations in policy-making and service delivery roles. Delegates will include:

• Chief Executives / Directors / senior managers
• Chief Information Officers / IT Directors
• Local government officers
• Policy makers
• Corporate planners
• Board members of public sector agencies
• Voluntary / community sector leaders / NGOs
• Health / education sector professionals
• Services organisations – IT / telecoms / advisory

Benefits of attending:

• Discuss the digital transformation of public services
• Hear directly from those responsible for driving these programmes forward
• Share ideas and solutions with your peers
• Learn about innovative projects already being implemented
• Look ahead to a new way of working