techUK’s Digital Place Week 2022
After discovering how place based working became the norm in 2020’s #PlaceLedInnovation week and then showcasing the best of local public service innovation in 2021’s Digital Place Week, #DigitalPlace Week is back for 2022!
This year we have curated five days of themed member content showcasing a broad range of their work across all things ‘place’.
Throughout this week, member contributions explore how new technologies and approaches, from shopping in the metaverse to Integrated Care Systems, are driving place-led innovations across the UK.
‘Place’ is an emerging concept involving the interaction between geography, groups of people and a problem that is meaningful to them.
You can read the week's news and insights below
Insights will be announced on the day and linked here.
You can keep up to date with the latest views on our twitter @techUK and share your thoughts and views on how new technologies and approaches are driving work across places by using the hashtag #DigitalPlace.
The techUK podcast: Innovation in place-based care
In this episode we explore the concept of ‘place’ in care, the principles behind it, the impact of Covid-19 on care delivery, prospects for innovation following the introduction of Integrated Care Systems, examples of industry best practice, and where listeners can go to learn more about ‘place’ and innovation in care.
We were joined by Helena Zaum (Social Care Lead at Microsoft and Chair of techUK’s Social Care Working Group), Scott Cain (Associate at the Connected Places Catapult) and Hannah Groombridge (Healthcare Engagement Manager at Person Centred Software).
This discussion forms part of techUK’s Digital Place Week 2022 activity and features on our recently-launched Social Care Innovation Hub.
Read techUK's latest flagship report, released on Thursday's 'Health and Wellbeing' day:
Right from the start: What should Integrated Care Systems prioritise to make digital, data and technology work for them and their populations?
Georgina Maratheftis
Georgina Maratheftis
Georgina is techUK’s Associate Director for Local Public Services
Georgina works with suppliers that are active or looking to break into the market as well as with local public services to create the conditions for meaningful transformation. techUK regularly bring together local public services and supplier community to horizon scan and explore how the technologies of today and tomorrow can help solve some of the most pressing problems our communities face and improve outcomes for our people and places.
Prior to techUK, Georgina worked for a public policy events company where she managed the policy briefing division and was responsible for generating new ideas for events that would add value to the public sector. Georgina worked across a number of portfolios from education, criminal justice, and health but had a particular interest in public sector transformation and technology. Georgina also led on developing relationships across central and local government.
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