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The Digital Leaders Yorkshire programme will serve as an independent focal point of engagement and resource network for individuals and organisations across Yorkshire who are committed to delivering sustainable and innovative digital transformation. The emerging salon topics and webinars in the DL Yorkshire programme are identified and discussed by a steering group (which includes representatives from local government, the private sector and non-profit organisations).

Winning research projects identify potential self-dosing oral COVID-19 medication and environmentally friendly alternatives to current energy intensive cooling systems. Despite the incredibly difficult learning conditions for students in the past year, 11 students from the University of Leeds have been awarded a coveted Beaumont Award […]

Young digital researchers recognised for their impact on society and solving real-world problems

July 2020

We were in the #DigiLounge on Tuesday with University of Leeds and Professor Adam Beaumont to announce the winners of this year’s prestigious Beaumont Awards. They are an award scheme recognising the outstanding research projects conducted by students at Leeds University that demonstrate the greatest […]

Strategy is vital if we are to deal with the public sector data tsunami

March 2020

During discussions at the recent Digital Leaders Cities Workshop, it’s clear that local government is facing a tsunami of data. The digital revolution, driven by technology such as Internet of Things (IoT), has resulted in more data being made available to councils than ever before, […]

How can we fully realise the potential of 5G in local authorities?

February 2020

Recently Digital Leaders organised their first smart cities workshop, hosted by Wigan Council. The aim of the workshop, attended by senior digital leaders from Sunderland, Bristol, Manchester, and others was to showcase leading trends in smart cities, with a focus on IoT and 5G. Through […]

How ‘Accessibility Tech’ will be a key trend for European startups, investors and cities in 2020

February 2020

PUBLIC work to help technology startups solve some of the biggest challenges faced by today’s cities and governments. Cities are becoming smarter than ever before, with a plethora of startups looking to transform how we interact with our urban spaces. The rise of the smart […]

members of local government at DL Cities workshop

Digital leaders in the local government sector

February 2020

About the author: Mikko Lintunen worked more than 13 years at Nokia, where he headed for example global knowledge management programme, and at Microsoft, where he led the development of digital TV, books and news services. Five years ago he founded his own consultancy and […]

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