Hetan Shah

‘Procurement managers need to recognise the very significant value of data the state has amassed, and which the tech titans are hungry for. This provides negotiating power – it should not just be given away.’ https://t.co/6sXMJiq5YT @NewStatesman

RT @clairemelamed: Yes! Every word of this applies as much if not more to @Data4SDGs partners across Africa & Latin America too.

'The UK does not have a good track record here and the danger is we will see the same kinds of IT transformation project failures that have been commonplace over the years in the public sector.' https://t.co/6sXMJiq5YT @NewStatesman

Thanks to @jagjit_chadha for his great work in leading @NIESRorg to cast light on tricky economic challenges over the last eight years https://t.co/zM7dAbNRGt

RT @LboroVC: A thoughtful post that makes the point about using AI effectively. Sprinkling AI stardust over a poor data infrastructure is a…

The Vice Chancellor at @UniofOxford makes the case for ‘proof of concept’ funding to enable more research commercialisation https://t.co/uk7lzmYIL9

‘The very people whose lives a Labour government would wish to transform through public services are the ones most likely to be passed over by the AI revolution. It is likely they will not be well represented in the data that algorithms are trained on’ https://t.co/6sXMJiq5YT

RT @HetanShah: 'Tech has the power to create a better society, but it’s unlikely to happen if AI is unleashed upon us. Taking the time to d…

The Living Planet Index headlines with a 73% average decline in wildlife populations since 1970 but that is easy to misinterpret. Around half of the studied populations are decreasing; the rest are increasing or stable https://t.co/YfpmaxxmR3 https://t.co/bEUnxgn3hc

'During a period of tight public finances, digitisation can sometimes be seen as a code word for cost-cutting: let’s lose the messy interactions with citizens and get them to deal with us through an app.' https://t.co/6sXMJiqDOr

RT @geoffmulgan: If you've read about the Blue Zones, or seen the Netflix series, then this is for you. A great example of why it's so imp…

RT @geoffmulgan: Lots of common sense here from Hetan Shah, a good counterpoint to hype from people with something to sell & magical think…

‘It’s a moment for the rise of a new and unlikely star in government: the procurement manager. While AI may seem like magic, in fact much of its power is in the data that algorithms are trained on.’ https://t.co/6sXMJiqDOr

RT @senseaboutsci: "AI needs to work for the people who are worst off in society...the needs of the poor or disabled won't be well embedded…

RT @wi_john: “Public services are complex systems, & rushing to bolt on unproved technology is unlikely to work. The UK does not have a goo…

RT @gquaggiotto: "It’s a moment for the rise of a new and unlikely star in government: the procurement manager" https://t.co/Y2lGybiDlP @He…