Blogs

‍PUBLIC’s co-founders, Daniel Korski and Alexander de Carvalho, reflect on a uniquely challenging, yet incredibly productive year in advancing PUBLIC’s mission to build the digital public services of the future. Where crises appeared, we saw opportunities for change. Daniel and Alex outline what this year has meant for PUBLIC and how we are focused on continuing to grow our reach and impact.

Developments in FemTech are revolutionising how women address their health needs

In this blog, we expand upon the emerging theme of data and AI, and highlight several key insights from the Summit, such as the importance of instilling a sense of trust in government use of data and AI to unlock the full potential of these technologies.

In this blog, we outline several case studies of data being effectively collected, integrated, and analysed to equip governments with new tools to address our current crises around climate, health systems, security and the economy.

In this blog, we share our views on the challenges to AADC compliance based on recent user research with online platforms and regulators.

In this article we hear from the COO of Beam, Seb Barker, who co-founded the social enterprise back in 2017 as the first crowdfunding platform for homeless people. Seb shares the story of Kateryna, a refugee from Ukraine who was able to raise money through Beam to pursue her career in the UK.

This new trend, known as ‘green customs’, presents a major opportunity for the UK Government as it scopes out a vision for a new UK Single Trade Window. In the second article of our Single Trade Window blog series, we take a look at how the UK could make this a reality.

A One Health approach to health security is needed more than ever. In this blog, we explore the definition of One Health, why it is an invaluable concept for today’s interconnected world, and the practical challenges to implementing a ‘One Health’ approach. We also propose 4 initial steps for national governments to take to counter the global threats we all face.

As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism industry is staging a comeback. In this article, we look at a number of startups whose solutions can be deployed to meet the public sector’s needs for sustainable tourism.

Building upon PUBLIC’s report on frictionless trade, this blog identifies key challenges that disrupt supply chain data sharing at the border. It then suggests actionable recommendations for the UK policy makers informed by international best practice.

Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) help solve the trust problem in data collaboration. But how can governments learn to trust PETs?

‍In June we kicked off our brand new GovStart programme - taking on a cohort of 34 startups across a number of different sectors. In this blog post we delve into the solutions of our 7 Procurement and Business Systems startups spanning areas such as Public Procurement, financial management, Property Data and Payments. 

Sustainable public procurement has never been more of a priority. In this blog, we dive into the challenges councils face in implementing it. We also outline some of the key steps councils can take to ensure sustainability is embedded in every step of the procurement process.

The metaverse is more than just a tech buzzword, it will likely have an impact on the way we socialise, play, work, and learn.

‍In June we launched our brand new GovStart programme - taking on a cohort of 34 startups across a number of different sectors. This week we delve into the solutions of our 7 climate startups.

The UK’s public sector has been systematically fostering APIs for several years now. Yet, it is worth shedding light on international API best practices from other countries, in order to understand how APIs might further be leveraged to support innovation.

This month we kicked off our brand new GovStart programme - taking on a cohort of 34 startups across a number of different sectors. This week we delve into the solutions of our 4 Justice, Transport & Education startups spanning areas such as illicit trade prevention, employment training and transport management.

The GovTech Summit announces its return to a physical event this November 1st in partnership with The Hague for its fifth year anniversary special edition, with a mission to drive collective action toward sustaining the momentum of digital acceleration in the aftermath of the pandemic.

This month we kicked off our brand new GovStart programme - taking on a cohort of 34 startups across a number of different sectors. In this blog post we delve into the solutions of our 7 Privacy, Security and Online Safety startups spanning areas such as Disinformation detection, AI auditing and identity verification.

In this blog post, we outline our response to the question posed in the AWS Defence Accelerator challenge area looking at how we can make defence more resilient to cyber threats and ensure its ability to deliver on mission demands. It will refer to the National Cyber Strategy 2022 and encourage startups in cyber to apply to the programme.

UK defence accounts for 50% of central government’s emissions, an enormous figure, but one that makes sense when you consider the human, infrastructural, and geographic footprint of the Ministry of Defence.

As part of our advisory work in online safety, PUBLIC is delivering a range of projects to improve child safety online. This blog outlines our view of the landscape, its challenges and potential solutions, through a Safety Tech lens.

This article by Nicola Villa, Executive Vice President, Strategic Growth at Mastercard outlines why supporting SME procurement is so important, and highlights some key takeaways from the Global SME Procurement Benchmark report!

Partnering with the Prison Reform Trust’s ‘Prisoner Policy Network’ to improve pathways to criminal justice transformation

In the second article in our series on procurement, we look at the topic of collaboration in procurement, and outline how technology and tools can help to make collaboration easier.

As the digital lives of citizens become richer and more complex, forward-looking governments are navigating the challenges of protecting their citizens in the digital world by making the internet safer, making data more private and making networks more secure. PUBLIC is deeply invested in this mission, and supports the UK and international public sector across these areas through its Privacy, Security and Online Safety team.

Collaboration and information sharing across UK government can achieve meaningful transformation and improved services for citizens. This blog explores the Shared Outcomes Fund's role in accelerating this effort and encouraging closer collaboration between government departments

Nominet and PUBLIC partnered to research and tackle key illegal online harms faced by young people when using the internet. This blogpost provides a final update on the research, focusing on systemic opportunities, and outlines next steps for interested stakeholders.

A polarised discussion has emerged around Web3 over recent months.

The long-term societal impacts of false narratives propagated by foreign adversaries has yet to be completely understood and quantified, but now is an important moment to consider counter-disinformation interventions.

Defence today is one of the largest markets in the world. Yet, at a time where startup innovation is seen everywhere from digital health to online safety, defence engagement with the startup ecosystem remains behind.

Disinformation has been a long standing phenomena of war, but the modern tools used to create & disseminate false narratives have transformed its ease of creation, speed of spread, and range of audiences.

Bringing together the startup ecosystem through our new and more accessible GovStart offer marks another important step forward for public sector transformation.

To meet unforeseen threats with agile solutions, maintaining a digitally-literate workforce is essential in modern defence, but can we achieve this through training and culture alone?

PUBLIC, together with Daintta, is arming local councils with the learning tools they need to improve supply chain resilience and protect themselves against a growing number of cyber security threats.

In the first part of PUBLIC’s work with Nominet, we identified the trends and developments of the illegal online harms that young people face. We compiled these trends based on reports from academics, government and the third sector before testing them via interviews with key people and organisations in the space.

The world’s leading event for defence innovation and technology is back for its second annual edition, giving representatives a platform to connect and share knowledge about how to keep pace in their modern defence capability.

This International Women’s Day, we’re drawing attention to the problem of Online Harm Against Women and Girls.

Virtual panel launch on ‘Managing the digital health revolution’ | 10th February 2022

With COP26 over, there has never been more interest in sustainability across the world - but nor has there probably been more frustration given all the lofty talk and little concrete action.

In this article, Jessica Taylor explains how governments can adopt methods of 'Gamification' to engage individuals, organisations and communities in sustainable behavioural change. ‍