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Holyrood Connect’s sixth annual Public Sector Cloud Services Conference returns to Dynamic Earth in central Edinburgh on 24 September 2024.

The Scottish Government recently launched its new Cloud Platform Service for the public sector. This conference will provide a  opportunity for public sector organisations across Scotland to reflect on where they stand in their own cloud migration and explore future strategies for the whole sector.

Through a variety of interactive session formats, our revamped conference will delve into the progress made within the Scottish public sector, the complexities found as cloud journeys advance, and what the future might hold as we embrace Cloud and Artificial Intelligence.

The event will act as a premier opportunity for public sector professionals in Scotland to connect in person, learn and exchange ideas.

Holyrood Connect publishes leading Public Sector ICT news in Scotland and hosts renowned Public Sector tech events & conferences. You can view all of Holyrood Connect’s upcoming events here.

Amidst one of the most turbulent periods in modern history, the Summit will consider the role of financial innovation in the socio-economic recovery.

The pandemic dramatically accelerated the shift to mobile banking, digital channels and cashless payments systems and increased engagement with a range of Fintech services. But it also highlighted the fragility of our economic system, and the crucial requirement for fast, frictionless finance.

The conference will reflect on the evolution of financial technology against this backdrop of volatility; considering the key trends, challenges and market disruptions, and discussing the opportunity for Fintech to help customers manage the cost of living crisis and help the country to build back better.

 Core conference topics: 

• Landscape: Cost of Living Crisis, Financial Health, Sustainability

• Customer Strategy: Engagement, Inclusion, UX, Data Insight   

• Emerging Tech: Advanced Analytics, AI, ML, RPA, Blockchain, Mobile

• Regulation: GDPR, MiFID II, PSD2, Open Banking

• Infrastructure: IT, Security, Digitalisation, Cloud, Mobile, XaaS

Organisations are changing, the rapid pace of the digital world has necessitated a fundamental shift in mindset. Digital has disintermediated markets; disrupted organisational structures, created new risks and new revenue streams and fundamentally altered the way businesses engage with their customer.

Real digital transformation is the complete reorientation of an organisation around principles and process which maximise the value of the digital age. This should be part of wholescale organisational change, from flat and collaborative organisational structures, joined up dataflows, agile process, fast decision-making, and empowered people.

DT2024 will contextualise the key technology trends and industry disruption amidst a backdrop of significant socio-economic upheaval. The event will also consider the role of technology leaders in driving positive transformation, exploring how we can help support operations, drive innovation, overcome challenges, and deliver tangible business benefits.

Core themes:

•    Landscape: Uncertainty, Recovery, Sustainability, Remote Teams
•    Process: Strategy, Structure, Optimisation, Agile, DevOps

•    Design: Customer Centricity, UX, Functionality, Simplification

•    Technology: Remote Tools, Data Analytics, AI, ML, RPA, Cloud
•    People: Culture, Collaboration, Leadership, Diversity, Empowerment