The DigiGov Podcast

#7 Richard Burgess-Kelly: The Fight Against AI Bias in Public Sector Recruitment

How do you implement AI without falling victim to bias, security risks, or compliance failure? In this episode, we speak with Richard Burgess-Kelly, Director of Resourcing Growth at Sopra Steria, about the rapid shift from "what if" to "how do we do" concerning AI in government. Richard, who works closely on sensitive programs, details the immediate challenges faced by the public sector: GDPR compliance, securing data against foreign influence, and ensuring transparency and trust. Are you focusing on authenticity when you hire? Subscribe to The DigiGov Podcast for more candid conversations on balancing innovation, security, and ethics in the digital age.

#6 Peter Mattravers: The Data That Runs Government

Why does transformation stall, and how can government truly become productive? In this episode, we speak with Peter Mattravers, Head of Public Sector at Celonis, about using Process Intelligence to address major government priorities, from economic growth to elective recovery. Peter explains that Celonis helps organisations understand how the work actually flows, uncovering inefficiencies that conventional systems miss. Subscribe to The DigiGov Podcast for more insights on public sector productivity.

#5 Gus Hodson: Cybersecurity, AI, and the Connectivity Cloud

What connects a career in the military to leading public sector sales at a global tech giant? In this episode, we speak with Gus Hodson, Head of Public Sector Sales at CloudFlare, about his mission-driven career and the enormous challenges facing government digital services. Gus breaks down the public sector's digital transformation journey into three distinct stages, noting that most organisations are now in the complex "middle stage" of making cloud infrastructure efficient and secure. Want to see the internet's threats and traffic in real-time? Check out the free tool CloudFlare Radar [https://radar.cloudflare.com/] mentioned by Gus. Subscribe to The DigiGov Podcast for more insights into securing and modernising public sector services.

#4 Simon Sharp: Verto's Blueprint for AI-Powered Public Sector PPM

Is your PMO team spending too much time wading through spreadsheets and manual reporting? In this exclusive conversation, we sit down with Simon Sharp, CEO of Verto, the leading Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management (PPM) solution in the UK public sector. Simon discusses his journey as a buy-in CEO, Verto’s aggressive growth phase backed by Scaleup Capital, and their unwavering commitment to customer-centricity. Subscribe to The DigiGov Podcast to hear more about the technology and people driving government transformation.

#3 Graham Ashworth: Your Archive is an AI Asset, Not a Liability

Is your organisation's archived data a ticking security risk or a strategic goldmine? Most government bodies treat their old information as an expensive liability, but they are missing a massive opportunity. In this episode of The DigiGov Podcast, we welcome Graham Ashworth, Managing Director of Archive360, who explains how modern information management is redefining data storage. Graham details the shift from costly, siloed legacy archives to a cloud-native platform that is both secure and searchable. Ready to stop seeing your archived data as a problem and start treating it as a strategic asset? Subscribe to The DigiGov Podcast for more conversations on building a modern digital government.