Welcome to Digifest:Plenary and keynote

Paul Feldman, Chief executive, Jisc

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Geoff Mulgan, Chief executive, Nesta

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DigifestGeoff Mulgan, Birmingham March 2017

Promise

Pitfalls

Possibility

Promise

Nov 2016, Google Translate adopts a neural machine translation engine that can translate whole sentences.

In Jan 2017, a machine-learning-powered poker bot outcompeted 20 of the world’s best.

Source: Tribune Review, 30 Jan 2017, http://bit.ly/2kW1aj6

Pitfalls

• What works?

• Where’s the learning about learning?

• Top down + social/peer? Online plus offline?

• Missing business models?

UK, 2000-2015

Source: Deloitte LLP

Fit for the future?

Possibility

Informed education choices

Offices of Data Analytics (and data marketplaces)

ARLOESIADUR: turning big data into policy action

What works centres

1. NICE (health and care)

2. Education Endowment Fund

3. Early Intervention Foundation

4. Centre for Ageing Better

5. College of Policing (crime reduction)

6. Centre for Local Economic Growth

7. What Works Well-being

8. Universities …?T h e n e w g l o b a l l a b o r a t o r y f o r

i n n o v a ti o n a n d g r o w t h p o l i c y

What to lobby for?

Questions and answers

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