Digital Futures
Digital Futures in Edinburgh 2019
The conference Digital Futures is organised by the Royal Danish Embassy in UK and is focusing on sharing the efficiency benefits of digitalisation. At the conference, we invited central and local government, businesses, politicians, professionals and the general public to take part in talks, seminars and debates about best-practice solutions in the fields of public administration, education and health.
Digital Futures took place in Edinburgh from 21-22 May 2019.
Click on a speaker's name below to see their presentations (if available)
Digitising the Public Sector – Efficiency through Technology
Chair:
Polly Purvis, Chief Executive, ScotlandIS
Speakers:
- Lars Thuesen, Danish Ambassador to the UK
- Kate Forbes, The Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy
- Nina Husfeldt Clasen, Danish Agency for Digitisation
- David Cotterill, Director of Cloud Services, cBrain
- Jamie Byfield, The Scottish Government
- Lars Hintze Andersen, CEO, Dania Software
- Nicolas Jøns Larsen, COO, Front Desk
Edtech - How to Use Technology to teach Basic Skills
Chair:
Jim Fanning
Speakers include:
- Kristine Langstrup, Usserød School
- Tracy Cooper, Bookbugs
- Thomas Norman-Ekegren, CEO, Maneno
- Jonas Lund, CEO, Wizkids
- John Sexton, West Lothian Council
- Kirsteen Steven, Dedridge Primary School
Digital Health - Better Care for More People
Chairs:
- Margaret Whoriskey, Scottish Government
Speakers:
- Margaret Whoriskey, Scottish Government (part 1) (part 2)
- Emilie Nielsen, Odense University Hospital Clyde (part 1) (part 2)
- Jacob Nygaard, Systematic
- Paul McGinness, Storm ID and Chris Carlin, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (video)
- Dan Loach, Sitekit
- Lars Ganzhorn Knudsen, Aarhus University Hospital