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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