Digital Government 2026

This popular, interactive conference is a must-attend event.  It provides a valuable opportunity to bring together key stakeholders to gain insight into the government’s objectives for digital transformation and hear directly from those responsible for driving this forward.

The move towards digital public services continues to gather pace.  There are a number of challenges posed by rapid digital transformation, such as the increasing cybersecurity challenge, migration to the cloud, sustainability and the building of a resilient economy supported by innovative digital services.

This conference will feature a range of expert speakers who will talk about their digital transformation journey and look ahead to what’s next as organisations prepare for a digitally driven future.

Key themes covered:

• Designing public services for the digital age;
• A collaborative approach to transforming public service delivery;
• AI to drive innovation in the delivery of public services;
• Building cyber resilient organisations;
• Digital decarbonisation;
• Health and social care: Engaging patients and staff with digital technologies;
• Building smarter towns and cities;
• Citizen engagement – making government accessible;
• Intelligent data management;
• Emerging technologies;
• Improving the user experience;
• Smarter government, driven by digital;
• Digital inclusion: Technology to empower citizens;
• Best practice case studies in digital delivery from outside Northern Ireland.

Who will attend?

The event will be of interest to senior managers and decision-makers working across Northern Ireland’s public and private sectors. Not just for CIOs, it is also for those within organisations in policy-making and service delivery roles. Delegates will include:

• Chief Executives / Directors / senior managers
• Chief Information Officers / IT Directors
• Local government officers
• Policy makers
• Corporate planners
• Board members of public sector agencies
• Voluntary / community sector leaders / NGOs
• Health / education sector professionals
• Services organisations – IT / telecoms / advisory

Benefits of attending:

• Discuss the digital transformation of public services
• Hear directly from those responsible for driving these programmes forward
• Share ideas and solutions with your peers
• Learn about innovative projects already being implemented
• Look ahead to a new way of working