Bio

Eddie Copeland is a specialist in how governments and public sector organisations can use technology and data to innovate to improve their operations, services and decision making. Over the past decade, he has worked with or advised senior officials in the United Nations, European Commission and national and local governments in the UK, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Dubai, France, Lesotho and Uruguay to support their digital, data and innovation strategies. He is the founding Director of the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI), an organisation that helps London boroughs and the GLA work together to bring the best of technology, data and innovation to reform public services and improve outcomes for Londoners. He is a Board Member of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI), a unit within the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, dedicated to enabling the trustworthy use of data. Previously he was Director of Government Innovation at Nesta, the innovation foundation. He is the author of seven reports on government use of technology and data. Eddie is a regular blogger and speaker on the theme of government innovation. He has twice been featured on Apolitical’s list of the World’s 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government.