Pam Smith

  • Embracing the AI opportunity

    13 June 2023

    If we are to make a success of using AI, it’s essential that everyone – local government, academia, industry and residents – is at the heart of the process, says Pam Smith.


  • Going radically digital in Stockport

    13 July 2021

    Pam Smith looks at how the power of data is being harnessed at Stockport MBC to deliver outcomes for citizens. There has never been a greater need for the sector to work smarter


  • Model performer

    24 July 2018

    Developing a model care system in Stockport has made a huge impact in the way the authority works with the different arms of it’s workforce, the local community and other service providers. Pam Smith explains.


  • Stockport’s Digital by Design

    10 October 2017

    Stockport’s take on digital transformation, with its Digital by Design programme, is an in-house approach allowing the council to redesign its online services based on real user feedback and analytics, writes Pam Smith.