AI innovation has the potential to drive dramatic change in healthcare: but too often innovation is driven by industry and supply-side developments, rather than responding to the needs articulated by patients. Innovation driven by industry capabilities and economic concerns alone risks exacerbating health inequalities already prevalent within the NHS.
On Wednesday 18 June 2025 at 2pm we will hold the ninth meeting of a community of practice as part of our project on Giving communities a powerful say in public sector data and AI projects.
Local government is at the front-line in piloting and deploying new AI and data-driven tools in the search for savings and service improvement. How can and should local governments engage with local residents when planning, evaluating and governing data and AI-enabled reforms? And what are the challenges and opportunities of involving the public in decision-making on data and AI uses?
