Northern Ireland
Date & time
- 20 February 2025 09:00 - 15:00
Headline partners: AWS (Amazon Web Services) (opens in new tab)
Agenda
- 09:30 Registration & refreshments
- 10:00 Welcome & introductions
Stephen Patterson, Government Lead, AWS
- 10:15 Customer stories (part 1)
- Department of Finance – update on virtual agent proof of concept
- Northern Ireland Screen – date archival and migration project
- Belfast City Council – 5G visitor experience (augmented reality) project
Leigh Boyd, Department of Finance
Will Chalmers, transACT Technology Solutions
Brenda Murphy, Belfast City Council
- 11:00 Refreshment & networking break
- 11:30 Hands on with AI
Learn effective AI interaction techniques in our practical workshop. Through guided exercises using relevant public sector examples and documents, discover how to get meaningful results from AI tools while exploring important considerations around ethics and responsible use. Our team will provide hands-on support throughout this interactive session.
Gillian Armstrong, AWS
- 12:15 Customer stories (part 2)
- Monaghan County Council and mycoco.ie – a cross council one stop shop for Irish local authority services
Sinead Geraghty, AWS
- 12:45 NI Public Sector 2025 & Beyond
Delegates will have an opportunity to discuss content from the day’s session or any common challenges that would be useful for inclusion in future events.
Facilitated by Socitm NI Committee
- 13:00 Lunch & meeting close
