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Our latest thinking on AI, digital sovereignty, state capacity, technology and transformation

Themes

Digital Sovereignty: The Power to Decide

10 April 2026

Rob Miller

Cyber risk: why audit reports won't save you

6 October 2026

Gavin Beckett

Three ways to build intelligence-era digital and tech services in local government

30 September 2026

Alexander Jones

Three lessons from three years spent building AI inside the UK government

16 September 2026

Alexandra MacEachern

Seven years to an overnight success: what Alberta can teach governments about AI

9 September 2026

Catherine Howe

“MSAs are the unit of public sector reform”: An interview with Dorset Council Chief Exec, Catherine Howe

28 August 2026

Mike Bracken CBE

Thoughts on ‘The Geopolitics of Digital Sovereignty: Contested Networks, Territories and Self-determination’ (Elgar, 2026)

19 August 2026

Dai Vaughan

What the AISI incident teaches us about modern cyber resilience

14 August 2026

Latest podcasts

p.d_cast #3

In this episode we explore how senior leaders can get real results from AI investment, instead of treating it as a quick fix.

p.d_cast #2

In this episode, we explore real-world examples of organisational resilience and the lessons leaders can take away.

p.d_cast #1

In this episode, we discuss how businesses can build the cultural and operational foundations needed to adapt and grow.

PD Newsletter #110: A time for boldness, not for panic

In the wake of so much noise about the existential threat of AI, our September edition looks at stories of teams using AI boldly and for the public good.

PD Newsletter #109: Devolution, with guest editor Catherine Howe

This special edition is co-edited by Catherine Howe, Chief Executive of Dorset Council. She shares her takes on devolution, AI, and the future of local government.

PD Newsletter #108: Our new book: The Intelligence Era Organisation

This edition is guest edited by Adam Maddison, the author of our new book The Intelligence Era Organisation: Creating the Conditions to Thrive in the Age of AI.

We have been writing our newsletter since 2018 telling the stories of internet-era ways of working in public and private organisations around the world.

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Publications

The Intelligence Era Organisation

23 June 2026

Shaping Technology for Transformation

1 February 2026

Report: Finding the Opportunities for Transformation in Local Public Services

22 January 2026

News

PD warns institutions are losing control in the AI era

29 September 2026

PD's Lauren Kahn and James Stewart discuss digital sovereignty in Washington DC, April 2026

23 Sept: Digital sovereignty on global agenda as PD partners with Devex at UNGA81

21 September 2026

Former government AI leader joins PD as Senior Director

25 August 2026

PD strengthens senior leadership with two new Partners

28 July 2026

Announcing Chandresh Pankhania as our Chief Financial Officer

13 July 2026

PD publishes new book: The Intelligence Era Organisation

23 June 2026