Events

Our events bring together the brightest minds and most influential voices from across the political spectrum, civil society, business and the economy.

 

We currently host two networks which meet monthly hosting high level speakers: 

 

The Public Services 2030 Network is a movement of organisations and individuals committed to rebuilding and reforming our public services so they are fit for the next decade. 

 

The Good Web Network is a community spanning government, industry and civil society, collaborating to build a better internet. Together, our network will better understand how we can build an internet that strengthens, rather than threatens, our democracy and our digital rights.

 

The Collaborative Democracy Network is a new network created by Demos. It is for politicians, policymakers and civil society to come together to discuss innovations that put people at the heart of policy making.

Future Public Services Summit

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Demos’ Future Public Services Taskforce has been working over the last year to develop a new cross-cutting public service reform strategy. In May we published our vision for reform, Liberated Public Services: A new vision for citizens, professionals and policy makers. The Summit marks...

Art, Design, and Participation in Public Policy

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Can artistic and design-led methods help government be more people-centred and participatory? Join us for this exciting, interdisciplinary event looking at how creative, people-centred and participatory approaches can play a role in forging a renewed relationship between the public and...

Citizens’ White Paper & the Civil Service

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Join us for this interactive event from the Collaborative Democracy Network where we will discuss our recent publication, the Citizens’ White Paper and hear from senior civil servants about the work happening in government to involve citizens in policy making. Speakers include: Susan Acland-Hood, Permanent...

New priorities for public services and reform Tue, 30 Jul 2024,

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Public services were front and centre of the election campaign. From NHS waiting lists to teacher recruitment, and from trust in policing to the impact of AI and digitisation, the parties’ policy prescriptions for public services have been debated and...

Now the Work Begins: Lessons in a New Kind of Democracy with Audrey Tang

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Join us for this exciting event hosted by the Collaborative Democracy Network and CASM at Demos. We’re delighted to be hosting Audrey Tang, chief architect of Taiwan’s internationally acclaimed digital democracy. During this conversation, we’ll explore: How Taiwan harnessed digital tools to create inclusive growth and...

Demos launch event: Getting Britain Working

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The new government needs to get Britain working. There are around a million ‘missing workers’ from the UK’s labour market because employment has not recovered since the pandemic, and there are a record 2.8 million people outside the workforce due...

Delivering the Prevention Revolution in an Election Year

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As the political parties gear up for the next election, public service reform is back on the agenda. This includes a renewed focus on prevention – for example Labour has recently called for problems to be tackled “with a long-term,...

Synthetic Elections: are we prepared for generative AI in 2024?

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Generative AI has taken the world by storm. Policymakers, companies and the public are scrambling to work out how they should respond to the exponential development of these tools. We’ve seen AI-generated audio of politicians going viral, chatbots offering incorrect...

Collaborative Democracy Network: How do we build a collaborative democracy?

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Join us for the launch of the Collaborative Democracy Network. We’re delighted to welcome Florence Eshalomi MP, Shadow Minister for Democracy, and Martin Wolf CBE, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times to share their thoughts on building a democracy that works...

How do we decarbonise and reform public services?

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The UK is committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions. This will require significant societal and economic transformation across different sectors. That includes public services, which we know are responsible for around 8% of the UK’s carbon emissions. At the...