Building the Smart State is techUK’s flagship public services conference and the go-to conference for public sector digital leaders. 2023 will see it return for the ninth year and focus on the most pressing and important topics for public sector digital transformation.

The annual event brings around 200 senior leaders and decision-makers from across the public sector – most notably central and local government – together with the technology industry to showcase how technology is shaping today's and tomorrow’s public services – helping to build a smarter state. Previous speakers have included Chief Digital and Information Officers from across the biggest Whitehall departments, local government, and cities.

Building the Smarter State curates a day of leading public sector innovators and offers opportunities to network, and build new relationships to solve common challenges within the smarter state.