
Eddie Copeland
Head of Technology Policy, 2013-15

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What are the policy challenges of driverless cars?
by Eddie Copeland | Aug 20, 2015
It was Jeremy Clarkson who offered one of the most memorable cautionary notes about the future of driverless cars. To paraphrase Amazon’s new TV star, “You have to remember that however sophisticated driverless cars get, somewhere there’s a guy called Keith tinkering...
What if public services could be more like Amazon’s?
by Eddie Copeland | May 14, 2015
For all the advances we have seen during the course of the last parliament in the development of better online transactions, they are not ‘user-centric’ but ‘users-centric’ (plural). They are designed so that anyone, anywhere will find them simple, quick and...
What does the election result mean for tech policy?
by Eddie Copeland | May 12, 2015
For months it was expected that the 2015 general election would be followed by days or even weeks of political uncertainty as parties vied to form a new coalition. Instead – and to the surprise of almost everyone – the outcome was clear. What might be the implications...
We’re asking the wrong questions about Smart Cities
by Eddie Copeland | Mar 26, 2015
Smart phones. Smart watches. Smart homes. Smart grids. Prefix almost any noun with ‘smart’ and you have yourself a technological revolution. If you believe the hype, almost any problem can be solved or situation made better if only the device is smart enough. ...Support Us
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