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OAG 048 - October 2025

From paper-based healthcare to digital excellence

Graham Etherington from Kodak Alaris Ltd discusses how to speed up digital transformation from paper-based healthcare systems to digital excellence.

Montenegro’s road to the EU: Civil society’s role in turning ambition into reality

Decebal-Ștefăniță Pădure is a member of the European Economic and Social Committee and Co-Chair of the EU-Montenegro Civil Society Joint Consultative Committee (JCC). Here, he charts Montenegro’s path to the European Union.

From productivity packs to recurrent savings: Turning identified opportunities into delivered benefits

NHS England initiated a ‘financial reset’ for 2025/26, expecting Trusts to improve productivity by 4%, operate within reduced budgets, and provide evidence of control. Gareth Jenkins from Changeology Group Ltd outlines how the company can help achieve these goals.

Introducing Smurfit Westrock security concepts

Peter Thomas, Managing Director, introduces Smurfit Westrock Security Concepts, an internationally recognised provider of high-security printing and identity management solutions.

Beyond the hype: How AI scribes are redefining clinical practice and patient care

Kai Van Lieshout discusses how AI scribes are transforming clinical practice, presenting both human stories and empirical evidence to show their impact on medical practitioners and the patient experience.

Turning local government reorganisation into a digital success story

Mark Gannon, the Director of Client Solutions at Netcall, presents ten key priorities to transform local government reorganisation into a digital success.

Humanities funding in North America

Explore the positive initiatives of the National Endowment for the Humanities, along with concerns about potential staff and grant program cuts, and the possibility of rescinding previously awarded grants.

Dynamically installed anchors for offshore floating wind turbines

Gain insights from Dr Jon Tore Lieng, Managing Director of Deep Sea Anchors AS, as he discusses more about Dynamically Installed Anchors for offshore floating wind turbines.

Bridging the gap: Incorporating digital acceptance to maintain digital accessibility through engagement

Mike Taylor from the Digital Accessibility Centre highlights the barriers to digital accessibility and the importance of understanding access challenges in project planning. He also explains the role of assistive technology in enabling independent access to digital content.

Freeing clinicians from documentation admin so they can focus on care

Tandem Health’s AI medical assistant is helping thousands of clinicians alleviate the burden of documentation, enabling them to reclaim their time and reduce stress.

Supporting UK healthcare’s shift to AI

Accuro offers speech-to-text transcription services designed to alleviate the administrative burden faced by clinicians in healthcare settings. Here, they explain the advantages of the company’s Ambient Voice Technology (AVT), particularly through the use of an Ambient Scribe.

Investing in research and innovation for better EU policymaking

Good policy builds on reliable science. Bernard Magenhann, Director-General of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), points out that investing in research at the EU level means supporting independent science to inform policymaking and, by extension, standards and norms that affect our daily lives.

Equity for maternal health in LAC

Peter Baffoe, a Health Specialist at UNICEF, discusses the prevalence and drivers of maternal mortality in the Latin America and Caribbean region while emphasizing the need for stronger global efforts to address the broader, complex systemic issues.

Smarter, safer public sector payments

Smarterpay Limited explains how to achieve smarter and safer solutions for the transformation of public sector payments.

Defence in depth: Building layers of security in a modern threat landscape

Raymond Setchfield discusses building layers of security in a modern threat landscape within this defence-in-depth focus.

AI lung cancer diagnostic pathway redesign in North East London

Surabhi Srivastava, Commercial Head UK and EU at Qure.ai, discusses how integrating artificial intelligence can reduce chest X-ray reporting times and accelerate early lung cancer diagnosis.

Regenerative agriculture: A new chapter in EU green farming policy

Discover the EESC opinion on Regenerative agriculture as a target towards enhancing sustainable food production.

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