Digital Jersey has appointed 'smart cities' specialist Joe Dignan as a Special Adviser.
Joe will be advising Digital Jersey in the year it launches SandBox Jersey, its whole-island testbed proposition.
He is the founder of Kintechi, an independent consultancy focusing on delivering digital transformation at a local, regional and national level. He is also an expert on global Smart City Boards, including the World Bank Smart City Expert Framework.
In addition to speaking, chairing and writing on smart cities, Joe's long-term engagements have included delivering the Gigabit Bristol programme and Head of Business Development for the Future Cities Catapult in the UK.
He is also on the World Bank Smart City Expert Framework, the EU-China Smart City expert group, the Global Advisory Board for Participatory Cities, PwC India – Global Smart City expert network, and Chair of Cityzenith Strategic Advisory Council.