{"id":68299,"date":"2016-03-08T10:04:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T10:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=60fc719a6c3ce41b4c6efd3f7b4650e5"},"modified":"2016-03-08T10:04:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T10:04:17","slug":"press-release-government-digital-board-leads-the-way-with-a-5050-gender-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=68299","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Government digital board leads the way with a 50\/50 gender split"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The government is determined that all Civil Service boards are diverse. On International Women\u2019s Day we have announced that our new digital advisory board is leading the way with a 50\/50 gender split.<\/p>\n

The new board brings together some of the world\u2019s biggest names in digital to advise on providing world-beating digital public services. <\/p>\n

It is made up of UK experts from the retail, digital, data, and technology sectors, who all have experience in creating digital products and services used by millions of people. Fifty percent of the advisors on the board are female and include notable figures such as Baroness Lane Fox, Co-Founder of lastminute.com; Dr Sue Black OBE, Founder and CEO of #techmums; and Vanessa Vallely, Founder of WeAreTheCity.com. <\/p>\n

The group will support, advise and challenge the government to provide better services for users and evaluate how emerging digital and technology trends can be applied to public services.<\/p>\n

The government is determined to bring the best mix of people and experiences to boards of public bodies and departments. With a 50\/50 gender split, this new digital board is outperforming averages in the private sector \u2013 with FTSE 100 boards on average containing 26% women. <\/p>\n

We are making good progress on diversity in public appointments more generally: 44% of new appointments were women in 2014-2015, which is the highest ever recorded. This means that the government is well on the way to achieving our aspiration that 50% of new public appointees should be women.<\/p>\n

Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General Matt Hancock said:<\/p>\n

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We want the very best people on the boards of our public bodies and our government departments, irrespective of gender. I\u2019m proud to say that our new digital advisory group is leading the way with an equal gender balance and I\u2019m determined to work closely with these digital experts to discover and build the best public digital services for citizens.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Notes to editors<\/h2>\n

The board will be chaired by Executive Director of GDS Stephen Foreshew-Cain and its membership includes:<\/p>\n

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  • Richard Allan \u2013 Director of Policy, Europe at Facebook<\/li>\n
  • Dr Sue Black OBE \u2013 Honorary Professor at UCL and Founder and CEO at #techmums<\/li>\n
  • Joanne Hannaford \u2013 Global Co-Head of Enterprise Platforms, Goldman Sachs<\/li>\n
  • Hermann Hauser KBE \u2013 Co-Founder of Amadeus Capital Partners<\/li>\n
  • Brent Hoberman \u2013 Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Founders Factory Ltd<\/li>\n
  • Saul Klein \u2013 CEO and Founder of LoveFilm<\/li>\n
  • Baroness Lane-Fox \u2013 Co-Founder of lastminute.com<\/li>\n
  • Brian McBride \u2013 Chairman of ASOS and former UK Managing Director of Amazon.co.uk<\/li>\n
  • Herman Narula \u2013 CEO and Co-Founder at Improbable<\/li>\n
  • Sir Nigel Shadbolt \u2013 Chairman and Founder of The Open Data Institute (ODI)<\/li>\n
  • Monique Shivanandan \u2013 Group CIO at Aviva<\/li>\n
  • Wendy Tan White \u2013 co-founder and CEO of Moonfruit<\/li>\n
  • Vanessa Vallely \u2013 Managing Director and Founder at WeAreTheCity.com<\/li>\n
  • Laura Wade-Gery \u2013 Executive Director, Multi-channel, Marks & Spencer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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