On this episode of our digital transformation podcast we meet Dr. Sandra Collins, a trailblazer in the public sector's digital landscape, who is also a three-time winner of the Ireland eGovernment Awards. She has been instrumental in bringing transformative projects out of the basement (literally) and into the limelight. 

🎙️ Episode Highlights:

- Discover how entering prestigious awards can remind you of the significance of your transformation efforts.

- Explore how everything we create today, from art to social interactions, is digital, and why safeguarding our digital history is crucial.

- Learn about the digitisation of parish records and how it has revolutionised genealogy research.

- Understand why Dr. Collins believes digital transformation projects should be people-centric, focusing on problem-solving and stakeholder engagement.

- Pandemic Insights. Hear stories from the National Library during the pandemic, where virtual events saw unprecedented public engagement with cultural material.

- Delve into the challenges of recording history in a digital age and the critical role of digital repositories.

Key Takeaways:

- The importance of not letting digital transformation be driven solely by technologists.

- The necessity of preserving digital records to avoid a potential new dark age.

- The need for agreements with tech companies to secure our social history.

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