What does this event cover
Reform is reshaping the landscape, but most of the conversation is currently at the policy level. This session with Datascape goes deeper to look at how technology is changing and shaping the way we work.
Georgiana Johnson, Datascape’s Sector Lead for Local Government, will start the session sharing what she’s seeing from inside the sector and what the technology decisions look like.
Then Angela Millward, Datascape’s Product Design Lead, gets practical, covering where councils are finding real time back, what the before and after looks like when AI meets council workflows, and how to take the complexity out of measuring impact.
The content of this webinar is grounded in Datascape’s AI Insights research and built from live sector patterns. This is for the leaders navigating what comes next, not in theory, but right now.
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Angela Millward
Angela Millward is the Product Design Lead for Datascape at Datacom, where she leads the design of systems that help councils work smarter — from service delivery through to internal operations.
With a background spanning software development, UX, and AI strategy, Angela brings a rare combination of technical depth and human-centred design thinking to local government technology. Her recent work focuses on embedding AI into council platforms in ways that are practical, ethical, and governed — shifting staff from repetitive tasks to higher-value decision-making roles. In 2025, she was recognised with an ARN Emerging Technology Award for her leadership in AI transformation.
Philip Shackleton
Philip joined Taituarā in September 2025, as Principal Advisor, Sector Readiness.
He brings over 20 years of experience, and relationships in local government and the public sector.
His career includes 10 years in senior roles with councils and more recently 7 years as Principal Policy Advisor with Local Government New Zealand. He has most recently worked in leadership roles at Waka Kotahi and at EECA where he was Development Lead in the Standards and Regulations Team. Philip’s expertise includes policy development, regulatory analysis, stakeholder management, and project and programme delivery.
In his role as Principal Advisor, Sector Readiness, Philip is committed to supporting the Sector Readiness Team develop tools and resources that help the sector prepare for and successfully implement new legislation and policies.
