Jerry Fishenden
Encyclopedia
Jerry Fishenden has been referred to as "one of the UK’s leading authorities in the world of technology", and appears regularly in a variety of mainstream media
. He is also a frequent guest and keynote speaker
on the conference circuit, drawing on his background across both private and public sectors.
in the application of artificial intelligence
techniques to composition.
He is a Co-Founder and Director of the Centre for Technology Policy Research, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics Department of Management and a key advisor to the Policy Engagement Network. In November 2010 he was appointed as a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee to assist the Committee with their inquiry into government IT. From 2009-2010, he was appointed as a member of the Scottish Government's expert panel on identity management and privacy.
He has held a variety of the IT industry's most senior positions, including as Microsoft
's lead technology policy and strategy advisor; as Head of Business Systems for the UK’s chief financial services regulator in the City of London
; as an Officer of the House of Commons, where he pioneered the Parliamentary data and video network at the Houses of Parliament, as well as putting Parliament on the World Wide Web
; and as a Director of IT in the National Health Service.
His blog tackles issues at the intersection of technology and policy. Analysts Redmonk have referred to him as being a ‘trusted advisor’. His Scotsman article on the proposed Identity Card
for the UK, which was the first public commentary on the system by a recognised industry figure, opened up constructive debate on an important topic
He is a Fellow with Chartered status of the British Computer Society (FBCS CITP), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), a Fellow of the Institute for the Management of Information Systems (FIMIS) and a Fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers. He is also a long-time member of the Writers Guild of Great Britain and currently undertaking research at the Institute of Creative Technologies.
Mass media
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. He is also a frequent guest and keynote speaker
Keynote
A keynote in literature, music, or public speaking establishes the principal underlying theme. In corporate or commercial settings, greater importance is attached to the delivery of a keynote speech or keynote address...
on the conference circuit, drawing on his background across both private and public sectors.
Overview
In 1984 he graduated with a BSc (Hons) from the City University, London where he also later obtained an MPhilMaster of Philosophy
The Master of Philosophy is a postgraduate research degree.An M.Phil. is a lesser degree than a Doctor of Philosophy , but in many cases it is considered to be a more senior degree than a taught Master's degree, as it is often a thesis-only degree. In some instances, an M.Phil...
in the application of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
techniques to composition.
He is a Co-Founder and Director of the Centre for Technology Policy Research, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics Department of Management and a key advisor to the Policy Engagement Network. In November 2010 he was appointed as a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee to assist the Committee with their inquiry into government IT. From 2009-2010, he was appointed as a member of the Scottish Government's expert panel on identity management and privacy.
He has held a variety of the IT industry's most senior positions, including as Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
's lead technology policy and strategy advisor; as Head of Business Systems for the UK’s chief financial services regulator in the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
; as an Officer of the House of Commons, where he pioneered the Parliamentary data and video network at the Houses of Parliament, as well as putting Parliament on the World Wide Web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
; and as a Director of IT in the National Health Service.
His blog tackles issues at the intersection of technology and policy. Analysts Redmonk have referred to him as being a ‘trusted advisor’. His Scotsman article on the proposed Identity Card
Identity document
An identity document is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. If issued in the form of a small, mostly standard-sized card, it is usually called an identity card...
for the UK, which was the first public commentary on the system by a recognised industry figure, opened up constructive debate on an important topic
He is a Fellow with Chartered status of the British Computer Society (FBCS CITP), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), a Fellow of the Institute for the Management of Information Systems (FIMIS) and a Fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers. He is also a long-time member of the Writers Guild of Great Britain and currently undertaking research at the Institute of Creative Technologies.
External links
- CIO, "Whitehall CIO role needs thorough reappraisal"
- The Register, "Can the UK have its identity strategy back, Mr President?"
- The Register, "So what do we do when ID Cards 1.0 finally dies?
- The Financial Times, "New models of security and privacy"
- Scottish Government Press Release, "Improving public confidence in online services"
- The Daily Telegraph, “Who Do They Think We Are?”
- Computer Weekly, “Identity Assurance for the UK”
- Health Service Journal, “Technology as a Transformational Enabler of Health Policy”
- ZDNet, “The Big Interview: Jerry Fishenden”
- The BBC, “European Phishing Gangs Targeted”
- ZDNet, “Open Source Community Wooed by Microsoft”
- The Scotsman, “ID Cards will lead to “massive fraud””
- The Financial Times, “Fishenden climbs the Microsoft ladder”
- Jerry Fishenden’s blog on new technology observations from a UK perspective
- Jerry Fishenden’s research site into the application of new creative technologies