About

Adam Wilkinson

became interested in public value and its impact 25 years ago while developing and Internet based social enterprise in Herefordshire (KC3) that is still used as an example of multiple regeneration using Information Technologies as a catalyst for change. He was responsible for the implementation of the technology element of the Downing Street farming in Crisis summit and pioneered the use of public data using internet technologies, and negotiated the first use of public data on the internet when he developed the agricultural census online software.

This work led directly to developing the measurement of Public Value, and at Northumberland County Council in partnership with the New Economics Foundation he developed the Local Multiplier (LM3) model.  LM3 was used quantify the public value impact  on the communities of all 25 local authorities in the North East. Simultaneously he established LM3online to provide access and use for the third sector to the model and to build capacity in procurement of both public and private sectors.

Further work has helped to lead the broadening understanding of sustainability and value.  As a partner in a large scale Horizon programme he developed Meal Analyser as a way to measure and drive change in food catering services, while work with large Tier 1 suppliers, such as Kier, and Balfour Beatty has led to further innovations in mapping of supply chains and their impacts.  

Current examples are the design and build of a supplier information and intelligence system (SIIS) assisting the construction of Hinkley Point C bringing together multiple information sources, using AI to provide meaningful risk and opportunity insights. The food lab is working with Scottish Government, academic partners, and the Wellcome foundation on the impacts and metrics for the implementation of the Good Food Nation Act.

He was on the advisory board of the Foundation for Entrepreneurial Management, a joint initiative between London Business School and successful entrepreneurs, and was involved in the establishment of the Global entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). In the past he worked as Chair of OneWorld.net UK a global charity using internet technologies for civil rights. In addition to a joint MA honours degree in Geography and Psychology he also studied Economics at St. Andrews University. He has studied Excellence in Governance at Harvard Business School and Public Sector management at Northumbria University.

Richard Wilde

has worked in the Internet software development industry since 1996 and has worked on leading edge technologies and has maintained an up to date knowledge of this fast moving environment. He has a wide experience of interoperability issues and efficiencies associated with a variety of technologies. He has a proven ability to both understand and relate to customers requirements and to deliver full project specifications both internally and in consultancy roles.

As a head programmer then as a development manager he was responsible for all types of programming projects, which included: Database driven websites, Windows management systems, client-server web interfaces API integration and design and automation of tasks (i.e. auctions, email automation).