{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6654b705d950260012df3b93/6a60e3435092e5d571b65615?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From CDs and Paper Files to AI and Drones: Inside An Garda Síochána’s Digital Transformation","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6654b705d950260012df3b93/1784734195096-ca642a09-fa0e-41cc-8191-fc691524e0e4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>An Garda Síochána is replacing paper files, ageing technology and fragmented information with mobile devices, body-worn cameras, drones and carefully governed AI.</p><p><br></p><p>But transforming one of Ireland’s largest and most complex public services is not simply a technology project. It means changing how thousands of Gardaí work — while protecting public trust, individual rights and the judgement of the officer on the ground.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Transform Gov, Maeve Kneafsey goes straight to the source: Assistant Commissioner Angela Willis, strategic lead for organised and serious crime at An Garda Síochána and a Garda officer with more than 30 years’ frontline experience.</p><p><br></p><p>Angela explains:</p><ul><li><strong>How information-led policing gives Gardaí vital context </strong>— including previous incidents, firearms risks and court orders — before they arrive at a call</li><li><strong>What happened at Dublin protests when body-worn cameras were introduced</strong>, and why behaviour appeared to change almost overnight</li><li><strong>Why An Garda Síochána is replacing an interview-recording system</strong> that rely on CDs that are no longer being manufactured</li><li><strong>How frontline feedback f</strong>orced the team to rethink and improve a major national investigation system during its rollout</li><li><strong>Where drones and AI could help Gardaí </strong>work faster and more safely — and where human judgement must remain firmly in control</li><li><strong>Why the hardest part of digital transformation is rarely the technology;</strong> it is earning the confidence of the people expected to use it</li><li><br></li></ul><p>This is a candid and highly practical conversation about modernising a high-stakes public service without losing sight of the Gardaí doing the work — or the people they serve.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧Transform Gov is part of the Ireland eGovernment Awards and is brought to you in partnership with Accenture.</p><p>📅The Ireland eGovernment Awards and Leadership Summit take place on 24 September 2026 at O’Reilly Hall, UCD. Find out more at digitalgovawards.com.</p><p>#TransformGov #DigitalGovernment #AnGardaSiochana #PublicSectorTransformation #GovTech</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Maeve Kneafsey"}