London appoints first Chief Digital Officer

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, has appointed Theo Blackwell as the capital’s first ever Chief Digital Officer (CDO).

As London’s first CDO–a manifesto commitment made by the mayor–Blackwell will assist the mayor to make London "the world’s smartest city"–one of the mayor's key ambitions. Blackwell will be tasked with making London's tech hub help transform the way public services are designed and delivered.

Blackwell joins the mayor’s team following work at GovTech accelerator Public Group, advising start-ups on the growing market in local public services, and was previously Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the video games industry’s trade body, Ukie–where he ran a Next Gen Skill ca...