GOVERNMENT OF JERSEY
The Government of Jersey’ s transformation programme builds on the island’ s recognition of digital as core to economic development. For example, Jersey already has fibre to every home and is rolling out nextgeneration 5G technology. Digital Jersey, a government-backed organisation, also supports skills development and issues grants for innovative projects.
“ What’ s also really encouraging – thanks to Jersey’ s nature as a small island – is it’ s hugely entrepreneurial,” Martin adds. Many are working on building digital solutions and leveraging them from a citizen point of view, with the ambition to curate simpler, more joined up services, fewer systems, and a more seamless experience.
Having reliable infrastructure and leveraging the big promise of AI will allow us to improve services and reduce cost.
“ Organisations like Digital Jersey recognise all of the good work that people are doing in Jersey and support digital skills development via its IT skills academy. The Impact Jersey fund issues grants to people for things like real-time housing sensors and drone emergency services – things that have a real tangible benefit for islanders.”
As it stands, the island’ s healthcare system currently operates in digital silos, as data sits separately across GPs, the hospital, adult social care, community nursing and pharmacy – meaning each provider holds a different view of patients’ health information.
114 December 2025