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Imogen Parker

Imogen Parker is a policy leader whose work examines how AI affects people and public services. She co-authored an IPPR report on public-service reform in 2014, then worked on data ethics at the Nuffield Foundation while the Ada Lovelace Institute was being established. At Ada, she addressed COVID-19 contact tracing and vaccine passports, contributed to research on local-government analytics, and co-authored a public-sector AI briefing. In September 2026, she contributed to an Ada-NICE study on AI adoption; as of October 2026, she is the institute’s Associate Director for Social and Economic Policy.

Works
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Timeline

  1. 2014

    Public services at IPPR

    In 2014, she co-authors Many to many: How the relational state will transform public services, an IPPR report on addressing complex public-service needs and strengthening citizen engagement.

  2. 2018

    Nuffield Foundation policy role

    In 2018, she is Head of Justice, Citizens and Digital Society Programmes at the Nuffield Foundation and asks how data and AI affect society and how to embed ethical practice as the Ada Lovelace Institute is being established. Her earlier posts include acting Head of Policy Research for Citizens and Democracy at Citizens Advice and Research Fellow at IPPR. She holds first-class degrees from Oxford University and the London Consortium, and her career includes a Policy Fellowship at Cambridge University’s Centre for Science and Policy.

  3. 2020

    Provisos for contact tracing

    At Ada, she publishes Provisos for a contact tracing app in May 2020, calling for transparency about the app’s ethical concerns and technical limits.

  4. 2021

    Vaccine passport research

    In 2021, she leads Ada’s vaccine-passport project, which weighs evidence, risks and benefits and issues guidance to governments and developers.

  5. 2024

    Critical analytics?

    In 2024, she makes significant contributions to Critical analytics?, an Ada report on early data analytics in local authority service delivery.

  6. 2025

    Learn fast and build things

    In 2025, she co-authors Learn fast and build things, an Ada briefing that draws lessons from six years of studying AI in the public sector.

  7. As of October 2026

    AI adoption at NICE

    In September 2026, she contributes to Care and consideration, Ada’s report on AI adoption with NICE. As of October 2026, she is Ada’s Associate Director for Social and Economic Policy.

Sources and credits

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  1. Many to many: How the relational state will transform public services | IPPR ippr.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Meet the female leaders and influencers of Artificial Intelligence digital.je. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Imogen Parker | Ada Lovelace Institute adalovelaceinstitute.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Provisos for a contact tracing app | Ada Lovelace Institute adalovelaceinstitute.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Vaccine passports and COVID-19 status apps | Ada Lovelace Institute adalovelaceinstitute.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Critical analytics? | Ada Lovelace Institute adalovelaceinstitute.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Learn fast and build things | Ada Lovelace Institute adalovelaceinstitute.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. Care and consideration | Ada Lovelace Institute adalovelaceinstitute.org. Checked 15 October 2026.