Chris Yiu

Executive Director, Technology and Public Policy

Profile

Chris Yiu is Executive Director of the Technology and Public Policy team at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. His work focuses on improving the dialogue between those changing the world with new technologies, and those seeking to respond to it with policy and regulation.

Chris was previously a general manager at Uber and has held senior roles at a number of public, private and third-sector organisations. You can follow him on Twitter @clry2.

Latest from Chris Yiu

Students in China use VR google while learning about science

Technology and Innovation in Global Education Systems

The primary goal of any education system should be to support learners. EdTech should improve outcomes and the quality of experience for students and teachers.

A version of this briefing was originally prepared by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the Tmrw Institute to inform a round-table discussion with ministers of education at the Global Education and Skills Forum (GESF) 2019.

5th Aug 2019

High angle view of crowd of people on the city square during sunset

Transforming Government for the 21st Century

Technological progress has led to radical change throughout the modern world, with organisations built on internet foundations raising citizens’ expectations of what all services should deliver. Yet governments designed for the offline world are failing to keep up. It’s time to bring them up to speed.

26th Jun 2019

A nurse uses a wireless electronic tablet to order medicines

Challenges and Opportunities for Future Health Policy

Tony Blair and Chris Yiu argue that the outlook for technology and health policy is one of tremendous possibility in an article originally published in the Future Healthcare Journal.

19th Jun 2019

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