Robert Ling

Assistant Director for Technology and Change North Yorkshire County Council

Robert is the Assistant Director for Technology and Change at North Yorkshire County Council where he leads the transformation function across the council, responsible for Digital, Data and Technology, Projects, and Customer Services. He previously worked for Local Partnership as a Project Director specialising in Digital Exploitation, UK Government in the delivery of the national broadband programme. Prior to this Robert worked at Yorkshire Forward the regional development agency, focusing on programmes increasing business performance through Supply Chain Development, ICT Exploitation, and Sustainable Development. Currently Robert is Programme Director for the merger of the 8 North Yorkshire councils into a single new council on April 1st 2023. Outside of work, Robert who is a resident of Harrogate is also a trustee of Ripon Workhouse Museum and Solidaritech, as social enterprise responsible for repurposing IT and distributing to asylum seekers and refugees.