Shelley Bowyer | Business Applications Manager for Adults and Children
Buckinghamshire Council

Shelley Bowyer is a Business Applications Manager for Adults & Children at Buckinghamshire Council, working at the frontline where connectivity, data, digital infrastructure, and AI directly impact public services. She is responsible for critical social care platforms that increasingly rely on resilient networks, trusted data, and the safe application of AI-enabled tools to support practitioners, partners, and citizens at scale. Shelley leads the governance and performance of complex digital systems supporting Adults’ and Children’s Services, with responsibility for supplier and contract management, system upgrades, information assurance, and continuous service improvement. Her role focuses on ensuring that digital platforms are secure, interoperable, and underpinned by robust infrastructure capable of supporting data-sharing and automation across organisational boundaries. With a strong interest in AI, data interoperability, and digital ethics, Shelley is actively involved in shaping how local authorities explore and adopt AI-driven capabilities—from automation and insight generation to decision support—while maintaining transparency, accountability, and public trust. She brings hands-on experience of embedding AI within highly regulated public-sector environments, balancing innovation with governance, risk management, and value-for-money considerations. At Connected Britain, Shelley offers a local authority perspective on how national investment in connectivity and digital infrastructure enables data-driven transformation and responsible AI adoption in local government, and how these foundations translate into real-world outcomes for frontline services and communities.