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⏳ Just 7 weeks until the Building the Smarter State Conference! 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of techUK's flagship event, BTSS. For a decade, BTSS has been the go-to event for public sector digital leaders, drawing 200 senior decision-makers annually. To celebrate, we're releasing weekly insights from 10 top tech leaders on public sector digital transformation. Check out the latest article by Paul Fagan, Head of Digital Programme, The Scottish Government. Stay tuned for more thought leadership as we count down to BTSS 2024! 🚀 Heather Cover-Kus | Georgina Maratheftis | Ellie Huckle | Matthew Evans | Margot Stumm | Dora Pass | Tania Teixeira | Alice Jackson | Julian David #10YearsBTSS #BTSS2024 #DigitalTransformation #PublicSectorInnovation #techUK ______ 🏙 Join us on the 10th of September for the 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 conference. 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://bit.ly/3Pj9OV8 (𝘗𝘴𝘴𝘵... 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦! 🤭) Sponsors: Leidos, Exclaimer, Tussell, Cognizant, Kyndryl, FuturePlus & CACI Ltd ____ 🌱 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 🌍 https://lnkd.in/eR6Q4N3c

🚀 On March 26th, over 100 women gathered at techUK for a powerful discussion on Digital Ethics and AI Safety, part of our Tech Together Campaign during Women's History Month. This event kicked off our Decoding Digital Ethics Webinar Series. Our speakers included: ▪ Felicity Burch, Executive Director, Responsible Technology Adoption Unit (RTA) ▪ Suzanne Iris Brink, PhD, Data & AI Ethics Lead, KAINOS GROUP PLC ▪ Elizabeth Seger, Director of CAMS, Demos’ Digital Policy Research Hub ▪ Abigail Oppong, AI Ethics Researcher at Ghana NLP Watch the full webinar here: https://orlo.uk/8WcXu #techUK #IWD2024 #DiversityInTech #DEI #InvestInWomen #Inclusion #WomenInTech Tess Buckley | Tania Teixeira | Nimmi Patel ____________ 💚 Visit our #TechTogether Hub: https://orlo.uk/GbmJs ____________ 🫶 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀? Join our tech community to amplify your influence, forge valuable connections, and drive innovation together. Find out more: https://orlo.uk/Cn2ez

🚀 Exciting Opportunity: Register to attend... and apply to participate!🚀 🧬 techUK is thrilled to invite you to join us again on 8 October for this year’s Health & Care Summit! 💊 (Register here: https://orlo.uk/2uYMA) But that is not all... Until the 5th August we are opening applications for techUK members to nominate themselves or a colleague to be a panellist at the Summit. 💬 This is your chance to share your expertise, showcase your innovations, and influence the conversations that will shape the future of health and care. To apply, fill out the form before the 5 August deadline. The form takes on average 10 minutes to complete, good luck to all that decide to apply!

🤝 Join us for this market insight briefing on 1 October! We will analyse the latest local government tech spend and you will have the opportunity to meet your perfect business partner during the speed networking session. Speakers include: Cameron Major, Sales Director, Oxygen Insights who will present data on public contracts and spending outlining the state of local government IT and tech. More speakers to be announced soon. This is an opportunity for tech companies large and small to network and identify business partners with innovative solutions for transforming local public services, from new players to established companies within the local public services tech market. Places for the speed networking are limited so register below now 👇 https://orlo.uk/qX4WZ Ileana Lupsa Tracy Modha Alison Young #LocalPublicServices #Innovation #LocalGovernment

🌊 Join our webinar on 22 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 to learn about water risks for data centres and practical strategies organisations can implement to minimise potential impacts in the era of AI. 🎤 Sign up now to hear from experts such as Sarah MacKay at ERM: https://lnkd.in/gqdV6_EP Weronika Dorociak | Craig Melson | Luisa Cardani | Sue Daley | Usman Ikhlaq | Tess Buckley #TechClimateAction #AI #Sustainability #DigitalTwins _____________    🤝 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗨𝗞 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀!  Join our tech community to amplify your influence, forge valuable connections, and drive innovation together: https://ow.ly/uttm50Qyl46   _____________    🌱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝐦𝗮𝘁𝐞 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝐢𝐨𝐧  techUK is a powerful advocate for members on climate issues. We promote tech-led decarbonisation, champion member innovation, and advocate for policy and regulation that can reduce risk and incentivise investment in tech.    For more information on how techUK can support you, please visit our Climate Action Hub and click ‘contact us’: http://ow.ly/yu3a50NIi16 

Today, in collaboration with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), we have outlined four policy actions that the new Government must prioritise to advance the UK's automated vehicles sector.    #AVs will revolutionise the way we move people and goods and transform industrial operations. The #AutomatedVehiclesAct has laid the foundation for a world-leading regulatory and legal framework in the UK.      The new Government can grow our economy, make our roads safer and protect the environment by progressing these actions as soon as possible.      Read our joint paper with #SMMT here:  https://lnkd.in/einmHunN    Find out about techUK’s #SelfDrivingVehicle working group here: https://lnkd.in/ehh-DXeY   #FutureTransport #FutureMobility #SelfDrivingCars #ConnectedandAutomatedMobility

❓ Missed techUK's recent AI, Web3 & Immersive tech webinars? 🔮 On 9 July, we hosted our 'Future Visions: Web3 & AI' webinar - This featured Digital Catapult, The Metaverse Institute and Improbable. ➡️ View the full recording here: https://orlo.uk/WlTCL 🕶️ On 22 July, we hosted our 'AI & Immersive technologies' webinar - This featured Innovate UK, AR for Enterprise Alliance and Existent. ➡️ View the full recording here: https://orlo.uk/IglJ6 👀 Both events are part of techUK's 'Web3 & Immersive tech' campaign, which runs from July to December 2024. Find out more here: https://orlo.uk/FeIe0 #AI #AR #VR #XR #Web3 #blockchain #crypto __________ 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 🌍 Mark your calendars for 6 November, as our 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 returns to Central London! 🎟️ 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://orlo.uk/JhQ19 🤝 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁? Email us at events@techuk.org or visit https://orlo.uk/HSX3E to find out more. _________ 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗞 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚀 The opportunities for innovation are endless. Together we are working with Government and other stakeholders to address tech innovation priorities and build an innovation ecosystem that will benefit people, society, the economy and the planet - and supercharge the UK as a global leader in tech and innovation. For more information or to get in touch, please visit our Innovation Hub and click ‘contact us’: https://orlo.uk/4TqCQ 🌱 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 🌍 https://orlo.uk/EFHZ1

⭐Today, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced £100 million in government funding for five new quantum research hubs! 🧠These five new hubs will be led by universities across the UK and will work closely with industry partners to build on world leading UK strength across a plurality of quantum technologies. 💻The UK's 'quantum hubs' model has provided world leading research and innovation since 2014. The renewal of this system, with five new hubs announced, underscores UK Government commitment to build on the long term success of the National Quantum Technologies Programme, continuing to place quantum technologies at the heart of its science and research ambitions. ⚙️The focus on practical use of quantum technology, emphasising industry and academic collaboration, is welcomed by techUK as a strong step towards supporting quantum commercialisation. We look forward to exploring how the research undertaken by these hubs translates into real-world applications that benefits UK society, economy and the planet. ➡️Click here to read the insight: https://orlo.uk/fkoAj #Quantum #DSIT #UKtech #Innovation #Emergingtech Laura Foster _________ 🤝𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗨𝗞 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀! 🌱 Join our tech community to amplify your influence, forge valuable connections, and drive innovation together: https://orlo.uk/c0zvv _________ 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗞 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚀 The opportunities for innovation are endless. Together we are working with Government and other stakeholders to address tech innovation priorities and build an innovation ecosystem that will benefit people, society, the economy and the planet - and supercharge the UK as a global leader in tech and innovation. 👉For more information or to get in touch, please visit our Innovation Hub and click ‘contact us’: https://orlo.uk/v1mzX

📍 At London Tech Week, the techUK team discussed membership benefits with visitors, exhibitors, and sponsors. We spoke with Ashwini Rath from Batoi Systems about their company and the importance of the event. 📺 Watch all 18 interviews here: https://lnkd.in/dUqrCXSW Tania Teixeira | Julian David | Alice Jackson | Margherita Certo | Alex Smith | TechSkills.org | Jaroszlav Katai | Ed Bevan | Glyn Hughes #LTW24 #LondonTechWeek #Techology #London ________ 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗨𝗞 techUK is a membership organisation that brings together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve. We collaborate across business, government and stakeholders to fulfil the potential of technology to deliver a stronger society and more sustainable future. 🌱 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 🌍 https://lnkd.in/eR6Q4N3c

🌟Call for Speakers and Panellists 🌟 Are you a techUK member with a passion for Health and Care? Now's your chance to shine! Nominate yourself or someone you know to be a panellist at the Health and Care Summit. Share your expertise, showcase your innovations, and influence the future of health and care. To apply, fill out the form before the 5 August deadline! Find the application form and day's programme here: https://orlo.uk/iDsaG