Delighted to see on national television highlighting the challenge of the digital world leaving behind the young and old! Shout out to Datshiane for making this programme! #joiningthedots with BCS Digital Divide SG, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, Digital Poverty Alliance 🧑🏻‍💻👩🏿‍💻👨🏼‍💻.

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Keynote by Tina Stowell OpenUK #stateofopencon #soocon24 sharing
HOL report on AI for govt:
-new rules not to stifle small players
-scale protection for business to adopt with confidence
-fairness
-industry expertise

Key one for me is use tech to empower digital inclusion!

UK Tech Week to champion regional innovation at inaugural event uktech.news/events/uk-tech… via @uktnofficial UK Tech Advocates Global Tech Advocates techUK UKTCG TechNorthAdvocates Birmingham Tech Week TechLondonAdvocates TechWestEnglandAdvocates Tech Wales Advocates TechScotAdv @TechBelfastAdv Sheila Flavell CBE

Panel on AI and Openness OpenUK #stateofopencon #soocon24 . Umesh Rajani talks about a true open ai (not the company). Ben Brooks-Dutton talks about US regulation and challenges for open source community-120 bills in congress! Margaret Harnett talks about EU AI Act on 2 Feb.

#stateofopencon #soocon24 keynote by Neil Lawrence, Professor of AI/ML at Cambridge University. No talk about AI or slides! Instead stresses importance of social dimension of communities like the open source community and the value of dialogue over the written word. Radical or good sense?

Day 2 of #stateofopencon #soocon24 kicked off by Amanda Brock of OpenUK - connecting the world of open source and AI referencing the AI and Open Innovation report. And reminding us how big open source is:
2nd in community in Europe
3rd in AI business in the world

What is the Open Manifesto?
Amanda Brock of OpenUK shares with the attendees at #stateofopencon #soocon24 .

Privilege to hear from Bruce Perens K6BP - I Stand with Ukraine founder of open source definition 25 years ago OpenUK’s #stateofopencon #soocon24 . He shares his view on a post Open big goals-everyone gets paid not just the few.

#stateofopencon #soocon24 OpenUK opening keynote by Chi Onwurah 💙 on the importance of open innovation. Background in hardware, she says she is the closest to a dev in government.

Democratising of digital and technology is key to accessibility.

Day 1 of #stateofopencon #soocon24 kicked off by Amanda Brock OpenUK. More than 800 delegates from all over the world in London. Amazing to see the open source community thriving.

Almost ready...to greet the global open tech community in London - #soocon24 #stateofopencon #opencon

We ❤️ this dashboard and think it's invaluable information and guidance for anyone planning or working on a #DigitalInclusion project in the UK #DigitalDivide Cc Freddie Quek Digital Poverty Alliance 🧑🏻‍💻👩🏿‍💻👨🏼‍💻

What can be done to tackle #DigitalPoverty ? Join us for a BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT #BCSPolicyJam webinar to hear from CEO Elizabeth Anderson Freddie Quek and Cllr. Catherine Gibbons, at North Somerset Council

🗓31 Jan
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'Millions of people are missing out as more and more services move online' says Digital Poverty Alliance 🧑🏻‍💻👩🏿‍💻👨🏼‍💻 CEO Elizabeth Anderson at @BCS Webinar - Closing the UK’s Digital Divide.

🚨 Next #BCSPolicyJam - Wednesday 12-1PM 🚨

We'll be talking about tackling #DigitalPoverty on a local & national level.

Excelent speakers:

Elizabeth Anderson CEO of Digital Poverty Alliance 🧑🏻‍💻👩🏿‍💻👨🏼‍💻

Freddie Quek CTO of Times Higher Education

Catherine Gibbons - Labour4Milton Deputy Leader of North Somerset Council

Join us 😀👇

Being digital is no longer just an advantage in life; it is a necessity. Join BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT panel webinar to learn about our MOU and how together we are working to address the #DigitalDivide .

🗣Claire Penketh Freddie Quek Elizabeth Anderson North Somerset Council

🗓31 Jan
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31st January, 12-1, chaired by Daniel Aldridge, Catherine Gibbons - Labour4Milton will be joining Digital Poverty Alliance 🧑🏻‍💻👩🏿‍💻👨🏼‍💻 CEO Elizabeth Anderson & Times Higher Education CTO Freddie Quek to talk about tackling #DigitalPoverty here in #WestonSuperMare & the wider UK.

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⏰️ New @BCS report on ethics in AI ⏰️

88% of IT professionals want UK Prime Minister PM Rishi Sunak & Matt Clifford to ensure the UK takes an international lead on ethical standards in the use of AI at the UK #AISafetySummit

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What a treat to learn from Jamie Peacock MBE great GB Rugby League captain at #ukitleaders community day in Leeds, about how thinking differently is key to achieving a successful outcome. Of course you need application, collaboration, hard truths, know your team, commitment-action.

#ukitleaders23 community day continues after lunch discussing AI and the future of IT support - excellent panel with Callum Gillespie from Littlefish, Zeeshan Kazmi from Associate British Foods, Rachel Hopkins from ArrowXL and Fraser Brown from Brewdog.