The techUK Podcast

This month’s techUK podcast which looks at the state of local public services digital and what’s to come. Georgina Maratheftis, Associate Director for Local Public Services at techUK and is joined by guests Eddie Copeland, Director, London Office for Technology and Innovation; Suraj Kika - CEO and Founder - Jadu; and Rachael Beer, Business Development Director – Capita Local Public Service, Capita...

In this episode, techUK’s Head of SME Engagement Ed Bevan and Head of Nations and Regions Matt Robinson talked with October’s SME Member’s of the Week to discuss the findings of the Local Digital Capital Index (https://www.techuk.org/shaping-policy/nations-and-regions/local-digital-capital-index-2022.html) and how SMEs are integral to the development of regional digital economies. techUK’s second...

techUK, in partnership with GfK, is delighted to release the sixth edition of our annual State of the Connected Home report, which surveys a nationally representative sample of 1,000 adults across the UK to ask about their awareness, interest, and ownership of a range of connected or ‘smart’ home products. In this episode, our Head of Market Access & Consumer Technology Lewis Walmesley-Browne talk...

In this episode we explore the concept of ‘place’ in care, the principles behind it, the impact of Covid-19 on care delivery, prospects for innovation following the introduction of Integrated Care Systems, examples of industry best practice, and where listeners can go to learn more about ‘place’ and innovation in care. We were joined by Helena Zaum (Social Care Lead at Microsoft and Chair of techU...

As part of techUK’s ongoing work to champion work, companies and innovation happening across the UK’s nations and regions, we will be taking a closer look each month at those leaders, businesses, products and to know more about them, their work and the company. Our first episode hosted by techUK’s Head of Nations & Regions, Matt Robinson, is with Chris Tate, CEO of Condatis, an identity access man...

The West Midlands was named the UK’s fastest growing region for digital in 2021. With new businesses starting up and growing, new jobs and a need for new skills, and new investment in the region, it’s an exciting and interesting time for tech. But how’s this happened and what’s the insight from local leaders in the know? Listen in to techUK’s latest podcast focused on the West Midlands as we look...

In this episode of the techUK podcast, we explore the topic of private networks for enterprise, specifically, how we can accelerate the deployment of private networks from beyond the testbed phase and drive adoption across industry and the public sector. The episode covers the key challenges for enterprise customers that the telecoms sector can address with advanced connectivity services, includin...

In this episode of the techUK podcast, we will explore the tech industry’s approach to increasing AI trustworthiness. AI technologies have the potential to drive economic growth, help improve many of the services we interact with daily and even contribute to solving some of the most complex social and environmental challenges facing the modern world. Yet, a recent global poll found that people aro...

In this iteration of techUK’s podcast, we will be exploring the ever expanding and increasingly complex cloud ecosystem in the UK, and how this will continue to transform industries in 2022 and beyond. Technologies such as cloud computing have kept us all digitally connected whilst we have been physically apart. 2021 saw the pace of digital transformation continue to increase, and as we look ahead...

In this podcast, Emma Fryer talks to Nick Smith from Genetec about data centre security. They discuss the kind of security challenges that are presented by market developments like merger and acquisition, and by the recent uplift in customer demand for cloud and data centre services due to the pandemic. They explore the interface between physical and cyber security and the principle of good cyber...

This techUK’s podcast is presented by Jana Psarska, techUK’s Policy Manager for International Trade and explores how digitisation can facilitate trade across borders and enable more companies to participate in international trade. The international digital trade ecosystem is witnessing a radical transformation, enabling industry to dramatically cut the cost, remove unnecessary bureaucracy, and imp...

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2022, techUK is looking at how we can break the bias (the theme of the day) with some tech female Heads of Policy within our membership. We hear from an inspiring panel all about their experiences of working in digital policy and what more needs to be done to support inclusivity. • Becky Foreman, UK Corporate Affairs Director, Microsoft • Katy Minshall,...

Looking at local digital and tech sectors across the UK, talking about the developments, challenges and opportunities across the UK. In this episode a focus on Leeds including the Leeds Digital Festival, the tech sectors resilience through the pandemic, the WILD’s racial diversity in digital, levelling up and more.

techUK's latest podcast helps set the foundations of what blockchain will mean to the UK tech sector and equip listeners with the knowledge and understanding of utilising blockchain for innovation in the UK. techUK believe the development of blockchain, which is already in use in many sectors and companies such as supply chains, energy and central government, could foster greater collaboration and...

In December 2021, techUK launched The Role of the CISO in a Digitally Transformed Organisation report(https://bit.ly/3fy9qjs), which looks at what CISOs should be doing to help ensure cyber security is recognised as a business enabler and a critical ingredient in helping their organisation to deliver on its digitalisation journey. In this episode of the techUK podcast, we explore the topic further...

This month’s podcast is presented by Katherine Holden, techUK’s Head of Data Analytics, AI and Digital ID and explores the steps we need to take to ensure the UK genuinely benefits from digital identity technologies in 2022. During this podcast we highlight a range of cutting edge examples of how digital identity technologies are being used currently, the role of digital ID in empowering users and...

For the latest techUK podcast we have spoken to some of our most innovative members following COP26. We open with an interview with Elena Avesani from Oracle on their approach to net zero. We follow this with a discussion with Helen Grundy from Hitachi who talks through how digitising infrastructure can help deliver decarbonisation. In the third section we talk to Veera Johnson and Will Wells, two...

In this techUK’s podcast we explore the growing export potential of the Asia Pacific for UK digital tech businesses, the ways to successfully grow tech business in the region and what some of the key considerations for businesses expanding into APAC are.

In this podcast, techUK’s Emma Fryer and CyrusOne’s EVP, Managing Director Europe, Matt Pullen, explore current market trends in the data centre sector and discuss how data infrastructure capacity is being deployed in the UK and across Europe. They consider whether the current demand for capacity can be met and if so, how it will be delivered. They also review the underlying growth drivers – both...

In the third episode of the Deloitte Public Sector Data series, Davin Crowley-Sweet, Chief Data Officer at National Highways joins Ed Roddis, Public Sector Research Director at Deloitte to discuss the value of data. Davin shares his experience of conducting a comprehensive study to quantify the economic value of the data estate at National Highways.

In the second episode of the Deloitte Public Sector Data Series, Ming Tang, Chief Data and Analytics Officer with NHS England and NHS Improvement joins Ed Roddis, Public Sector Research Director at Deloitte to discuss data skills. They explore the shortage of data skills within the public sector and how this challenge could be addressed.

The Deloitte Public Sector Data Series: Cross-Government Data Sharing: Practical tools and frameworks to enable cross-departmental data sharing Aimee Reed, Director of Data and Digital at the Metropolitan Police joins Ed Roddis, Public Sector Research Director at Deloitte to discuss cross-government data sharing. They explore why sharing matters, the benefits it could deliver, barriers and what go...

In the latest episode of the techUK podcast, we are delighted to bring you the final episode in our series The Reskilling Imperative, powered by Salesforce. Across this four episode series we’ve explored a range of issues relating to the digital skills gap - how do we ensure that the UK workforce has the necessary skills to thrive in the workplace of today and the future, how can tech companies en...

In the latest episode of the techUK podcast we are delighted to continue our series, The Reskilling Imperative, powered by Salesforce. Across four episodes the series will explore a range of issues relating to the digital skills gap - how do we ensure that the UK workforce has the necessary skills to thrive in the workplace of today and the future, how can tech companies ensure an inclusive workfo...

NFTs – or Non-fungible tokens - are tokenised versions of assets that have been leading news stories in 2021 from revolutionising the art world and the music industry. Perhaps underexplored is how NFTs will move beyond these news stories and emerge in the UK as a key technology to support smart contracting, e-commerce and supply chains. In this podcast, techUK and industry leaders are joining toge...