The latest episode of the techUK podcast takes a deep dive into the topic of diversifying telecoms. 

Sophie James, Programme Manager – Communications Infrastructure and Services at techUK – is joined by the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Chair of the Science and Technology Committee, to discuss the recent publication of the report: 5G market diversification and wider lessons for critical and emerging technologies.

The second part of the episode features a roundtable discussion with Attilio Zani – Telecom Infra Project, Peter Claydon - Picocom, and Helen Duncan. Our guests discuss the key area of activity identified in the 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy to accelerate open-interface solutions and deployment so that the UK’s mobile networks are not reliant on any single vendor.

Listen to the full episode for more insight on how the telecoms sector can further foster a cohesive ecosystem, filled with innovation, opportunity and setting the right path in motivating and maintaining telecoms diversification.

The techUK Podcast Episode 25 - Motivating And Maintaining Telecoms Diversification

In the latest episode of the techUK podcast we are delighted to kick off a new 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 workforce and support those from underrepresented and marginalised communities prosper, and how can business leaders support the upskilling of their current workforce to ensure they have the opportunity to continuously develop digital skills.  

In the first episode of the series, Nimmi Patel, Policy Manager, Skills, Talent and Diversity at techUK speaks with Adam Spearing, EMEA Field CTO & SVP Solution Consulting UKI, Salesforce to explore the skills gap, discuss how we can tackle some of the challenges, and help develop a workforce with the specialist skills required to thrive in the digital economy.

The Reskilling Imperative: How to thrive in the digital economy

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 clean tech start up founders to talk through the investment appetite for climate tech and how positioning a firm as clean tech can help drive interest.

Lastly we speak to Matt Houlihan from Cisco, on his reflections as a COP26 partner and the challenges of setting robust climate targets in a multinational business.

Visit our Climate action hub here: https://www.techuk.org/accelerating-innovation/climate-action-hub.html

Tech and Net Zero

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 promoting social inclusion and finally some calls to action on what needs to happen next to get our digital identity future right.

We have a brilliant line of guests including: Jonathan Jensen, Regulatory Policy Advisor and Paul Daley, Sales Director at GBG Plc (00:55), Thomas Staley, Digital Identity Consulting Lead at Sopra Steria (13:55) and Alasdair Ambroziak, Civil Account Director at Thales (23:55).

To find out more and get involved in techUK’s Digital Identity work check out our techUK’s digital identity programme page: 

https://www.techuk.org/accelerating-innovation/digital-identity.html

The techUK Podcast - Digital Identity Technologies

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 improve transparency and efficiency. Digital solutions open up a range of new opportunities for businesses looking to trade across borders. Digitisation can reduce the cost, complexity of doing business across borders and the risk of fraud, enabling more companies to participate in global trade.

In this podcast we discuss why paper-based trade does not work, how technology can facilitate paperless trading and improve the efficiency of supply chains. We will also explore challenges to the adoption of digital solutions in international trade and digitisation of trade documents.

We have a brilliant line of guests including: Adam Prince, VP Product Management at Sage and Vice-Chair of techUK’s Tarde Working Group; Parm Sangha, EMEA Blockchain Practice Leader at IBM; Shenali Jashani, Senior Business Consultant – Customs & International Trade at Fujitsu.

The techUK Podcast - Digitisation of trade: Enabling more companies to participate in global trade

In this episode techUK’s Director of Tech and Innovation Sue Daley sits down with James Eddison CTO of Octopus Energy. This conversation explores James’s current role at Octopus Energy, where his career in tech began, and the technologies that are key to business today. We discuss what's needed to support the UK in becoming a science and tech superpower and, looking into the future, the technologies that will be key for what comes next.

The techUK Podcast - In Conversation With James Eddison, Chief Technology Officer at Octopus Energy

In this episode techUK’s Head of Justice and Emergency Services Georgie Henley speaks with Charlotte Hails, Virgin Media o2 Business, Linda Wales, Pegasystems and Moira Roberts, Cloud Gateway for Women in Tech Month about what it’s like being women in tech and why they chose this career path specifically in Policing.  

A really inspiring discussion with three women, from different backgrounds – some which chose this career path and others which fell into it. Their roles, enabling them to really make a difference, urging the next generation to have open conversations, to be inquisitive about differences and understand the value of a diverse workforce. The more diversity you have in any group, the more choices you have, the more opinions – so the better it will be.  We need more women, both in tech and law enforcement. We also need more male allies!

Featuring: 
Georgie Henley, Head of Justice and Emergency Services, techUK 
Moira Roberts, Public Sector lead - Blue Light, Justice & Central Government at Cloud Gateway 
Charlotte Hails, Justice & Policing Lead at Virgin Media o2 Business
Linda Wales, Home Office & Justice Account Director at Pegasystems

The techUK Podcast - Female Tech Leaders In Justice And Policing Not IF You Can, But HOW You Can

techUK’s Sabina Ciofu, Associate Director for International Trade, joins EY’s Sally Jones, UK Trade Strategy and Brexit Leader, to discuss EY’s latest Report co-published with the Institute of Export and International Trade ‘TradeTech A pathway for businesses to seize trade opportunities’, which outlines the key business operational and policymaking developments within the key area of TradeTech.

The techUK Podcast - Discussions On TradeTech

techUK's latest podcast explores the topic of interoperability within the healthcare system, examining the challenges and opportunities the health and social care sector has in becoming interoperable.  

Our lineup this month includes:

• Alex Eavis: Chief Product Officer - Digital, Data and Analytics at EMIS
• Jon Payne: Director of Sales Engineering and Education at Intersystems
• Fiona Dawson: Director at Mayden
• Andrew Frangleton: Managing Director and Informatics Director at Clinical Architecture

Visit our Health and Social care pages at https://www.techuk.org/developing-markets/health-and-social-care.html

Learn more and get involved at www.techUK.org

The techUK Podcast - Interoperability within the Health and Social Care Sector

In this episode, techUK’s Programme Manager for Cyber Security, Jill Broom talks to Shiguftah Malik, Gemserv, Katie Shanahan, Crossword Cyber Security, Nuala Kilmarton, Innovate UKRI and Raya Tsolova, techUK about their journeys into cyber security, the opportunities and challenges of working in the sector and how the Empowering Women to Lead, Cyber Security Programme helped them to realise their leadership potential in this exciting industry.

The techUK Podcast - Empowering Women to lead In Cyber Security

In the lead up to techUK’s flagship public sector conference Building the Smarter State, we are pleased to partner with KPMG to deliver a series of podcasts looking at key enablers of the smarter state. We all want to see a smarter state, for the benefit of both public service efficiency itself and to deliver a better experience to citizens – but there are some critical blockers to this.

In this first episode, we explore legacy IT – including what it is, and why it is such a difficult, yet important issue for digital transformation in the public sector.

John Owen, Chief Technology Officer, Cabinet Office and Adrian Clamp, Partner and Head of Digital Transformation at KPMG join Georgina Maratheftis, techUK’s Associate Director for Local Public Services to talk about how we reframe legacy IT and tackle one of the biggest challenges facing the public sector transformation, as outlined in the National Audit Office’s recent report Digital Transformation in Government: addressing barriers to efficiency.
Listen to the conversation to hear practical ways and insights into how government and industry can better collaborate to solve this challenge and future proof tomorrow’s legacy.

The next podcast in the Building the Smarter State series will focus on bridging the digital skills gap.

Help shape the future of the smarter state by attending the annual Building the Smarter State conference on the 27 September! https://www.techuk.org/building-the-smarter-state-2023.html

Learn more about techUK here: https://www.techuk.org/

Building The Smarter State Podcast Series in partnership with KPMG - Legacy IT

It’s been a big year for tech already, with the growing prominence of AI to the creation of DSIT. techUK though is also interested in what comes next, so to accompany our relaunch of Policy Pulse, and with a general election on the horizon, we’ve asked influential voices across the UK tech sector what they think will be the big trends and stories in the UK tech sector in the next year. 

Sitting down with Neil Ross, our Associate Director for Policy, to give their insights on the ‘Look Ahead’ podcast for the year ahead were:

•	Adam Hawksbee, Deputy Director of Onward, a centre-right think tank
•	Felicity Burch, the Executive Director of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI), a government expert body enabling the trustworthy use of Data and AI
•	Henry Parker, Head of Government Affairs at AI startup Logically, which uses AI to combat misinformation online
•	Kate Royse, the Director of the Hartree Centre, a research lab that is part of UKRI's Science and Technology Facilities Council investigating supercomputing, data science and AI applications
•	Bojana Bellamy, President of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership, a GLOBAL PRIVACY AND DATA POLICY THINK TANK
•	Leo Ringer, co-founder and partner at Form Ventures, an early stage VC focused on markets shaped by public policy and regulation

Make sure you subscribe to Policy Pulse to get our analysis of the latest tech policy news. Visit www.techUK.org for more details.

The techUK Podcast - Look ahead to next year in tech policy

techUK, in partnership with GfK, is delighted to release the seventh 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. The full report can be accessed at https://www.techuk.org/resource/state-of-the-connected-home-2023.html
 
In this episode, our Head of Market Access & Consumer Technology Lewis Walmesley-Browne talks through the findings of the 2023 edition of the report with Trevor Godman from GfK who led the research.
 
The 2023 edition of our report finds the UK connected home market to be performing robustly despite challenging macro-economic headwinds and low consumer confidence.
We include for the first time some specific questions around the current cost of living crisis and the increasing cost of energy bills to understand how consumers perceive connected home devices in relation to energy saving.
 
Learn more at www.techUK.org.

The techUK Podcast - State of the Connected Home 2023

The first episode in this Cyber Series in partnership with BlackBerry explores the threat landscape, assessing what exactly we are up against in terms of building that resilience and exploring how the threats are evolving in light of both geopolitical conflict and technological advance.

In this podcast, Ismael Valenzuela, Vice President of Threat Research & Intelligence at BlackBerry join Dan Patefield, techUK's Head of Cyber and National Security, to talk about cyber threats.

You can download the Intelligent report by Blackberry here: www.blackberry.com/us/en/solutions/threat-intelligence/2023/threat-intelligence-report-jan

Lear more at www.techUK.org

The techUK Podcast Cyber Series - Assessing the global threat landscape

International trade matters for the tech sector and as techUK's Local Digital Index has shown this is also an important factor in assessing the strength of local tech ecosystems. Hawksford's latest report "Doing Business in the UK" shows the importance of these global markets and helps companies plan and consider how they'll engage and do business across numerous different countries, with different regulatory systems, specialisms and tech priorities.

Read Hawksford's report here: https://www.hawksford.com/ebook-doing-business-in-the-uk?utm_campaign=UK-e-Book-Global-Phase-2&utm_source=techuk&utm_medium=podcast

And more about techUK here: https://www.techuk.org/

The techUK Podcast - Key considerations for doing business in the UK

As we enter 2024, what next for tech jobs and investment?

Each year, Linklaters publishes its Tech Legal Outlook bringing together analysis and insights from their lawyers around the world to identify key themes and trends set to shape the upcoming year.

Listen to the brilliant discussion as Jake Wall, techUK's Policy Manager for Skills and Future of Work is joined by Sinead Casey, Employment Partner, Linklaters to discuss employment trends, and Derek Tong, Partner, Global Technology Sector Leader, Linklaters to look at the tech investment landscape.

Learn more about techUK’s Future of Work workstream here: www.techuk.org/shaping-policy/future-of-work.html.

The techUK Podcast - Tech Trends: what next for tech jobs and investment In 2024

The techUK Podcast - Catalysing tech led decarbonisation

The second episode in this Cyber Series in partnership with BlackBerry explores whether AI is part of the solution when it comes to cyber attacks, the importance of AI regulation, and what to anticipate regarding AI in 2024.

In this podcast, Keiron Holyome, Vice President - UKI, Middle East & Africa at BlackBerry joins Katherine Holden, techUK's Associate Director, Data Analytics, AI and Digital ID to talk about AI and cyber.

The techUK Podcast Cyber Series - AI And Cyber In 2024

In this podcast, the third episode in this Cyber Series in partnership with BlackBerry Paul Fryer, Senior Manager, Sales Engineering UK/I/MEA at BlackBerry joins Jill Broom, techUK's Programme Manager for Cyber Security, to talk about secure communications.

The techUK Podcast Cyber Series: The importance of secure communications

As a follow-up to techUK's flagship Digital Ethics Summit, we are pleased to deliver a series of podcasts that dive deeper into the conversations started at the 2023 Digital Ethics Summit and will continue at the 2024 event. 

In the latest podcast, Tess Buckley, the programme manager for digital ethics and AI safety at Tech UK, hosts a session with three distinguished experts from KPMG: Leanne Allen, Isabel Simpson, and Caroline Rivett.

The techUK Podcast - Digital ethics spotlight with insights from KPMG

In this podcast, Sam Genway, Principal Technologist, Capgemini, James Cruise, Associate Director Quantum Algorithms, Cambridge Consultants, and  Jasper Krauser, Quantum Technology Central Coordinator, Airbus, join Laura Foster, techUK's Associate Director for Technology and Innovation to talk about moving from concept to commercialisation in quantum computing.

The techUK Podcast: Quantum Readiness Series - From concept to commercialisation

Digital ID Summit 2025 - Panel 1

Digital ID Summit 2025 - Panel 2

Sue Daley, techUK's Head of Cloud, Data and AI kicks off the techUK podcast by looking at how data and artificial intelligence are transforming businesses, government and society. Features interviews with Kriti Sharma (VP, Artifical Intelligence at Sage) and Giles Pavey (Head of Data Analytics at the Department for Work and Pensions), as well as a discussion about the advent of GDPR.

The techUK Podcast: Episode 1 - The Power of Data

Talal Rajab, techUK's Head of Cyber Security welcomes guests from Government and the tech industry to discuss the challenges of making digital products and services cyber secure.

The techUK Podcast: Episode 2 - Secure by Design

This episode, presented again by Matt Evans, focuses on the technologies behind and possibilities for digital twins. We consider what a national ‘Brit-twin’ would deliver and talk to Peter van Manen at Frazer-Nash, Sarah Hayes at the National Infrastructure Commission, Kevin Reeves at Costain, David Cuckow from the BSI and Matheiu Francoz at Dassault Systemes about how we can get there.

The techUK Podcast Episode 5 - Brit-twin: Towards a National Digital Twin

This month’s podcast focuses on the growing opportunities and benefits of AI and the next steps needed to ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of the artificial intelligence and data revolution.

Katherine Mayes, techUK’s Programme Manager for Cloud, Data Analytics and AI chats to Tabitha Goldstaub, Co-Founder of CognitionX and Chair of the UK Government’s AI Council (@1:07) about the current AI landscape, where the UK is excelling and where we need to improve. Later we hear from Dr Mobasher Butt, Babylon's Chief Medical Office (@9:00) about the impact of AI on the healthcare sector and finally from Yue Wang, Principal 5G Researcher at Samsung UK (@16.32) about the mutually beneficial relationship between 5G and AI. 

For more information on the topics raised in this podcast take a look at techUK’s AI week on www.techuk.org and on Twitter using the #AIweek.

The techUK Podcast Episode 8 - Remaining at the Forefront of the AI Revolution

In this month's podcast Programme Manager for Justice & Emergency Services, Jessica Russell, reflects on techUK's annual public sector conference, Building the Smarter State. 

Over 200 leaders from across the public sector and tech industry attended to unpack challenges and opportunities for tech to enable the future of public services. Speakers and attendees from all levels of government, including public safety, contributed to the conversation that focused on the twin themes of People and Places. 

During the conference, Jess sat down with two guests; Jenny Nelson, Programme Manager of Digital Newcastle, (interview starts at 00:40) and Wayne Parkes, Director of the National Enabling Programmes (interview starts at 10:12), to discuss how their work and their organisations are contributing to "building the smarter state".

Follow the conversation online by following #techUKSmarterState.

The techUK Podcast Episode 12 - Building the Smarter State

This month's techUK  podcast explores the UK quantum computing landscape and asks what are the key challenges we face now to secure a bright quantum future for the UK.

We caught up with Dr llana Wisby, CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) and Roger McKinlay, Challenge Director for Quantum Technologies at UK Research and Innovation (from 13.50 onwards).

Please visit www.techUK.org for more information.

The techUK Podcast Episode 17 - Quantum computing: challenges and opportunities

In the latest techUK podcast, our cyber team looks at the impact of COVID-19 on cyber security and developments within the industry more broadly.

Featuring interviews with Rebecca Lucas and Sneha Dawda from the Royal United Services Institute (from 1:01), Kat Sommer from the NCC Group (25.02), Budgie Dhanda from the UK Cyber Security Council ( 37:40) and Sam Menter from Mace and Menter (52:09), this podcast looks at campaigns including the CyberUP campaign which aims to reform the Computer Misuse Act and the Cyber Exchange which aims to bring together companies from across the Cyber industry.

Please visit www.techUK.org to learn more, and visit Cyber Exchange at https://cyberexchange.uk.net.

The techUK Podcast Episode 18 - Cyber security post-COVID

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