New technology powers the fight against child abuse images
Internet Watch Foundation announces an upgrade to its Intellgrade system and adds over 60,000 new victims to the half a million it has already documented this year.
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This little island aims to lead the world in green finance
The Isle of Man, strategically positioned in the Irish Sea, has launched a Sustainable Finance Roadmap with plans to become a ‘living laboratory’ for green finance by 2026.
How AI is unlocking videogames for the blind
Novis Games, a Microsoft-supported startup, is using AI to transform games for the visually impaired.
How technology is revolutionising public service
The slow-moving public sector must use the pace of advancing technology to reshape public services for the demands of the future.
The innovative scam protection technology keeping seniors safe
In a world plagued by phone scams, Phonely’s groundbreaking technology combines AI monitoring with human intervention, empowering seniors to communicate safely.
Why is International Women’s Day still needed?
International Women’s Day amplifies the need for gender equality. Helen Hawthorn of Zoom urges tech to embrace inclusivity, fostering diversity for innovation and equality.
The women of public-sector tech
Diverse technology teams lead to better outcomes, as Southwark Council has discovered. We hear from seven of the local authority’s female change makers.
Bridging the Metaverse gap for disadvantaged youth
The findings of a project run by social mobility charity the EY Foundation has identified the action needed to ensure new technology is inclusive of young people from low-income backgrounds.
Ada Lovelace Day: Advocating for Diversity in STEM
Six successful women in STEM on the need for better representation in the tech industry.
Black tech entrepreneurs fostering innovation
Digital Catapult and Sony Music UK launch FutureScope Black Founders Programme to support pioneering tech startups in digital entertainment.
Virgin Media O2: Carbon, Circularity, and Communities
Virgin Media O2’s Better Connections Plan is helping communities and the environment.
The Indirect Benefits of Sustainable IT OperationS
Gartner Predicts 75% of organisations will implement a Data Centre Infrastructure Sustainability Programme by 2027
Innovating cancer research in the cloud
Developed in collaboration with AWS, Cancer Research UK’s new cloud-based platform is having a game-changing effect on matching patients to the most effective potential treatments.
Women in Tech: Mission Critical
Maxine Benson MBE, co-founder of everywoman, on advancing female leadership and the 2023 everywoman in Technology Awards.
See it: be it. Eight female journeys in tech
Behind the rallying cries of International Women’s Day, real stories of fascinating female success in tech abound.
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Nineteen fast comments from senior female tech leaders on driving inclusivity, building community, and accelerating skills.
Why gender equity must be core to company DNA
Building gender equity – as well as equality – into the fabric of the organisations is vital to their success.
Lenovo: How big data can solve humanitarian challenges
Lenovo’s Ian Jeffs on how Big Data holds the key for large businesses looking to use their influence as a force for good.
Can cultivated meat help save the planet?
How lab-grown-meat startups are aiming to take both the guilt and the carbon impact out of food.
What3Words: Life-Changing Tech
The location app is riding a wave of publicity as the ubiquitous nature of the solution becomes helpful to multiple sections of society.
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Martin Kochman, VP, Head of Customers and Industries at Hitachi Vantara, on the world’s largest electric vehicle trial.
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How Mars, Google, and AMV BBDO proved to a sceptical world that coral reefs can be restored.
Human Rights In The Age Of AI
Jan Kleijssen discusses how the Council of Europe is protecting human rights in the digital age.
A Second Chance To Shine
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2022 – The Year of Change
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Northern Ireland’s Digitally Enabled Pandemic Response
HSCNI, Microsoft and Kainos on their world-beating response to the COVID-19 challenge.
Thames Valley Police: A force for automation
Thames Valley Police’s digital transformation programme has a pioneering approach to automation, focused on frontline policing rather than back-office tasks. The results are remarkable.
How a project uncovered potential treatments for brain tumours in children
Elsevier’s Dr. Anton Yuryev on the possibilities of AI disease models
Reimagining rail travel: Why real-time, personalised information is the future of public transport
Real-time, personalised transport information is key to improving passenger experience. By integrating accessible data, rail travel can become more intuitive, responsive, and inclusive for all.
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This little island aims to lead the world in green finance
The Isle of Man, strategically positioned in the Irish Sea, has launched a Sustainable Finance Roadmap with plans to become a ‘living laboratory’ for green finance by 2026.
How AI is unlocking videogames for the blind
Novis Games, a Microsoft-supported startup, is using AI to transform games for the visually impaired.
How technology is revolutionising public service
The slow-moving public sector must use the pace of advancing technology to reshape public services for the demands of the future.
The innovative scam protection technology keeping seniors safe
In a world plagued by phone scams, Phonely’s groundbreaking technology combines AI monitoring with human intervention, empowering seniors to communicate safely.
Why is International Women’s Day still needed?
International Women’s Day amplifies the need for gender equality. Helen Hawthorn of Zoom urges tech to embrace inclusivity, fostering diversity for innovation and equality.
The women of public-sector tech
Diverse technology teams lead to better outcomes, as Southwark Council has discovered. We hear from seven of the local authority’s female change makers.
Bridging the Metaverse gap for disadvantaged youth
The findings of a project run by social mobility charity the EY Foundation has identified the action needed to ensure new technology is inclusive of young people from low-income backgrounds.
Ada Lovelace Day: Advocating for Diversity in STEM
Six successful women in STEM on the need for better representation in the tech industry.
Black tech entrepreneurs fostering innovation
Digital Catapult and Sony Music UK launch FutureScope Black Founders Programme to support pioneering tech startups in digital entertainment.
Virgin Media O2: Carbon, Circularity, and Communities
Virgin Media O2’s Better Connections Plan is helping communities and the environment.
The Indirect Benefits of Sustainable IT OperationS
Gartner Predicts 75% of organisations will implement a Data Centre Infrastructure Sustainability Programme by 2027
Innovating cancer research in the cloud
Developed in collaboration with AWS, Cancer Research UK’s new cloud-based platform is having a game-changing effect on matching patients to the most effective potential treatments.
Women in Tech: Mission Critical
Maxine Benson MBE, co-founder of everywoman, on advancing female leadership and the 2023 everywoman in Technology Awards.
See it: be it. Eight female journeys in tech
Behind the rallying cries of International Women’s Day, real stories of fascinating female success in tech abound.
Voices of International Women’s Day
Nineteen fast comments from senior female tech leaders on driving inclusivity, building community, and accelerating skills.
Why gender equity must be core to company DNA
Building gender equity – as well as equality – into the fabric of the organisations is vital to their success.
Lenovo: How big data can solve humanitarian challenges
Lenovo’s Ian Jeffs on how Big Data holds the key for large businesses looking to use their influence as a force for good.
Can cultivated meat help save the planet?
How lab-grown-meat startups are aiming to take both the guilt and the carbon impact out of food.
What3Words: Life-Changing Tech
The location app is riding a wave of publicity as the ubiquitous nature of the solution becomes helpful to multiple sections of society.
10 Minutes With… An EV Expert
Martin Kochman, VP, Head of Customers and Industries at Hitachi Vantara, on the world’s largest electric vehicle trial.
Partners For Change
How Mars, Google, and AMV BBDO proved to a sceptical world that coral reefs can be restored.
Human Rights In The Age Of AI
Jan Kleijssen discusses how the Council of Europe is protecting human rights in the digital age.
A Second Chance To Shine
Ashish Prashar’s journey from youth offender to the Prime Minister’s press secretary and CMO at RG/A demonstrates the importance second-chance hiring.
2022 – The Year of Change
Tech For Good speaks to business leaders to find out how new technologies will shape the coming months and drive a more sustainable future