Today's #BCSPolicyJam - Ethics in AI

Excellent speakers:

@BCS past president Gillian Arnold
Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN's Prof. Bernd Carsten Stahl
Knight Frank's Adem Certel
WhistleblowersUK's Georgina Halford-Hall

Chaired by our fab Policy Manager Claire Penketh

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Big shoutout to Casey Calista for mentioning BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT at the The New Statesman conference today - Path to Power. She was referring to the need for an “agile and iterative” education system reflecting the #tech #skills we need, like #AI - which we champion. #NSPath2Power

The reaction to Frank Hester's remarks underscores the importance of ethical and inclusive conduct for tech leaders to gain public trust. The @BCS Health and Care Executive backs TheShuriNetwork's petition for an anti-discrimination charter for the NHS.
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Alastair Revell FBCS has been announced as the new President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

He takes over from Gillian Arnold FBCS, who remains an active leader at BCS as immediate past president.

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#Tech | #News | #BCS

The furore over a photograph published by the Princess of Wales shows the need for a watermark scheme for images, according to an expert from the region.

- with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT University of Bath

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What did the #Budget24 do for tech? The BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT policy team have summarised the main points, including more funding for #Ai & #DigitalTransformation in the #NHS . Our CEO, RashikParmar MBE said funding for AI must include investment in digital professionals. bit.ly/3V965gK

We're excited to announce that Dr Sue Sentance has been appointed as the new chair for our Schools and Colleges Committee by our Academy of Computing Board🎉

Read about her appointment here 👉hubs.ly/Q02mxQCL0

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Analysing millions of adverts from 2016 and 2022, the report highlights how quickly #skills demand is changing, especially in the IT and tech sectors. This has big implications for those going into #STEM careers. Daniel Aldridge from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT BCS Policy:
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2024 is one of the most important & exciting election years in a generation, being part of it is career defining.

20 years since I did my A-levels at Weston College 😜

Humbling to be back leading the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT #SaferInternetDay event this week.

The learners blew us away with their insights & #DigitalSkills .

Thanks everyone who made it happen. ❤️

Brilliant event held at Weston College for #SaferInternetDay yesterday!

What an inspiring panel to bring #OnlineSafety to life for the students and apprentices 🤩

Daniel Aldridge Julia Adamson MBE
#edutwitter

Today we’re celebrating Safer Internet Day! 🥳🧑‍💻
We’re excited to be joined by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT to educate our learners on secure navigation on the web 📲
Gillian Keegan MP Association of Colleges (AoC) David Hughes CBE FE News Education and Training Foundation (ETF) #SaferInternetDay #LoveOurColleges

Bit blown away by how fantastic the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT #SaferInternetDay event Weston College was today.

Staff & learners were just phenomenal & we've got big plans for a bright, digital future for #WestonSuperMare ❤️🙏

Daniel Aldridge explains how young people can be the catalysts for shifting gears within the world of tech and make meaningful change to the future of the digital agenda 🛜🌐

We’re kicking off the day with a tour around our Loxton Campus 🤩
First stop - our music performance studio! 🎸🥁
Dr Victoria Baines FBCS Julia Adamson MBE Clare Moody Daniel Aldridge Catherine Gibbons - Labour4Milton

It’s #SaferIntenetDay 🔐💻

Check out these great safer internet posters from A Level students at Weston College 🤩

Tag us in work your students have completed on Internet Safety!

UK Safer Internet Centre Daniel Aldridge
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Happy Safer Internet Day! #SID2024 I’m going to be finding out what safety means to Weston College students. Can’t wait! #SaferInternetDay

Today is #SaferInternetDay

@BCS is in #WestonSuperMare at Weston College for our event - 'Local action inspiring global change'

🟢World-class #OnlineSafety & #DigitalSkills experts

🟢Interactive student & apprentice workshops

🟢Networking reception 4-5PM

Can't wait!

It's National Apprenticeship Week! 🙌
And we're starting off with a bang! 'More learners are opting for digital apprenticeships, with new starts up by 10%, according to the latest UK Government figures.'

Read more here: hubs.ly/Q02jNTgW0

#NAW2024 #DigitalApprenticeships

Brilliant so many @BCS members & our formal evidence included in House of Lords report into #LLMs & #GenerativeAI

AI will be a transformative tool for public good, if ethical standards, accountable governance & regulation are in place to mitigate risk:

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