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This week we were happy to launch our new report on #DisabilityTechnology, exploring the potential for data-driven digital technologies to reduce barriers that disabled people encounter in their everyday lives. Read more here: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

Text over an abstract background, text reads: Disability technology How data and digital assistive technologies can support independent, fulfilled lives. Read the report online. The Royal Society

Disabled people should be involved from the outset in developing digital tools and services that are fundamental to work, life and play to maximise the transformative benefits they can bring says our new report on #DisabilityTechnology, released today.

From Ideas to Innovation | The Audience Agency The Audience Agency (TAA) is conducting a survey in partnership with Arts Council England (ACE) to understand more about the role and value of innovation for people and organisations across the arts a...

We know creative and artistic innovation takes many different forms - and can look very different to their counterparts in science and tech - so we're seeking to gather as much evidence as possible of the rich variety of things that already take place
theaudienceagency.org/en/ideas-inn...

Making Digital Inclusion Fun Again — Careful Industries 5 ways the Digital Inclusion Action Plan could be a bit more exciting.

When did digital inclusion get so boring?

Earlier this year, the government published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan.

While the consultation is closed, we wanted to share five ways that it could be made…well… more fun!

Read more on our blog: www.careful.industries/blog/2025-3-...

Consequence Scanning: Playtest · Luma Come and help test our updated Consequence Scanning format in a short, informative workshop that will share practical techniques for assessing the social,…

Would you like to contribute to creating a tool to support the ethical procurement of AI?

We are conducting a playtest with experts from UK local authorities, on 24th June!

🔗 Sign up here: lu.ma/8rbh6k0v

UX London 2025 A three-day celebration of user experience and digital design.

🔗: 2025.uxlondon.com

Join @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social at UX London this month!

On 12th June, Rachel will be talking about ‘The power of hopeful technology’ and how, in modern technology development, your practice is probably more political than you realise.

Get 20% off your ticket using code: JOIN_RC

Many recognise the potential of "community technology" yet only a fraction have been able to embrace these tools fully.

Read our latest report about how policymakers, funders, and community leaders can work together to shape a fairer digital future.

www.careful.industries/blog/2025-5-...

Next month, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social will be at the @publiclawproject.bsky.social and Technology Conference to learn more about risks and benefits in Government procurement involving AI and ADM.

📅 Monday 9 June
⏰ 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
📍 Fieldfisher / Online
🔗 publiclawproject.org.uk/events/publi...

A box of yellow stickers with I'm a Hopeful Technologists written in red and purple and a sunrise

Getting ready for Interesting at Conway Hall tomorrow night www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interestin...

What we talk about when we talk about AI — Careful Industries Can AI really do all of the things people want it to do — and what exactly are people actually talking about when they talk about AI? Yutong Liu & The Bigger Picture   / https://betterim...

A vital read on what AI is and isn't from @carefultrouble.bsky.social Don't believe the magical management sci-fi. www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-...

What we talk about when we talk about AI — Careful Industries Can AI really do all of the things people want it to do — and what exactly are people actually talking about when they talk about AI? Yutong Liu & The Bigger Picture   / https://betterim...

Read @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social latest blog post about what we mean when we talk about AI, and why AI literacy should include the myths, the economics and power surrounding artificial intelligence.

www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-...

Matt Clifford’s quiet grip on UK AI No 10's machine learning tsar is seeking to bake the technology into the UK's economic future, but his influence has drawn criticism

“ I would definitely say that, having worked in policy for over 10 years, I find this government to be less consultative than any I’ve worked with,” says @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social

observer.co.uk/news/science...

From sharing learnings to our detailed takeaways, our AI 101 Impact workshops pack a lot in.

We have a limited number in our upcoming sessions:

1️⃣ 13th May: Industry, Freelancers + Civil Service

2️⃣ 20th May: Charity + Public sector

www.careful.industries/ai-training

Responsible-ish GenAI dos and don’ts: text edition — Careful Industries Seven things to bear in mind and three responsible-ish AI strategies

“How should I use Generative AI??”

This is a question we’ve often heard both in our personal and working lives.

So we’ve written seven things to bear in mind and three “responsible-ish” strategies for using Generative AI to generate text

www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-...

🚨 Workshop Date Change 🚨

Our AI 101 Impacts for freelancers, industry and civil society will now take place on Thursday 13th May at 12:00.

This is a session for anyone interested in AI but not sure how to decide what to use in your workplace.

​Find out more: lu.ma/efpc4rxq

Join us this week for a fantastic social and panel event on the 'Future with AI'. tinyurl.com/neonevents

We'll be hearing from
@carsjung.bsky.social, @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social, and Eleanor Shearer.

@ippr.bsky.social
@cmmonwealth.bsky.social
@carefultrouble.bsky.social

AI Impacts 101 · Luma Join us for an in depth training sessions for freelancers, industry and civil society. Together, we will move beyond the hype to share some of AI's…

Our upcoming workshops are:

1️⃣ For Industry and Civil Service - 29th April - lu.ma/efpc4rxq

2️⃣ For Charity and Public Services- 20th May - lu.ma/ciifsov8

Can’t make either of those dates? Sign up to our newsletter to keep updated: www.careful.industries/newsletter

Our AI 101 Impact workshops are more than just training.

They are a chance to meet people asking similar questions to you, who want to move beyond the headlines and sales pitches.

You’ll learn what your peers are doing, and the challenges and opportunities they're facing.

AI Impacts 101 · Luma Join us for an in depth training sessions for freelancers, industry and civil society. Together, we will move beyond the hype to share some of AI's…

Join us on 29th April for AI 101 Impact training.

In a 90 minute live workshop with @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social you will move beyond the AI hype, and understand how it will impact your work.

Tickets start at £200

🔗 lu.ma/efpc4rxq

The Future with AI: Who’s in Control? Join NEON and NEF for a joint social and panel event on AI

Join NEON and NEF on the 27 March, 6pm, for our joint social, where we'll be hosting an essential discussion on the future of AI.

Grab a ticket here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future-with-ai-whos-in-control-tickets-1272650173929

Real pleasure to have @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social on the show! found the expectation of free ethics labour as particularly worrying, and I still want a t-shirt ;)

Careful technology with Rachel Coldicutt - Machine Ethics Podcast This episode we're chatting with Rachel about AI taxonomy, innovating for everyone not just the few, Rachel's chronic honesty, responsibilities of researchers, socially responsible technology, ethics ...

🎧 Listen to @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social in conversation with @benbyford.com on @machine-ethics.net

💬 Together, they discuss the responsibilities of researchers, socially responsible technology and ethics work as free labour

🔗 Listen now: www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/care...

Five Lessons for Careful AI Adoption — Careful Industries AI might feel inescapable and overwhelming. We share 5 lessons for adopting at the speeed of trust.

So much good juice in this short and zesty read from @carefultrouble.bsky.social on AI adoption and avoiding the overwhelm: "It’s possible to be both careful and curious about technology adoption".
www.careful.industries/blog/2025-2-...

Can AI help deliver your business goals?

We offer technical, social and ethical lenses to evaluate how AI can and cannot support your organisation's ambitions.

Find out more about our AI consultancy and training services on our website: www.careful.industries/ai-training

Five lessons for Careful AI adoption

FOMO is not a strategy

Automate the easy things

No matter what anyone tells you, AI isn’t inevitable, and you should feel empowered to make good decisions in the workplace that create better outcomes for everyone.

New @carefultrouble.bsky.social blog post from me on why you don't need to nod through another AI sales pitch while someone explains how buying their gen AI product will solve your greatest strategic problems

www.careful.industries/blog/2025-2-...

Can innovation work for everyone?

Our new green paper, commissioned by Phoenix Court, explores a neighbourhood-scale approach to innovation and technology diffusion.

www.careful.industries/inclusive-in...

AI Impacts 101: Charities and Public Sector · Luma In this training session for people working in and with charities, governments and public sector organisations, we will move beyond the hype to share some of…

AI Literacy will be a key component in building an impact led approach to using AI at your non-profit.

We are offering AI Impacts 101 training for those working for charities and in the public sector.

Our next session is on 4th March. Find out more here: lu.ma/ahn2kyyi

If you are interested in being part of the Community Technology Network, please contact Matt by email – matt.dowse@bristol.ac.uk

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The Community Tech community of practice has now been handed over to Dr Matt Dowse at the Centre for Sociodigital Futures.

We’re looking forward to what comes next as the community grows!

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