
[Music] it’s entirely fitting that we’re talking
it’s entirely fitting that we’re talking
it’s entirely fitting that we’re talking about changing the rules here
about changing the rules here
about changing the rules here in caution don’t let the quaint
in caution don’t let the quaint
in caution don’t let the quaint market-town appearance fool you this
market-town appearance fool you this
market-town appearance fool you this community has been tearing up the
community has been tearing up the
community has been tearing up the rulebook ever since Brunel blasted a
rulebook ever since Brunel blasted a
rulebook ever since Brunel blasted a tunnel through Box Hill to make way for
tunnel through Box Hill to make way for
tunnel through Box Hill to make way for his Great Western Railway in the 19th
his Great Western Railway in the 19th
his Great Western Railway in the 19th century and I’ll come back to that later
century and I’ll come back to that later
century and I’ll come back to that later many years ago I followed the rules I
many years ago I followed the rules I
many years ago I followed the rules I was a conscientious civil servant doing
was a conscientious civil servant doing
was a conscientious civil servant doing the bidding of Her Majesty’s Government
the bidding of Her Majesty’s Government
the bidding of Her Majesty’s Government in the department of health and then I
in the department of health and then I
in the department of health and then I took a risk a leap of faith and I left I
took a risk a leap of faith and I left I
took a risk a leap of faith and I left I left to champion an inclusive digital
left to champion an inclusive digital
left to champion an inclusive digital society to campaign for digital skills
society to campaign for digital skills
society to campaign for digital skills for everyone and to encourage social and
for everyone and to encourage social and
for everyone and to encourage social and economic change through technology and
economic change through technology and
economic change through technology and in the process I’ve become what is known
in the process I’ve become what is known
in the process I’ve become what is known as a woman in tech and we’re a minority
as a woman in tech and we’re a minority
as a woman in tech and we’re a minority just 17% of the UK tech workforces
just 17% of the UK tech workforces
just 17% of the UK tech workforces female and only 10% of Engineers of
female and only 10% of Engineers of
female and only 10% of Engineers of women so this minority group is by its
women so this minority group is by its
women so this minority group is by its very nature a rule-breaking one but we
very nature a rule-breaking one but we
very nature a rule-breaking one but we women in tech have a shared
women in tech have a shared
women in tech have a shared responsibility and that’s to make sure
responsibility and that’s to make sure
responsibility and that’s to make sure that the tech workforce is as diverse as
that the tech workforce is as diverse as
that the tech workforce is as diverse as a society around it and let’s think
a society around it and let’s think
a society around it and let’s think about that for a moment so technology
about that for a moment so technology
about that for a moment so technology isn’t just there for a proportion of the
isn’t just there for a proportion of the
isn’t just there for a proportion of the population and tech products aren’t just
population and tech products aren’t just
population and tech products aren’t just bought by men despite the fact we all
bought by men despite the fact we all
bought by men despite the fact we all know they love their gadgets so it’s not
know they love their gadgets so it’s not
know they love their gadgets so it’s not just a point of equality but it’s one of
just a point of equality but it’s one of
just a point of equality but it’s one of fundamental economic sense that the
fundamental economic sense that the
fundamental economic sense that the creativity and ideas that produce goods
creativity and ideas that produce goods
creativity and ideas that produce goods and services for the whole population
and services for the whole population
and services for the whole population are produced by teams that represent the
are produced by teams that represent the
are produced by teams that represent the whole population and for the good of our
whole population and for the good of our
whole population and for the good of our economy as
economy as
economy as to better represent our consumer base we
to better represent our consumer base we
to better represent our consumer base we need girls to see tech as a career for
need girls to see tech as a career for
need girls to see tech as a career for them and not to shy away from science
them and not to shy away from science
them and not to shy away from science technology engineering and math subjects
technology engineering and math subjects
technology engineering and math subjects in schools but we also need parents
in schools but we also need parents
in schools but we also need parents teachers and youth mentors to start
teachers and youth mentors to start
teachers and youth mentors to start seeing careers in tech as being as much
seeing careers in tech as being as much
seeing careers in tech as being as much about creativity design entrepreneurship
about creativity design entrepreneurship
about creativity design entrepreneurship and communications as they are about
and communications as they are about
and communications as they are about coding or about studying computer
coding or about studying computer
coding or about studying computer science and I’m a case in point I may be
science and I’m a case in point I may be
science and I’m a case in point I may be a woman in tech but I’m not a techie
a woman in tech but I’m not a techie
a woman in tech but I’m not a techie I studied humanities not sciences so
I studied humanities not sciences so
I studied humanities not sciences so technology is changing our world and
technology is changing our world and
technology is changing our world and many would say it now rules our world
many would say it now rules our world
many would say it now rules our world today were dependent on it in a way that
today were dependent on it in a way that
today were dependent on it in a way that we’ve never been before and a whole
we’ve never been before and a whole
we’ve never been before and a whole world of knowledge the Internet is
world of knowledge the Internet is
world of knowledge the Internet is available to anyone at the touch of a
available to anyone at the touch of a
available to anyone at the touch of a button it’s the most egalitarian and
button it’s the most egalitarian and
button it’s the most egalitarian and open opportunity that’s ever been
open opportunity that’s ever been
open opportunity that’s ever been invented today whole continents can
invented today whole continents can
invented today whole continents can leapfrog over the decades of development
leapfrog over the decades of development
leapfrog over the decades of development that we went through by using mobile and
that we went through by using mobile and
that we went through by using mobile and other technologies to bring health
other technologies to bring health
other technologies to bring health education and even light into homes
education and even light into homes
education and even light into homes which had none before we can benefit
which had none before we can benefit
which had none before we can benefit from the most extraordinary advances in
from the most extraordinary advances in
from the most extraordinary advances in health research that seemed impossible
health research that seemed impossible
health research that seemed impossible just a generation ago we can see and
just a generation ago we can see and
just a generation ago we can see and chat with our friends and families
chat with our friends and families
chat with our friends and families across the world from the comfort of our
across the world from the comfort of our
across the world from the comfort of our own home and we can switch them off when
own home and we can switch them off when
own home and we can switch them off when we’ve had enough we can order almost
we’ve had enough we can order almost
we’ve had enough we can order almost anything from anywhere at any time and
anything from anywhere at any time and
anything from anywhere at any time and soon it’ll be routine for our shopping
soon it’ll be routine for our shopping
soon it’ll be routine for our shopping to be delivered by drones or by
to be delivered by drones or by
to be delivered by drones or by self-driving vans but let’s also think
self-driving vans but let’s also think
self-driving vans but let’s also think about what happens when we do these
about what happens when we do these
about what happens when we do these things so when you use the search engine
things so when you use the search engine
things so when you use the search engine can you really distinguish between
can you really distinguish between
can you really distinguish between genuine search results and paid adverts
genuine search results and paid adverts
genuine search results and paid adverts because many people can’t do you know
because many people can’t do you know
because many people can’t do you know why those pop-up ads that you get on
why those pop-up ads that you get on
why those pop-up ads that you get on your devices always seem to know exactly
your devices always seem to know exactly
your devices always seem to know exactly what’s missing from your life and do you
what’s missing from your life and do you
what’s missing from your life and do you like that or does it freak you out
like that or does it freak you out
like that or does it freak you out if you shop online do you
if you shop online do you
if you shop online do you check that the site is genuine before
check that the site is genuine before
check that the site is genuine before you enter your personal or financial
you enter your personal or financial
you enter your personal or financial information and do you use the same
information and do you use the same
information and do you use the same password for everything just because
password for everything just because
password for everything just because it’s easier to remember so everything
it’s easier to remember so everything
it’s easier to remember so everything now from telephony to television how we
now from telephony to television how we
now from telephony to television how we study how we shop how we bank how we
study how we shop how we bank how we
study how we shop how we bank how we heat our homes plan our journeys all of
heat our homes plan our journeys all of
heat our homes plan our journeys all of these are now digitized and fueled by an
these are now digitized and fueled by an
these are now digitized and fueled by an explosion in big data and technology
explosion in big data and technology
explosion in big data and technology doesn’t just connect us to people and
doesn’t just connect us to people and
doesn’t just connect us to people and services when we want them our devices
services when we want them our devices
services when we want them our devices themselves are connected to each other
themselves are connected to each other
themselves are connected to each other they communicate amongst themselves and
they communicate amongst themselves and
they communicate amongst themselves and they share data about us and what we’re
they share data about us and what we’re
they share data about us and what we’re doing whether we like it or not the
doing whether we like it or not the
doing whether we like it or not the Internet of Things and that’s the means
Internet of Things and that’s the means
Internet of Things and that’s the means by which our devices talk to each other
by which our devices talk to each other
by which our devices talk to each other is transforming our domestic lives but
is transforming our domestic lives but
is transforming our domestic lives but as well as the huge convenience it also
as well as the huge convenience it also
as well as the huge convenience it also makes us more vulnerable and have
makes us more vulnerable and have
makes us more vulnerable and have greater consequences than many realize
greater consequences than many realize
greater consequences than many realize so things are moving at such pace in the
so things are moving at such pace in the
so things are moving at such pace in the tech world that the people that we
tech world that the people that we
tech world that the people that we traditionally look to to make informed
traditionally look to to make informed
traditionally look to to make informed decisions about what’s right and wrong
decisions about what’s right and wrong
decisions about what’s right and wrong are themselves struggling to keep up so
are themselves struggling to keep up so
are themselves struggling to keep up so parents are unaware of their children’s
parents are unaware of their children’s
parents are unaware of their children’s life online and how to help them manage
life online and how to help them manage
life online and how to help them manage it bosses struggle to predict the new
it bosses struggle to predict the new
it bosses struggle to predict the new skills that their staff need to meet
skills that their staff need to meet
skills that their staff need to meet changing consumer habits and growing
changing consumer habits and growing
changing consumer habits and growing automation policymakers often can’t see
automation policymakers often can’t see
automation policymakers often can’t see the wood for the trees when trying to
the wood for the trees when trying to
the wood for the trees when trying to regulate or legislate in the shifting
regulate or legislate in the shifting
regulate or legislate in the shifting world so what is increasingly lacking as
world so what is increasingly lacking as
world so what is increasingly lacking as technology develops is the awareness and
technology develops is the awareness and
technology develops is the awareness and the understanding of the implications of
the understanding of the implications of
the understanding of the implications of the online world that we inhabit and
the online world that we inhabit and
the online world that we inhabit and with it the ability and the support to
with it the ability and the support to
with it the ability and the support to continually update our skills and
continually update our skills and
continually update our skills and knowledge to keep up a few years ago we
knowledge to keep up a few years ago we
knowledge to keep up a few years ago we might have thought that at least running
might have thought that at least running
might have thought that at least running a B&B will be in a taxi driver was safe
a B&B will be in a taxi driver was safe
a B&B will be in a taxi driver was safe from digital disruption but I know
from digital disruption but I know
from digital disruption but I know companies like Airbnb and uber have
companies like Airbnb and uber have
companies like Airbnb and uber have radically changed the rules without even
radically changed the rules without even
radically changed the rules without even having a bed or a taxi and a report by
having a bed or a taxi and a report by
having a bed or a taxi and a report by Dell technologies last summer estimated
Dell technologies last summer estimated
Dell technologies last summer estimated that 85% of the jobs that will exist in
that 85% of the jobs that will exist in
that 85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 it’s only 12 years away
2030 it’s only 12 years away
2030 it’s only 12 years away haven’t yet been invented and whether or
haven’t yet been invented and whether or
haven’t yet been invented and whether or not that’s accurate and we all know how
not that’s accurate and we all know how
not that’s accurate and we all know how incredibly difficult it is to predict
incredibly difficult it is to predict
incredibly difficult it is to predict the future the fact remains that the
the future the fact remains that the
the future the fact remains that the world of work is changing and changing
world of work is changing and changing
world of work is changing and changing fast
we’ve all heard technology described as
we’ve all heard technology described as disruptive it disrupts the status quo
disruptive it disrupts the status quo
disruptive it disrupts the status quo and it forces innovation and new
and it forces innovation and new
and it forces innovation and new thinking it changes the rules digital
thinking it changes the rules digital
thinking it changes the rules digital disruption is unstoppable and to try and
disruption is unstoppable and to try and
disruption is unstoppable and to try and fight it is pointless and actually why
fight it is pointless and actually why
fight it is pointless and actually why would we want to because it reflects
would we want to because it reflects
would we want to because it reflects consumer demand and our ever constant
consumer demand and our ever constant
consumer demand and our ever constant quest for easier faster and better
quest for easier faster and better
quest for easier faster and better robotics biometrics blockchain big data
robotics biometrics blockchain big data
robotics biometrics blockchain big data these are all part of our world and none
these are all part of our world and none
these are all part of our world and none of us can afford to ignore it but this
of us can afford to ignore it but this
of us can afford to ignore it but this isn’t just disrupting services and
isn’t just disrupting services and
isn’t just disrupting services and traditional industries it’s also
traditional industries it’s also
traditional industries it’s also beginning to disrupt the way we ordinary
beginning to disrupt the way we ordinary
beginning to disrupt the way we ordinary people view the world how many of you
people view the world how many of you
people view the world how many of you here in this room use some form of
here in this room use some form of
here in this room use some form of social media hands up
most of you if not all of you and that’s
most of you if not all of you and that’s interesting because by using social
interesting because by using social
interesting because by using social media we’re saying that we’re much more
media we’re saying that we’re much more
media we’re saying that we’re much more comfortable with living our lives in
comfortable with living our lives in
comfortable with living our lives in public we don’t seem to value privacy in
public we don’t seem to value privacy in
public we don’t seem to value privacy in the way we have before but how many of
the way we have before but how many of
the way we have before but how many of us are truly aware that the very way
us are truly aware that the very way
us are truly aware that the very way that social media works means that our
that social media works means that our
that social media works means that our individual world views and prejudices a
individual world views and prejudices a
individual world views and prejudices a constantly reinforced rather than
constantly reinforced rather than
constantly reinforced rather than challenged because the way the
challenged because the way the
challenged because the way the information is served online is designed
information is served online is designed
information is served online is designed to do exactly that so we may not mind
to do exactly that so we may not mind
to do exactly that so we may not mind that Facebook choses cat videos or that
that Facebook choses cat videos or that
that Facebook choses cat videos or that Twitter tells us who to follow but when
Twitter tells us who to follow but when
Twitter tells us who to follow but when that type of personalization starts to
that type of personalization starts to
that type of personalization starts to affect our understanding of the world
affect our understanding of the world
affect our understanding of the world more broadly creating so-called filter
more broadly creating so-called filter
more broadly creating so-called filter bubbles where we only see or hear views
bubbles where we only see or hear views
bubbles where we only see or hear views similar to our own or when it’s
similar to our own or when it’s
similar to our own or when it’s manipulated in a much more sinister way
manipulated in a much more sinister way
manipulated in a much more sinister way to micro-target vulnerable groups or
to micro-target vulnerable groups or
to micro-target vulnerable groups or when it leads to violent extremism
when it leads to violent extremism
when it leads to violent extremism trusts then who and what we can trust
trusts then who and what we can trust
trusts then who and what we can trust online is called into question
unintended consequences is afraid that I
unintended consequences is afraid that I use a lot these days
use a lot these days
use a lot these days it’s the flipside of the technology
it’s the flipside of the technology
it’s the flipside of the technology revolution it’s the advent of fate news
revolution it’s the advent of fate news
revolution it’s the advent of fate news of filter bubbles of algorithms that
of filter bubbles of algorithms that
of filter bubbles of algorithms that produce results that reflect racist
produce results that reflect racist
produce results that reflect racist sexist or other bias even though we
sexist or other bias even though we
sexist or other bias even though we assume that the underlying data is
assume that the underlying data is
assume that the underlying data is totally neutral and this is where a
totally neutral and this is where a
totally neutral and this is where a non-diverse workforce has serious
non-diverse workforce has serious
non-diverse workforce has serious consequences so remember that only 17%
consequences so remember that only 17%
consequences so remember that only 17% of those working in tech are women
of those working in tech are women
of those working in tech are women so if we extrapolate from that albeit
so if we extrapolate from that albeit
so if we extrapolate from that albeit very simplistically we could say that
very simplistically we could say that
very simplistically we could say that that means that 83% of the algorithms
that means that 83% of the algorithms
that means that 83% of the algorithms that influence some of the fairly
that influence some of the fairly
that influence some of the fairly fundamental decisions that we’re making
fundamental decisions that we’re making
fundamental decisions that we’re making about our lives a program by men so how
about our lives a program by men so how
about our lives a program by men so how does that suit the 50% of the population
does that suit the 50% of the population
does that suit the 50% of the population that are women
that are women
that are women professor Dame Wendy Hall eminent
professor Dame Wendy Hall eminent
professor Dame Wendy Hall eminent professor of computer science an expert
professor of computer science an expert
professor of computer science an expert in artificial intelligence recently said
in artificial intelligence recently said
in artificial intelligence recently said we cannot allow our world to be
we cannot allow our world to be
we cannot allow our world to be organized by algorithms whose creators
organized by algorithms whose creators
organized by algorithms whose creators are dominated by one gender ethnicity
are dominated by one gender ethnicity
are dominated by one gender ethnicity age or culture and if we don’t challenge
age or culture and if we don’t challenge
age or culture and if we don’t challenge this lack of diversity in tech we risk
this lack of diversity in tech we risk
this lack of diversity in tech we risk ending up living in a world that
ending up living in a world that
ending up living in a world that resembles a teenage boys smelly bedroom
resembles a teenage boys smelly bedroom
resembles a teenage boys smelly bedroom those are her words not mine
those are her words not mine
those are her words not mine and of course it’s not just about gender
and of course it’s not just about gender
and of course it’s not just about gender you may have heard in the summer about
you may have heard in the summer about
you may have heard in the summer about the new form of automatic hand dryer
the new form of automatic hand dryer
the new form of automatic hand dryer that only worked when a light-skinned
that only worked when a light-skinned
that only worked when a light-skinned hand was placed under it and not a
hand was placed under it and not a
hand was placed under it and not a dark-skinned one because all the testers
dark-skinned one because all the testers
dark-skinned one because all the testers had been white that’s not OK
had been white that’s not OK
had been white that’s not OK so however advanced we think we are
so however advanced we think we are
so however advanced we think we are we’re still in the foothills of
we’re still in the foothills of
we’re still in the foothills of artificial intelligence and machine
artificial intelligence and machine
artificial intelligence and machine learning we’re nowhere near the summit
learning we’re nowhere near the summit
learning we’re nowhere near the summit and yet AI machine learning are already
and yet AI machine learning are already
and yet AI machine learning are already dominating the products and services
dominating the products and services
dominating the products and services that we use every day with all of the
that we use every day with all of the
that we use every day with all of the human error and bias that we’re
human error and bias that we’re
human error and bias that we’re unwittingly programming into them and we
unwittingly programming into them and we
unwittingly programming into them and we need to acknowledge this reality
we’re changing the rules right here in
we’re changing the rules right here in caution it may be just a small town in
caution it may be just a small town in
caution it may be just a small town in the West of England but thanks to
the West of England but thanks to
the West of England but thanks to pronunce vision and his refusal to
pronunce vision and his refusal to
pronunce vision and his refusal to follow the rules it’s a town with a rich
follow the rules it’s a town with a rich
follow the rules it’s a town with a rich heritage of innovation what’s perhaps
heritage of innovation what’s perhaps
heritage of innovation what’s perhaps less well-known is that it sits at the
less well-known is that it sits at the
less well-known is that it sits at the intersection of an extraordinary
intersection of an extraordinary
intersection of an extraordinary combination of communications defense
combination of communications defense
combination of communications defense intelligence fibre and data
intelligence fibre and data
intelligence fibre and data infrastructures so where better to start
infrastructures so where better to start
infrastructures so where better to start building a connected society to inspire
building a connected society to inspire
building a connected society to inspire other communities and that’s what we
other communities and that’s what we
other communities and that’s what we hope to do through calls from
hope to do through calls from
hope to do through calls from Institute’s communities program using
Institute’s communities program using
Institute’s communities program using the town as the testbed for much of our
the town as the testbed for much of our
the town as the testbed for much of our work we’ll be working with the community
work we’ll be working with the community
work we’ll be working with the community to identify trends approaches and
to identify trends approaches and
to identify trends approaches and solutions for our digital future and we
solutions for our digital future and we
solutions for our digital future and we want as many of you the residents of
want as many of you the residents of
want as many of you the residents of caution as possible to get involved
caution as possible to get involved
caution as possible to get involved we’re starting with a safer internet
we’re starting with a safer internet
we’re starting with a safer internet project to coincide with Safer Internet
project to coincide with Safer Internet
project to coincide with Safer Internet day it involves all the 10 local schools
day it involves all the 10 local schools
day it involves all the 10 local schools as well as businesses local government
as well as businesses local government
as well as businesses local government the police and youth and community
the police and youth and community
the police and youth and community groups we’re also launching a pilot
groups we’re also launching a pilot
groups we’re also launching a pilot project to look at data protection from
project to look at data protection from
project to look at data protection from a citizens perspective you may have
a citizens perspective you may have
a citizens perspective you may have heard of GDP are the general data
heard of GDP are the general data
heard of GDP are the general data protection regulation that comes into
protection regulation that comes into
protection regulation that comes into force in May or you may not but whether
force in May or you may not but whether
force in May or you may not but whether you have or not it’s as implications for
you have or not it’s as implications for
you have or not it’s as implications for every single one of us and we all need
every single one of us and we all need
every single one of us and we all need to understand what it means for us so
to understand what it means for us so
to understand what it means for us so these two projects will demonstrate the
these two projects will demonstrate the
these two projects will demonstrate the power of changing the rules starting
power of changing the rules starting
power of changing the rules starting with one specific local community your
with one specific local community your
with one specific local community your community and turning ideas into
community and turning ideas into
community and turning ideas into practical action and this isn’t just for
practical action and this isn’t just for
practical action and this isn’t just for the benefit of caution what we learn
the benefit of caution what we learn
the benefit of caution what we learn here will be used to influence the
here will be used to influence the
here will be used to influence the digital future we all want to see
digital future we all want to see
digital future we all want to see nationally ultimately it all comes down
nationally ultimately it all comes down
nationally ultimately it all comes down to skills and learning we want everyone
to skills and learning we want everyone
to skills and learning we want everyone to have the skills they need to harness
to have the skills they need to harness
to have the skills they need to harness the enormous opportunities that digital
the enormous opportunities that digital
the enormous opportunities that digital brings while protecting themselves from
brings while protecting themselves from
brings while protecting themselves from the unanticipated homes this is lifelong
the unanticipated homes this is lifelong
the unanticipated homes this is lifelong learning
learning
learning this is adapting to a constantly
this is adapting to a constantly
this is adapting to a constantly changing world that requires us to
changing world that requires us to
changing world that requires us to interact with technology in increasingly
interact with technology in increasingly
interact with technology in increasingly new ways whether we like it or not and
new ways whether we like it or not and
new ways whether we like it or not and these skills aren’t just specialists
these skills aren’t just specialists
these skills aren’t just specialists tech skills for geeks or for boffins
tech skills for geeks or for boffins
tech skills for geeks or for boffins these are life skills for all of us like
these are life skills for all of us like
these are life skills for all of us like problem-solving critical thinking and
problem-solving critical thinking and
problem-solving critical thinking and creativity and they’re also learned
creativity and they’re also learned
creativity and they’re also learned behaviors like resilience respect
behaviors like resilience respect
behaviors like resilience respect empathy and Trust we need our kids to
empathy and Trust we need our kids to
empathy and Trust we need our kids to grow up with inquiring minds that
grow up with inquiring minds that
grow up with inquiring minds that question what they see to use judgment
question what they see to use judgment
question what they see to use judgment tell fact from fiction we need teachers
tell fact from fiction we need teachers
tell fact from fiction we need teachers to have the skills to teach not just how
to have the skills to teach not just how
to have the skills to teach not just how to use digital tools but how to live in
to use digital tools but how to live in
to use digital tools but how to live in a changing digital world without getting
a changing digital world without getting
a changing digital world without getting lost in it we need parents to understand
lost in it we need parents to understand
lost in it we need parents to understand and trust their own use of technology
and trust their own use of technology
and trust their own use of technology not to turn away from it if they’re
not to turn away from it if they’re
not to turn away from it if they’re going to help their kids to succeed we
going to help their kids to succeed we
going to help their kids to succeed we need organizations to train their
need organizations to train their
need organizations to train their workforce in the new skills needed in an
workforce in the new skills needed in an
workforce in the new skills needed in an increasingly automated economy and to
increasingly automated economy and to
increasingly automated economy and to identify new business models that are
identify new business models that are
identify new business models that are truly fit for a digital age we need
truly fit for a digital age we need
truly fit for a digital age we need social Civic and political institutions
social Civic and political institutions
social Civic and political institutions to be far more fleet of foot to
to be far more fleet of foot to
to be far more fleet of foot to anticipate the changes to develop
anticipate the changes to develop
anticipate the changes to develop future-proofed not backward-looking
future-proofed not backward-looking
future-proofed not backward-looking policies that will help everyone thrive
policies that will help everyone thrive
policies that will help everyone thrive in a connected society and we need our
in a connected society and we need our
in a connected society and we need our leaders to understand and defend our
leaders to understand and defend our
leaders to understand and defend our digital vulnerability just as they’ve
digital vulnerability just as they’ve
digital vulnerability just as they’ve always defended our geographical
always defended our geographical
always defended our geographical vulnerability because it won’t be
vulnerability because it won’t be
vulnerability because it won’t be traditional weapons that pose the
traditional weapons that pose the
traditional weapons that pose the greatest threat to us but a cyber attack
greatest threat to us but a cyber attack
greatest threat to us but a cyber attack on our vital infrastructure so we need
on our vital infrastructure so we need
on our vital infrastructure so we need everyone kids adults consumers customers
everyone kids adults consumers customers
everyone kids adults consumers customers citizens whatever we want to call
citizens whatever we want to call
citizens whatever we want to call ourselves to feel empowered and not
ourselves to feel empowered and not
ourselves to feel empowered and not overpowered by their digital future we
overpowered by their digital future we
overpowered by their digital future we cannot afford to be passive or to
cannot afford to be passive or to
cannot afford to be passive or to sleepwalk into the future we all need to
sleepwalk into the future we all need to
sleepwalk into the future we all need to have confidence in our shared society
have confidence in our shared society
have confidence in our shared society and to consciously create the digital
and to consciously create the digital
and to consciously create the digital world that we want or we will get a
world that we want or we will get a
world that we want or we will get a world we don’t want and we need to
world we don’t want and we need to
world we don’t want and we need to change the rules to do so
change the rules to do so
change the rules to do so we need above all to regain trust trust
we need above all to regain trust trust
we need above all to regain trust trust in institutions and organizations in
in institutions and organizations in
in institutions and organizations in experts and in tech itself and to
experts and in tech itself and to
experts and in tech itself and to increase our ability to adapt a constant
increase our ability to adapt a constant
increase our ability to adapt a constant change if we’re to make the most of what
change if we’re to make the most of what
change if we’re to make the most of what is a technology dominated world and that
is a technology dominated world and that
is a technology dominated world and that way we really can create a fair
way we really can create a fair
way we really can create a fair inclusive connected society and rewrite
inclusive connected society and rewrite
inclusive connected society and rewrite the rule book with our eyes wide open
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