Tech For Good Live

We are back at UX Copenhagen! With Coronavirus taking the conference fully online this year, we’re running a number of special remote podcast episodes called “Making Friends with… " In this series, a member of the Tech for Good Live team will spend some time chatting to one of the UX Copenhagen speakers, and by the end of it we’ll be best friends. GUARANTEED. First up, we have Per Axbom. During his work with the handbook 'Digital Compassion', and related workshops that he hosts, Per has often come across misconceptions about how an ethical mindset constrains innovation and creativity. But he has found that on the contrary, even medical ethics encourages risk-taking, and innovation in the field is booming. The field of medical ethics has evolved for thousands of years. Per’s talk at UX Copenhagen took all of these (and more) aspects into account, and showed us how digital design can keep innovating in unison with ethics, instead of assuming a conflict with innovation that is more imagined than real. In t

There’s a good chance you’re at home right now, so put the kettle on, grab yourself a brew, lock your pets and children in the garden and enjoy our Coronavirus packed episode. Does anybody have anything else to talk about? On this week’s show, we’re talking about the rise and rise of tools for working from home. We discuss support and funding for charities during this strangest of times, and we look at how TikTok are doing bad bad things with social engineering, amazingly it’s not Coronavirus related. This week’s remote host is Harry Bailey. Joining him from the comfort of their respective sofas are Greg Ashton, Sam Milsom and Bex Rae-Evans This week’s topics: Stat of the week 40% increase in usage of Teams in week: Microsoft, Google, and Zoom are trying to keep up with demand for their now free work-from-home software Charity news of the week Funds and campaigns to support charities during the pandemic   Tech news of the week: Tik Tok try a little social engineering               And finally

Today is a special episode because the world is battling COVID-19 - a deadly strain of Coronavirus. After Ebola, this is the most closely watched global pandemic and social media has played a big part in spreading advice and misinformation. Because this topic is on a deadly global pandemic, we may be discussing subjects that might be distressing for some people, so take care when listening.  Joining host Bex on this completely remote podcast we have: Regular Hera Hussain, who is in self-isolation and is getting COVID-19 related news every second from her family who work in the NHS, which is driving her crazy.  We also have two fantastic guests: Jane Lytvynenko who is fighting the misinformation warfare on the frontlines for Buzzfeed and is joining us from Toronto, Canada, where the cases have increased and the government has announced border closures. Nathan Young, a Political Technologist and Newspeak House Fellow. He works in institutional decision making and co-founded CoronavirusTechHandbook.com

On this week’s podcast we are talking about whether the government should break up tech companies that wield too much power. Spoiler: yes. We’re also covering sexism within charity fundraising and talking about the Charity Digital skills report.  Helping host Bex discuss these weighty topics are Greg Ashton and Harry Bailey Stat of the week 56 percent said the government should break up tech companies if they control too much of the economy72 percent said that Facebook has too much power51 percent said Google and YouTube should be split into separate companies Source: The Verge Charity news of the week   Sexism in charity fundraising Charity digital skills survey is out - Closing April 3 Tech news of the week Facebook...yes Facebook, are looking for proposals for research into integrity Corona Virus tech handbook - A crowdsourced resource for technologists building things related to the coronavirus outbreak initiated by The London College of Political Technologists Rant of the week Tech F

This is a special episode because it’s International Women’s Day! We’ve recorded a special episode on this day over the past few years. You can check them out on our website if that sounds like fun for you. Although, they’re probably not relevant any more because everything is totally fine and ok in the world now. It’s 2020. We’ve fixed all the issues plaguing the human race. There is no more inequality. Everything is fine. Everyone is happy. Honest. Warning: Because this topic is around gender and tech, we may be discussing subjects that might be distressing for some people, so take care when listening.  Joining host Bex are some excellent TFGL Women, Hera Hussain and Sacha Wynne. Bex was thinking about gender and tech before it was cool. Now it’s cool, there are UN hackathons and AI roundtables a-plenty. Don’t get her started on that, she’s got lots to stay and she will save it for another day! Hera lives and breathes gender and tech so it’s going to be hard to rein her in, but I suppose it is Internat

What is technology doing about the climate crisis? How is it making the Earth cool again? And what on earth is climate tech?  Joining host Hera Hussain are Greg Ashton and Open Data Manchesters‘s Sam Milsom.. And our guest this week is Claire Stocks, activist & exploramentor, who writes at Bee The Change  and campaigns with Walk Ride GM. This week’s topics… Stat of the week:  10 million additional travellers to fly through manchester airport by the end of the decade Charity news of the week:  Jeff Bezos just donated 10 billion to fight climate change, so what? How it could be spent... And why that won’t really matter. Also, does offsetting work as a climate solution: offset.earth Also... What is a billion!?  Tech news of the week:  Quarter of all tweets about climate crisis created by bots. A Rant or Nice of the week? Manchester council local plan consultation is currently open - why we need to be active in commenting on these plans here and anywhere in the world It hera

Warning: This week's podcast episode features news articles which discuss suicide and mental health. In this episode we have a slightly different format than our usual weekly pod. Don’t worry, we’ll still be talking about doom and gloom in tech and society in our constant search for glimmers of hope. But, we’re focusing specifically on data, because this month’s event is a collaboration with the excellent people at Open Data Manchester. So we’ll be talking about data being used to identify keywords that help identify those at risk of suicide, how data is used in the media and whether there’s a conflict between making things open and commercial viability.  Joining host Sophie Walker are TFGL team members Hera Hussain and Greg Ashton, along with Open Data Manchesters ‘s Sam Milsom. And we have guests, plural! Pete Sherlock, Assistant Editor at the BBC Shared Data Unit. In 2015, he was tasked with setting up a unit to provide innovative data-driven content for the website. The unit went from strength to stre

On this week’s show we’re talking about how the internet is tracking you. We chat about “Safer Internet Day” and discuss a more ethical ride sharing service. Host Bex is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton, Mille Vardheim and Producer Paul. And our guest this week is Chris Paul, Social Entrepreneur, Senior Non Profit Professional, and former Elected Representative, as a Manchester Councillor from 2011-2019. He was also a founder of City Life, the Manchester-based news, arts and listings magazine that was published between December 1983 and December 2005. This week’s topics:    Stat of the week  190+ trackers installed when you view the Manchester Digital Blueprint A problem not just for the GM council Charity news of the week   Safer internet day on Feb 11th - equality now have released some resources  #SaferInternetDay #SID2020 DO THE QUIZ!  Great examples of projects making the internet better We know big tech has a responsibility, but where do we go next? Tech news of the week  Mor

On this week's show we’re looking at the release of the Tech Talent Charter report. In short, if you’re a woman in tech, everything is still crap. We’ll also be looking at Nicky Morgan’s 5 principles to make tech work for everyone. Principle 1, is probably - “there’s no such thing as a principle worth sticking to”, and Principle 2 is, “let’s all eat the poor”.  Hera Hussain is on hosting duties, she’s joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Producer Paul. Our guest this week is Dan Sodergren (Flock / The Landing). Dan is a serial startup founder and a digital marketing and technology expert with over 20 years experience in the Manchester technology sector. This week’s topics… Stat of the week:  Tech Talent Charter Report And Baroness Nicky Morgan outlined 5 principles to make tech work for everyone Charity news of the week: Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Tech news of the week: In the light of rising racial tensions Facebook takes a proactive and out of character step Whilst taking a very

This week we are chatting about a robotic turtle funded by Nesta and the most evil people in tech (like every week!) and wondering if the government will ignore another piece of statistical evidence that they paid for… slow clap.  Sophie Walker is on hosting duties, she’s joined by TFGL team members Hera Hussain, Greg Ashton and Producer Paul. And our guest this week is Christina McDermott  Christina is the Managing Director of Cattington, a social media and digital content agency based in Liverpool.  She’s worked in social media for over ten years and her career has encompassed everything from creating content for clients including Channel 4 and pretending to be the Green Giant on Facebook. (People asked him a lot of questions about poo.)  This week’s topics:    Stat of the week: Half of veganuary participants stay vegan Charity news of the week:  Tech ideas competition for children from Nesta has announced it’s semi-finalists: A mention for Mental Health Foundation testing new app in Manchest

It’s our first episode of the year, and we’ve got a great show lined up for you. We talk about the North / South divide in the charity sector. Oxfam gets some stick because of an expensive jacket, and facial recognition is still the absolute worst. Host Rebecca Rae-Evans is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton, Sacha Wynne and producer Paul Jakubowski. Our special guest this week is Sarah Miguel, Head of Business Development at People’s History Museum. Sarah leads on marketing, digital, and income generation at the PHM, building relationships with partners and funders to drive change, raise the profile of the museum and build the organisations resilience and sustainability. She leads a fantastic and passionate team, whose work helps the museum tell the stories of ‘ideas worth fighting for’. This week’s topics... Stat of the week:  New charity density report from NPC shows a huge imbalance for impoverished areas with places like Blackpool getting 0.6 per 1,000 whilst South Northamptonshire gets 3.2

Christmas is a time for friendship, joy, fun, election rage and disappointment, and most importantly - a time for podcasts. Pretty sure there is a christmas song that will back that up. Thanks for joining us for this special episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. It’s a podcast about technology being used for social good. We’ll be talking about our favourite news from the year.  And this episode is special for three reasons: It’s Christmas. YESWe’re joined by our friends from other brilliant Manchester meetups: HER+Data MCR, Open Data Manchester, Py Data Manchester and McrFRED. Welcome everyone! And finally - because this episode is being recorded in front of a fabulous live audience at Leaf in Manchester. We have two panels for the price of one! Panel two starts at 19m 50s Panel One Host: Rebecca Rae-Evans Panel One Guests: Harry Bailey Sam Milsom Simon Owen Panel Two Host: Hera Hussain Panel Two Guests: Sacha Wynne Dr. Rachael Ainsworth John Carney Thanks to podcast.co for helpin

TFGL and the Circular Economy is back, in collaboration with our friends at Dsposal. . Can the Circular Economy ever create a world of positive social change? In the third and final episode of Series Two we discuss the powerful, political world of economics and then look to the future, with the help of bananas. ----- Huge thanks to all this season's contributors: Gaëlle Guillaume Iain Gulland Ken Webster Marc Zornes James Close Andy Doran ----- This podcast wouldn’t exist without Tom Passmore and Sophie Walker from Dsposal. Hosted by Rebecca Rae-Evans Produced by Paul Jakubowski and Jonny Rae-Evans and Rebecca Rae-Evans. Music has been graciously provided by George Fell. Podcast.co make all of this possible thanks to the shiny podcast studio they provide. You can find a full transcript of this episode on techforgood.live

TFGL and the Circular Economy is back, in collaboration with our friends at Dsposal. . In this second episode of Series Two, we talk to people who make beautiful cars and the people who recycle the metal in the cars. And Tom's mind is blown, multiple times! ----- Huge thanks to all this season's contributors: Gaëlle Guillaume Iain Gulland Ken Webster Marc Zornes James Close Andy Doran ----- This podcast wouldn’t exist without Tom Passmore and Sophie Walker from Dsposal. Hosted by Rebecca Rae-Evans Produced by Paul Jakubowski and Jonny Rae-Evans and Rebecca Rae-Evans. Music has been graciously provided by George Fell. Podcast.co make all of this possible thanks to the shiny podcast studio they provide. You can find a full transcript of this episode on techforgood.live

TFGL and the Circular Economy is back, in collaboration with our friends at Dsposal. . In this first episode in Season Two, we have a look at the wing of the Circular Economy we missed in Season One, the bio-cycle, and we start digging into economics – both circular and linear - and ask questions like... “Who is the Circular Economy for?” “Will it stop the climate emergency?” “Will it make the rich richer? ----- Huge thanks to all this season's contributors: Gaëlle Guillaume Iain Gulland Ken Webster Marc Zornes James Close Andy Doran ----- This podcast wouldn’t exist without Tom Passmore and Sophie Walker from Dsposal. Hosted by Rebecca Rae-Evans Produced by Paul Jakubowski and Jonny Rae-Evans and Rebecca Rae-Evans. Music has been graciously provided by George Fell. Podcast.co make all of this possible thanks to the shiny podcast studio they provide. You can find a full transcript of this episode on techforgood.live

Recorded live at Unheard Voices, hosted in YES, Manchester. Unheard Voices is an inspiring and informative one-day music education conference that asks ‘whose voices aren’t being heard?’ and is presented by Brighter Sound and More Music Generation Phone – The Problem’s Not Them. It’s Us. The effects of technology on young people are constantly portrayed as negative. But have we got this wrong? Have we just failed to keep up over the last decade? And are we now excluding young people if we don’t embrace new technology? Hosted by Ben White, Tech For Good Live podcast regular and Managing Director at award winning social enterprise Reason Digital. The Panel: Sarah Angel Bolton born singer-songwriter and model who has been flaunting her experimental soul sound over the past couple of years across the UK. Sarah’s versatility and creative passion has led her into the creation of her style blog, fashion films, and subsequent music videos, working both in front of the camera and behind the scenes in artisti

Welcome to our special bonfire night edition. As we’re all no doubt aware Bonfire night celebrates the triumph of brutal, state sponsored persecution in the face of a bloody failure of violent rebellion. With sparklers. What more appropriate night could there be for an episode of the Tech for God live podcast. We have a guest with us! Lauren Hogan, Volunteering Projects Officer with Turn2us, a national charity who support people facing financial struggles. You can find out more about their Connect tool at https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Connect  This week’s topics:    Stat of the week:  '84% of traffic to Childline is accessed via a Google product, and we have no control over this. https://twitter.com/odihq/status/1190256225029632000?s=12 Campaign news of the week:  The Supported Loving campaign led by My Life My Choice: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/30/campaign-for-learning-disabled-peoples-love-lives Tech news of the week: Twitter bans political ads whilst Facebook doubles down

The team break free from our Manchester studio and head down south to the glorious Bath Digital Festival to record two special live episodes. In this second episode, we’re taking questions on Social Media and Democracy, in a live recording of BDF Question Time 2019, a public debate about the ethics of social media and the role they play in the rise and fall of our democratic process. Our host is Jim Morrison, Director of Bath Digital Festival and founder of OneSub He’s joined by: Rebecca Rae-Evans - Reply & Tech For Good Live Bex is founder of the design studio Reply, and the podcast Tech for Good Live. Rebecca has a varied and extensive 15 year agency background in research and user-centred design. Deciding she wanted to align her work with her personal values, 6 years ago, Rebecca transitioned into working exclusively on projects that are for the social (and environmental) good.  John Harris - The Guardian  John is a Guardian columnist, who writes on subjects including politics, popular culture

The team break free from our Manchester studio and head down south to the glorious Bath Digital Festival to record two special live episodes. First up, we’re talking Digital Healthcare. Digital and technology provides so many opportunities to improve systems, process and experiences for good. Is this really the case for the health sector? What are the opportunities for the health sector? Can current innovation do more harm than good? Can we build for prevention rather than reacting? How can digital solutions reach and benefit those who are digitally illiterate or less aware of their health? All these questions and more are discussed by the panel. Joining host Rebecca Rae-Evans are: Andy Morley - New Level Health  Andy is a pretty impressive tech specialist and local advocate for using digital for health as a preventative measure rather than reactive. He’s been working with a lot of local organisations to try and encourage more collaborative working.  Paul Targett – RIVIAM Digital Care RIVIAM builds

This is a special episode because we’ll be talking about green tech. That’s right. The environment and stuff. And technology. Fun. We’re mostly going to be talking about death and stuff. We're joined by friends of the pod, Tom Passmore and Sophie Walker from clean-tech start-up Dsposal On the pod we talk about our carbon footprint, you can find yours by taking this short quiz here: footprint.wwf.org.uk Things we mention: Green Tech Symposium Lots of stuff on energy and transport eg: https://energimine.com/  https://www.qbots.ai/ http://urbanchain.co.uk/ Smart Waste Smart Resources conference https://greyparrot.ai https://www.stuffstr.com https://www.rubiconglobal.com https://www.mrw.co.uk/latest/defra-backs-digital-waste-tracking-proposals/10044921.article And finally... UK music festivals no longer have any excuse for making a mess: http://kumbh.gov.in/en/campaigns-swachh-kumbh Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts. Get in touch o