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In July 2012TRANSCRIPT
Computer says YES!
…From Bletchley Park to The <goto> Foundation
Dr Sue Black
Senior Research Associate
Software Systems Engineering
University College London
savingbletchleypark.org
Photo by @Documentally
Photo by @Jemimah_Knight
Photos by @Documentally
Captain Jerry Roberts meets HM the Queen
Photos by @Ade_Oshineye
#SVC2UK 2011
Dame Stephanie (Steve) ShirleySet up F International software company in 1962, later sold for £150 million
Tommy FlowersInventor of Colossus: the world’s first programmable digital computer
Dina St Johnston
Set up the world’s first software house: Vaughan Programming Services
Thanks to @LinJones for the photo
Tim Berners Lee
Created the World Wide Web
@Londonhackspace
“Computer Says No”
“Computer Says No”
Key in determining economic winners:
CashCommoditiesCreativity
In the UK we only have one of these…
The key technologies impacting business over the next 5 years:
MobileCloudSocialInformation
The UK’s ICT sector is the largest in Europe and expected to grow to over £29B by 2012.The combined creative industries and ICT sectors employ 3 million people.
Tech savvy people
Tech savvy Startups and businesses
Productiveorganisations
Flourishing economy
Inspiring techIncreased Standard of living
The
Effect
<goto> is new and unique!!
We will raise the profile of technology with the general public through national
scale campaigns and events
We will take computer science outreach beyond schools and make it relevant to
everyday lives.
