UCL Hackathon 2023 #TechForGood: the opportunity of our time
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#TechForGood: the opportunity of our time. This presentation was a keynote kickoff for the UCL Computer Science Hackathon on "Engineers are superheroes" in February 2023
UCL Hackathon 2023 #TechForGood: the opportunity of our time
- 1. Information Type : Company Name : Information Owner : #TechForGood: the opportunity of our times Tom Winstanley Chief Technology Officer, NTT DATA UK&I February 2023 Client Confidential NTT DATA Tom Winstanley
- 2. Tom Winstanley CTO NTT DATA UK&I Head of New Ventures, Innovation | R&D Honorary lecturer UCL, Computer Science twinstan tomwinstanley twinstan
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- 4. 4 Who?!?
- 5. We are one of the largest ICT organisations in the world that lots of people in the UK have never heard of.. Ltd Research Disruption Urban Solutions Plala Telecommunications Data management Infrastructure Consulting Software development Systems integration Business process management Cool stuff TRANSLATION
- 6. 6 but you may enjoy some of our work
- 7. 7 Imagining a better world together A human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan, Japanese Cabinet Office Society 5.0
- 8. NTT Groups long-term vision is to improve society and the enrich human experience through our business operations #UpgradeReality Supporting enriched human experiences globally: 1. Underpinned by an ecosystem of integrated smart digital services 2. Building on an intelligent data and computing foundation 3. Enabled by next generation infrastructure for sustainable hyper-connectivity Society 5.0
- 10. 10 Sustainable business is good business NTT DATA is working with the Calabrian forestry commission to create the low-energy internet of trees programme
- 11. 11 Connected Conservation NTT Group is co-founder of the Connected Conservation Foundation protecting endangered wildlife in sub-Saharan Africa
- 12. 12 What goes around, comes around.. NTT DATA Foundation runs multiple digital MOOC skills programmes for children and adults from disadvantaged backgrounds
- 13. 13 Inclusive design is good design Our design practice, Tangity designed and deployed AI-supported online journal for children on the spectrum
- 14. 14 Robotic support We are trialing the use of robots to promote forms of inclusion for those with physical challenges preventing them from working in office
- 15. 15 Green data centres an oxymoron? Perhaps not.. NTT Group is investing $3.6bn annually to develop the next generation of the network and data infrastructure using photonics and renewable energy approaches
- 16. 16 Artificial photosynthesis We are kitting out our facilities in Japan with artificial leaves that capture carbon dioxide developed by our R&D teams
- 17. 17 Green Engineering We are contributing to the development of best practice through the Green Software Foundation as steering members.. alongside many friends here today!
- 18. What do these all have in common? Planet Profit People Technology #TripleWin
- 19. We are proud to be part of the IXN programmes at UCL and learn so much from you.. another #TripleWin Real world problems Design & Creativity Technology experimentation Amazing programme
- 20. Good luck The technologies exist what can we do with them for good? Always be looking for the #TripleWin Together we can move mountains.