#148: BONUS episode: How Connected Will We Be In The Future?

Ctrl Alt Delete

emma gannon

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🗓️ 24 September 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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This episode of Ctrl Alt Delete is in collaboration with CityFibre, talking all about connectivity and the future of tech. I wanted to do an episode on the future of work, tech, modern cities and Internet connection. Chatting to me on these topics is Laura Osborne who works with CityFibre. Laura’s background is in public affairs, government communications and more recently consumer campaigning. She was Which?’s first Head of Corporate Affairs, working with businesses to improve the banking, energy and telecoms markets for consumers.

Now she is helping to lead the campaign calling on the Advertising Standards Authority to change the rules on how “fibre” is used in broadband adverts, so that consumers are no longer misled. In this episode we talk about the impact of smart technology in our homes, online doctors, digital assistants who can pick up on your mood and health data, how the internet connection you have matters, how connectivity affects or can improve the way we work and lots more. We also discuss how in 2016, only 5% of engineering modern apprenticeships were taken up by women, and how only 24% of those in digital technology jobs in the UK are women and what can be done about that. We discuss the future of modern connected cities too, as in cities like Tallinn, people engage with their government effortlessly via digital platforms that enable them to sign contracts, file their taxes, and vote. Can the UK follow? In general, we discuss what’s in store of the future of our technology as we become more and more connected. For more info on the campaign to change the broadband advertising rules visit www.coppersaurus.com. #ad

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0:00.0	This episode of Control-Or Delete is sponsored by King Fisher, the company behind
0:04.9	recognisable home improvement brands such as B&Q and Screw Fix who help make
0:09.7	better homes accessible for everyone and who by the way doesn't love a pop down to be in queue? I definitely do.
0:16.0	Kingfisher have recently partnered with Google Cloud, a collaboration that together will support and prepare for retail's next digital age.
0:24.3	From infrastructure to data analytics, they are looking for the right people to help them succeed,
0:29.8	and that could be you.
0:31.2	They're looking for tech professionals interested in software engineering, data
0:35.0	analytics, data science, e-commerce and much more. They also have a range of brilliant benefits,
0:41.1	competitive salaries, private health care for the family, and an outstanding pension scheme.
0:46.0	So if you're interested, go to careers. Kingfisher.com today to find out more about their tech and digital roles. Thank you so much to King Fisher
0:55.3	for sponsoring this podcast.
0:56.7	Hello and welcome back to another episode of Control-Alt Delete. This episode is in collaboration with City Fiber. It's all about connectivity and
1:06.3	tech. And I really wanted to do an episode on The Future of Work, The Future of Tech,
1:11.6	what this means for how our society and culture will change, how things
1:16.4	become more virtual like the rise of online doctors or smart assistance in our homes, and just in general the evolution of what an internet
1:25.4	connection actually means nowadays. Chatting to me today on these topics is Laura
1:29.7	Osborne who works at City Fiber. Laura's background is in public affairs, government
1:34.6	communications and more recently consumer campaigning. She was witch's
1:39.1	first head of corporate affairs working with businesses to improve banking, energy and telecoms for consumers.
1:46.8	She now works at City Fiber and is helping lead to the campaign, this campaign that we talk
1:51.0	about on the podcast, that's hoping to bring full fiber broadband to the UK.
1:55.3	It's calling on the Advertising Standards Authority to change its guidelines on fiber advertising.
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