Computer says YES!!

Dr Sue Black

Senior Research Associate

Software Systems Engineering

University College London

Dame Stephanie (Steve) ShirleySet up F International software company in 1962, later sold for £150 million

Dina St Johnston

Set up the world’s first software house: Vaughan Programming Services

Thanks to @LinJones for the photo

@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>’s aims are to excite, engage, empower and enlighten.

The <goto> Foundation aspires to rebrand computer science, raise public awareness and knowledge of technology, and enable everyone to use, benefit from and enjoy the powerful computing systems in our lives today.  The <goto> Foundation will catalyse rapid change in these areas, through direct strategic action.   We want to bring together existing projects, people and organisations working in this field – we’re not reinventing the wheel – and <goto> will collaborate and connect groups with the individuals and resources they need to operate most effectively.  At the same time, <goto> is attempting something new and unique – to raise the profile of technology with the general public through national scale campaigns and events, taking computer science outreach beyond schools and making it relevant to people’s everyday lives.

Come and talk to me

Dr Sue Blacksueblack@gmail.com www.sueblack.co.uk

@gotofdnsue@gotofdn.orggotofdn.org