Get involved with techUK’s Digital Place Week 2022
The week will focus on ‘place’, an emerging concept involving the interaction between geography, groups of people and a problem that is meaningful to them.
Building on last year’s Digital Place Week 2021, we will showcase the work of our members driving the future of place by sharing guest blogs, case studies and relevant reports or featuring members in our new ‘innovation in place-based care’ podcast.
A different theme has been assigned to each day of the week, meaning that there are many opportunities for start-ups, scale-ups, SMEs, large companies, organisations and academics to get involved in #DigitalPlace.
How to contribute
Members were invited to submit blogs or case studies on one of the above themes to [email protected]. These had to be between 400 and 600 words and follow the standard techUK contributor guidelines.
Submissions featured on the techUK website and were promoted via Twitter and LinkedIn throughout the week.
The deadline for submissions was close of play on 13 July.
Insights will be announced on the day and linked here. Share your thoughts on social media using the hashtag #DigitalPlace and keep up to date with latest views on our twitter @techUK.
You can also read a summary of our recent Exploring the role of the technology industry in 'place' panel discussion by clicking here. This contains links to the event recording and speaker presentations.
Ileana Lupsa
Ileana Lupsa
Ileana Lupsa is the Programme Manager for Local Public Services and Nations and Regions, at techUK.
Ileana studied electronics, telecommunications and IT as an undergraduate, followed by an MSc in engineering and project management at Coventry University.
She refined her programme management expertise through her most recent roles working in the automotive industry.
Ileana is passionate about sustainability and creating a positive impact globally through innovation.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @IleanaLupsa
- Website:
- www.techUK.org
- LinkedIn:
- www.linkedin.com/in/ileana-lupsa
Alison Young
Alison Young
Alison Young is the Associate Director Local Public Services.
Alison has background in International Trade & Investment, with experience in the public, private and third sector, advising on international trade, new markets, inward investment and working closely with UK cities and regions around investment into innovation and partnerships and technology. Prior to joining techUK, she has her own consulting business and was Head of Global Investment with the Connected Places Catapult. This role had a focus on FDI around the built environment and mobility, working across NetZero mobility projects in the UK and globally. She worked closely with the Innovation Districts Group, to foster and network of knowledge sharing and helped set up the Freeport Innovation Network, to foster innovation in the context of freeports with a focus on investment.
She spent six years living and working in the Middle East, with the Department for Business and Trade. Based first in Oman, leading on a number of sectors, from Education to Infrastructure, then based in the UAE, setting up the Technology and Smart Cities sector, with a core focus on AI and Fintech.
She is passionate about economic growth for the UK, to create jobs and opportunities; the green agenda and the decarbonisation of transport. She has a degree in Russian Studies MA, from the University of Edinburgh and is currently learning Arabic.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +44 (0) 20 7331 2029
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonayoung/