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25 Sep 2024

National Data Centre Academy Invites techUK members to its Open Day

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The National Data Centre Academy (NDCA) will be the UKs first practical data centre skills centre offering training to new graduates, existing data centre personnel, military veterans and those with transferable skills looking to move into the growing data centre sector.

Sustainable ICT Consultancy firm Carbon3IT has secured a lease for a building in Leamington Spa for their National Data Centre Academy project. The currently disused office building is in the process of being converted to provide 3 technical training areas, classrooms and a showcase environment.

John Booth MD of Carbon3IT explains “The growth of cloud computing and AI means more data centres and digital infrastructure will have to be built, what we’re doing aims to reduce the environmental impact of these facilities and to make data centres more sustainable in the long run. We’re already working on a number of projects relating to data centre energy efficiency and sustainability and the National Data Centre Academy is a natural extension of our activities to date.”

techUK members are invited to the NDCA press/open days on:

  • the 21st October between 10 am and 4 pm, and
  • the 23rd October between 1 pm and 4 pm

Register here

Download the press release here.

Find out more about the NDCA here. 

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Luisa C. Cardani

Luisa C. Cardani

Head of Data Centres Programme, techUK

Luisa C. Cardani is the Head of the Data Centres Programme at techUK, aiming to provide a collective voice for UK operators and working with government to improve business environment for the data centres sector.

Prior to joining techUK, Luisa worked in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as the Head of International Data Protection, where she led on the development of elements of the UK's data protection and privacy policy. In her role, she was also the UK official representative for the EOCD Privacy Guidelines Informal Advisory Group.

She has held a number of position in government, including leading on cross-cutting data provisions in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and in high priority cross-departmental projects when working in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

She holds an M.Sc. from University College London's Department of Political Sciences.

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Weronika Dorociak

Weronika Dorociak

Programme Manager, Sustainability , techUK

Weronika joined techUK as a Programme Manager for Sustainability in October 2023.

Her role involves advocating for the tech sector in front of key policymakers and stakeholders. Weronika also leads the environmental and sustainability efforts within the Data Centres Group.

Prior to joining techUK, Weronika worked in public affairs and government relations in the legal sector, focusing on innovation and ESG within financial services. She also spent 2 years working as a Caseworker at Parliament. She holds a BA in Politics & International Relations from Queen Mary University of London.

Outside of work, Weronika can be found on a tennis court, at the gym, practicing yoga, or indulging in her love for Taylor Swift's music as a dedicated Swiftie.

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Lucas Banach

Lucas Banach

Programme Assistant, Data Centres, Climate, Environment and Sustainability, Market Access, techUK

Lucas Banach is Programme Assistant at techUK, he works on a range of programmes including Data Centres; Climate, Environment & Sustainability; Market Access and Smart Infrastructure and Systems.

Before that Lucas who joined in 2008, held various roles in our organisation, which included his role as Office Executive, Groups and Concept Viability Administrator, and most recently he worked as Programme Executive for Public Sector. He has a postgraduate degree in International Relations from the Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski Cracow University.

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