Tech for Good Summit

The day started with an opening keynote address by Rhodri Davies, the former Head of Policy at the Charities Aid Foundation and founder of the research organisation Why Philanthropy Matters Rhodri covered a wide range of topics related to the current status of the third sector. The sector is always under pressure and constraints, it is heavily dependent on the support of volunteers, funders and philanthropists. Technology has the potential to maximise the impact that can be created from these sources of support and Rhodri discussed where the greatest need and the greatest opportunity lie.

The closing keynote was a fireside chat featuring Kathryn Baddeley, Head of CSR for Cisco UK and Ireland, interviewed by Laura Goodwin, Innovation Correspondent with BBC Scotland. Cisco has one of the longest-established and most impactful tech for good programmes in the tech industry, with staff participation rates of over 85% and a target of creating positive impact on the lives of 1 Billion people within ten years. Kathryn inspired the audience by sharing her experience of building the programme from its early days to the truly impressive global scale that is has now reached.

The agenda for the day included presentations and live panel discussions that covered a wide range of topics, including:

• Skilled volunteering - good for business,  good for its people

• An infrastructure for the third sector

• Delivering equality of opportunity

• Volunteer recognition

• Cross-sector collaboration

• The opportunity for scalable solutions in federated organisations

• Open data for action

• The value of skilled volunteering to civil society

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All sessions from the Tech for Good Summit 2023 are available in video, as individual audio recordings and in our Network Effects podcast feed.