TechnologyOne x UKTCG Recovery Roadmap

TechnologyOne announce partnership with UK Tech Cluster Group to support the UK public and higher education sectors address recovery in a post COVID-19 world.

The UK economy could be set back by a harrowing $2.5 trillion in damages related to the coronavirus pandemic over the next five years, according to recent findings by the Centre for Risk Studies at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School.

Cultural changes that would likely have taken years have accelerated due to the global crisis. Our vision is to utilise digital as a horizontal enabler and one that is paramount to aiding these industries in their recovery.

TechnologyOne is proud to announce its partnership with the UK Tech Cluster Group (UKTCG), further supporting its commitment to the UK public and education sectors. The group, made up of organisations that represent the technology and digital industry across the UK, boast 132 years of combined experience, supports over 4,000 technology companies and holds 785 events annually.

TechnologyOne together with UKTCG have a unique, in-depth and practical understanding of the needs of tech talent, businesses and ecosystems, in addition to an unparalleled level of insight into the challenges and opportunities faced by the UK public and higher education sectors. Whilst each organisation has a different geographical focus, we all work with grassroots tech leaders and business communities to support them with their aspirations to grow.

The Recovery Roadmap Briefing Summit on 23 June 2020 brought together over 400 people from more than 100 local, regional and national public sector organisations to develop the solutions and strategies that will power the future. The summit was attended by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden, who said in his keynote speech: “Right now, our clear priority must be growth. Using tech to power us out of the recession, to drive productivity and create jobs in all parts of the industry, region by region, and indeed all parts of our economy”.

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport
Secretary of State

Right now, our clear priority must be growth. Using tech to power us out of the recession, to drive productivity and create jobs in all parts of the industry, region by region, and indeed all parts of our economy.

Watch the keynote

The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Secretary of State for DCMS announcing that the government will be publishing a new digital strategy in the autumn of 2020 - one which reflects our new post-COVID-19 reality.

The purpose of this summit was to explore and develop ideas on how the tech sector can grow as part of the UK’s economic recovery and in addition to this, how digital technology could accelerate the recovery of other sectors.

With a mission to connect, share, grow and ultimately re-develop sustainable ecosystems through the use of technology, UKTCG, together with TechnologyOne are urging the UK government to prioritise the establishment of new product-led tech start-ups across the country ahead of its upcoming Digital Strategy. The Recovery Roadmap Report summarises the day's dialogues and outlines seven policy recommendations to meet the expectations of grassroots communities from across the UK. This report will act as a roadmap to help drive UK recovery, empower businesses to come back stronger than ever and ultimately boost the economy.

As Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool City Region eloquently put it: “The COVID-19 recovery is enabled from the centre, but led locally from the UK’s nations and regions, leveraging distinct strengths in different communities. To build back better, we need to unlock resources for creating new start-ups, help traditional sectors increase productivity, uncover innovation, and match evolving talent needs. Central and local governments must draw on local expertise throughout the recovery, and our tech communities stand ready to help provide it.”

The summit covered a host of topics including better utilising universities to boost economic growth, re-designing a curriculum aligned with industry needs, and the role universities will play in re-skilling people in industries that may have shrunk due to COVID-19.

Despite rising unemployment as a result of the pandemic, the tech sector has substantial numbers of vacancies. Stakeholders across government, local authorities, and enterprise partnerships will be key drivers in creating awareness around job availability in the tech sector and undertaking positive action to reskill people.

Anwen Robinson, Operating Officer at TechnologyOne said: “Tech and digital hubs around the UK can and must play a central role in helping us come out of this crisis stronger. Given the right policy framework with local empowerment and underpinned by enabling technology, our industry can thrive, greatly benefiting the communities, local authorities and educational institutions in cities, towns and villages where we operate.”

“We fully support UKTCG’s call for a specialist programme to help public sector bodies better utilise digital solutions. By helping senior public sector managers think more digitally, central and local government will become more efficient and much better equipped to support the communities they serve.”

Anwen Robinson, Operating Officer, TechnologyOne

Robinson added: “Likewise in the education sector, more courses, training and student services must rapidly move online to ensure there’s social mobility and opportunity wherever you are in the UK or indeed globally.”

David Dunn, UKTCG Chair said: “The UKTCG exists to connect, share and grow the communities it serves. Through understanding ecosystem needs at a grassroots level, we have unrivalled, real-time access to tech companies and communities.”

“The Recovery Roadmap’s success in bringing together over 400 policy makers from across the United Kingdom to share best practice and learn how to practically support our communities, could and should be the start of a movement to uplift tech and digital communities across the country.

“The tech and digital industry’s importance to our economy goes unchallenged. We need to ensure people understand it, can access its knowledge and use it to drive their businesses, whether they’re startups or global giants.

“For us to succeed there is an understanding that the whole of the UK must be supported and help needs to be offered and available wherever required, on the ground rather than directed centrally.”

Mr Dunn added: “It is our firm belief that the seven key recommendations for policy that can make a sea change in the way tech can enable the UK to the forefront of the global economy.”

“Each recommendation has a comprehensive plan behind it which we would be eager to develop further with key public policy makers for the good of our economy, our country and our local communities. The time is now to act on behalf of the grassroots.”

The Recovery Roadmap Report

The full Recovery Roadmap Report, in association with TechnologyOne, is available for public viewing here.

Publish date

23 Sep 2020
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