Adam Thilthorpe, Director of BCS Policy, Professionalism and Public Affairs

Digital poverty was the subject of a lively discussion on a recent BCS webinar - ‘Tackling the digital divide’. But solving the issue is more complicated than donating laptops to school children. Claire Penketh reports.

Dr Jonathan Theodore, Head of Product Management at Hyve Dynamics, explains the impact of innovative materials in the biometric and other sectors, including how these developments have allowed for new kinds of technologies and products: from solar panels to space elevators. Blair Melsom MBCS reports.

BCS’s Director of Education, Julia Adamson highlights the importance of a diverse IT workforce and pipeline, we face a tough economic recovery and a shortage of digital skills post COVID-19.

This year’s Turing Talk from BCS and the IET speculates on the future capabilities of wearable technology for health, reports Blair Melsom MBCS.