We're welcoming a new member to The Global Online Safety Regulators Network 👋 The Autoriteit online Terroristisch en Kinderpornografisch Materiaal (ATKM) is one of the Netherlands’ online safety regulators, responsible for monitoring and removing terrorist content and child sexual abuse material online. Arda Gerkens, Chair of the Board of ATKM said: “Regulation of the online world is still in its infancy. It is of the utmost importance to join forces, so we can be as effective as possible in reaching our common goals for online safety.” They will be joining organisations across the world working together to help people live safer lives online. Find a full list of our current members and observers here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/esrx4geF
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Looking to launch a new digital service or AI-powered product and need help navigating the regulatory landscape? The DRCF AI and Digital Hub is offering free, expert advice to help you get your service off the ground. This can support innovative new businesses and services, which need advice from a combination of the four regulators that form the DRCF - the Competition and Markets Authority, Financial Conduct Authority, Information Commissioner's Office and Ofcom. 📽️Watch the video below for more on how the Hub can help you and your business.
Innovators! The DRCF AI and Digital Hub can help you! Find out how. Our new video explains the benefits and how to apply the Hub. ✨ The DRCF AI and Digital Hub is an ambitious one-year pilot service offering free, informal advice. ✨ This a time-limited opportunity to access experts about your ideas across four UK digital regulators at once. ✨ The Hub aims to boost your confidence in bringing new products, services and business models to market by helping you navigate regulatory requirements in areas such as data protection, competition, communications and consumer protection. ✨ So if you’re developing a new AI or digital product that will benefit UK consumers, apply to the Hub today for clear, practical informal advice. ✨ We think this service will save you both time and money. Apply to the Hub today to help develop the innovations of tomorrow. #innovation #AI #digital #AIDigHub
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We are incredibly proud of our colleague Nihal N., who has been appointed Patron for The Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP). Nihal leads our network security work and this appointment is testament to her wealth of expertise, experience and leadership abilities. Congratulations Nihal!
We're delighted to announce that Nihal Newman, Director of Network Security and Resilience Policy at Ofcom, will be joining us as an ITP Patron. Nihal leads Ofcom’s network security and resilience policy work across the telecoms and internet infrastructure sectors. She is responsible for overseeing policy aspects of Ofcom’s regulatory supervisory regimes and has oversight of a cybersecurity outcome testing scheme. Nihal brings a wealth of business management experience, having led strategic policy and technical programs. She is a member of Ofcom’s Operations Board, Senior Leadership Group, and Technology Profession. Her extensive experience and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion drive her technology-based initiatives in the telecoms sector. In 2023, Nihal led Ofcom’s initiative uniting some of the UK’s leading telecoms organisations to sign a Women in Tech pledge, promoting the role of women in technology-based roles in the telecoms sector. Nihal commented: “My passion lies in addressing the sector-wide challenge of creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. By combining this with my drive for sector-wide change, I can support the ITP in developing talent that helps us grow a thriving telecoms industry." As a Patron, Nihal will play a crucial role in supporting the ITP’s strategic initiatives and expanding its impact within the telecommunications sector. She will contribute her extensive knowledge and experience to enhance the ITP’s services, which include apprenticeships, professional and career development, mentoring, professional registration, and training. ITP CEO Charlotte Goodwill BSc (Hons), MITP, AMWES ,added, "We are thrilled to welcome Nihal Newman as a Patron of the ITP. Her expertise and dedication to advancing diversity and inclusion in the telecoms industry align perfectly with our mission. We look forward to working together to create a more inclusive and innovative telecoms sector. Welcome Nihal! https://lnkd.in/evdcGTfM #ITPpatron #patronage #ofcom
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👋 Last week we welcomed our new cohort of interns! 26 interns are joining us for the summer, working closely with teams across Ofcom on exciting projects and gaining access to development days, networking opportunities, and mentors. We are proud to continue our partnership with 10,000 Black Interns for the third year running, as well as supporting, for the first time, 10,000 Able Interns helping students with a disability into a paid internship to gain valuable skills and experience. We were also joined by interns from the UK Regulators Network in our united efforts of collaboration. A huge welcome to each and every one of our new interns! We are excited to see the great contributions you will make during your time here. 🎉 #InternshipProgramme #ProfessionalDevelopment #DiversityandInclusion #BlackAndAbleFoundation
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Did you go to Glastonbury last weekend? 🎸🎶 We were there working hard behind the scenes. Our Spectrum team played a headline role in making sure the festival ran smoothly. 🎤 This included planning the frequencies used for things like microphones, in ear monitors and wireless cameras - helping to ensure interference-free performances across the festival. Find out more about what we got up to and our role at major events like Glasto 👇 https://lnkd.in/eh7DqMVv #Glastonbury2024
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This week we hosted some of the UK's biggest telecoms and technology organisations to celebrate the first anniversary of the Women in Tech pledge. We asked them why it's important for the industry to come together to support this. Check out their thoughts in the video below! 🎥 Allison Kirkby, Harmeen Mehta, BT Group Elizabeth Nguli Vodafone Clive Selley Openreach Lutz Schüler Virgin Media O2
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Working together to help get more women into technology roles! Last night we were delighted to welcome senior leaders from across the telecoms industry, to an event to celebrate the first anniversary of the Women in Tech pledge. The pledge has been signed by some of the UK's biggest telecoms and technology organisations, who have each committed to taking action to help more women build rewarding careers in tech. A huge thank you to everyone who joined the event and the organisations working to drive more progress in representation of women in the telecoms sector. BT Group CityFibre Colt Technology Services GCHQ Openreach Sky TalkTalk Three UK Virgin Media O2 Vodafone Vorboss Zen Internet
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Snapchat has introduced new measures to protect its users - including changes to help prevent teenagers being contacted by strangers. Commenting on these new protections, Richard Wronka, Online Safety Supervision Director at Ofcom, said: “Children will be better protected on Snapchat as a result of the platform implementing this package of measures. "Under the Online Safety Act, we’ve proposed that larger and higher-risk services should make sure children don’t get direct messages from accounts with which they’re not already connected, and that their location information should not be visible to other users.” More on Snapchat's changes: https://lnkd.in/ej4T6ii6
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🎧 We featured in The Rest Is Entertainment podcast this week, so we're catching up on the latest episode! In it the hosts talk about: 📺 The 10 TV shows we've had the most complaints about. 💷 The biggest fine we've given a broadcaster. 🗣 How social media and broadcasting complaints can feed into culture wars. Have a listen here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dGhNTciw #Broadcasting #TV #Complaints #Podcast
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Taking our media literacy plans out on the road across the UK 🌟 Last week, our media literacy team travelled across the UK's nations to share our draft three-year plan for media literacy and to hear your valuable feedback. Thank you to everyone who came to one of our roadshow events in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London - including the media literacy experts who presented their work. #MediaLiteracy
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