Noticings 10: Meet Ups and Montenegro
November at Careful Trouble
As winter settles in we’ve had a busy month, traveling to chat to people about AI, community powered tech and digital inclusion.
We’ve also been developing a theory of change for a client. While we can’t share the details just yet, please reach out if you’re interested in learning more about our process!
This will be our last regular newsletter of the year. Instead, next month, we’ll be sharing a special edition which rounds up 2024!
Creating AI Policies
A big thank you to everyone who joined us last week in Salford for ‘Creating Policy Futures’, to discuss AI policy and the creative industries.
We brought together academics, artists, cultural producers, tech experts, policy leads, and more for an afternoon to discuss the limits and opportunities of AI.
The conversation across the afternoon saw common threads of addressing local needs, developing critical digital literacy skills, and looking for offline solutions.
The event was in partnership with Responsible AI UK.
Join the next Community Tech Meet Up
This month, we brought together community technologists, funders and researchers to talk about how to make inclusive, community-driven innovation the new normal.
This hybrid event saw two in person groups in Bristol and London join online participants from across the UK. Together, we spoke about the drivers for progressive tech.
Following on from this successful roundtable, we're excited to invite you to our next Community Tech Winter Gathering ❄️
Join us at Battersea Arts Centre for half a day to meet new people and share your thoughts on the future of community tech.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
🗓 Thurs 30th January
⏲️ 12:30 - 16:30
📍 Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TN
Secure your ticket: https://lu.ma/v3v6b8fk
Christmas Gifts
Still on the lookout for a festive gift for a privacy concerned family member? Or maybe you know that AI will be a conversation at the dinner table so you might as well make your views on it clear from the start?
Check out our range of items - we have tea towels, jumpers and t-shirts.
Take a look at our online shop!
A chatty month
This month, we've spoken about AI and society, digital identity and tech values!
Let us know if you caught us:
Discussing data and AI innovation at The Liverpool City Region Residents' Assembly on Data and AI Innovation launch meeting.
Sharing our Digital ID research with the Westminster eForum.
Shaping the future of Montenegro’s digital infrastructure at ITspot.
We are now looking for opportunities in 2025! Get in touch if you'd like us to talk about data, emerging technologies, and public good.
Opportunities and Events
The Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research at Sheffield Hallam University has a vacancy for a Research Fellow specialising in applications of law, privacy and data protection to technology and security. Apply by 29th December.
Explore the world of Public Engagement x Computer Science at University of Birmingham’s online Symposium on 16th December. Grab your free ticket here.
On 4th December, join Data Bites to hear how different public sector organisations approach data! This month hear from the London Borough of Hounslow, the Arts Council and the Office for National Statistics. Secure your ticket here.
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