![]() ![]() Stuart Clarke, Festival Director at Leeds Digital Festival, said: “We’re delighted that Leeds Digital Festival has received government recognition, which is testament to the strength and resilience not only of the event, but also of the city’s tech sector as a whole. ![]() Crisp will present its actor-focused approach to tackling racism in sport, there is an LGBTQ+ hack throughout the two weeks of the Festival organised by the Coder’s Guild, as well as the launch of a report by WILD on racial diversity in the Leeds tech sector. Leeds Digital Festival takes its title as ‘the tech event for everyone’ seriously, and this year’s Festival will see a number of events based around diversity and inclusivity. The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum, comprising Ofcom, the CMA, the FCA and the ICO, will also host a panel discussion on the importance of regulation in modern digital markets. The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation will also host a joint event with the Office for AI on how Artificial Intelligence can be effectively governed. For the first time in its six-year history, the Festival will play host to government bodies including the DCMS, the G7 and the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation.Īs part of Leeds Digital Festival’s programme of 300 virtual and in-person events, the G7 and the DCMS will host a multi-stakeholder roundtable assessing the impact of the G7’s roadmap for cooperation on data free flow with trust. Leeds Digital Festival, which returns today and runs until Friday 1 st October 2021, has been endorsed by the UK government as an important agenda-setting event.
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