Episode 61

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2nd Jul 2020

SDP 61: Accelerators, EdTech and life out of lockdown

In episode 61, Sheffield Digital’s directors Mel Kanarek and Chris Dymond talk about life in lockdown and how Sheffield’s digital sector has responded to the crisis. This is one of our news and update-type shows, so buckle up and listen in to find out what’s going on and coming up. 

You’ll hear about:

  • Sheffield Startup Summer 2020
  • the AWRC Accelerator, which is up and running
  • the Sheffield City Council Covid-19 Business Response Group
  • Mel’s trip to the UK Tech Cluster Group’s Roadmap to Recovery Summit
  • Chris on NCET and EdTech under Covid-19
  • Sheffield City Region’s Digital Infrastructure Strategy consultation
  • other exciting titbits. 

Go and grab yourself a pair of headphones. We hope you are all doing as well as you can be. Don’t forget, you can always join the Sheffield Digital Slack community or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch. 

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Thank you for the music

Thanks to Alex Mclean – aka Yaxu – for the show’s intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. 

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About your host

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Iain Broome

Author of A is for Angelica and Independent writer and content designer at Very Meta. Sender of an ace newsletter for readers and writers. Organises Sheffield Content Club.