{"id":4520,"date":"2020-11-23T23:14:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T23:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondconference.org\/?p=4520"},"modified":"2020-11-26T11:26:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T11:26:19","slug":"equality-diversity-inclusion-central-future-creative-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondconference.org\/news\/2020\/equality-diversity-inclusion-future-creative-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"Equality, diversity & inclusion: central to the future of the creative industries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the most important questions that will be addressed at this year’s BEYOND is ‘What practical steps do we need to take to ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the creative industries of the future?’ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlighted below, a number of sessions throughout the BEYOND programme<\/a> that directly address these issues, as well as showcase the best of what the industry has to offer in terms of the use of digital technologies to tackle some of the world\u2019s toughest challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 Dec, 11am: Creative Emergence: Tech for Good<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Featuring on the main stage (2nd Dec, 11am), Deepa Mann-Kler<\/a> from Future Screens NI, part of the Creative Industries Clusters Programme, curates the Tech For Good<\/a> session with a showcase of the best of UK creativity and research projects, unveiling projects that are utilising new and existing technologies to increase access and inclusion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Commenting on the importance of diversity and inclusion in the creative industries ahead of her session at BEYOND, Deepa says: \u201cFor me tech for good is a mobilising framework for articulating the values, behaviours and attitudes that describe a focus on social impact, that is, putting people first.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She goes on to add, \u201cThe outcomes of tech for good are more important than the mechanisms. They include the impact on the environment, communities, health, education, mobility and
transport. Everyone that works in this space is establishing a clear sense of identity and purpose. And that has to be a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Deepa’s session sets out to illustrate how powerful tech for good can be as an enabler of increased diversity and inclusion and also demonstrates how it can provide mechanisms for people to access technologies in an open, efficient and sustainable way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This session<\/a> explores how AR is being used to improve the lives of people living with autism; the use of VR and music with people who have learning and\/or physical disabilities; plug-ins supporting people with dyslexia; social action initiatives that leverage an innovative mix of digital technology and people power to reduce pressure on public services and address the challenges of an ageing population, loneliness and inequality across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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