On the state of UK & international Edtech in 2017

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What's in this episode?

• Introduction 0-2.30

• 1:1 interviews with Caroline Wright, Director General, BESA
  Patrick Hayes, Director, BESA 2.30 - 14.30

• Mark Chambers, CEO, NAACE 14.30-22.00 

• Drew Buddie, ICT co-ordinator, Royal Masonic School 22.00-27:00

• The Dutch School with Lieke Conijn, Senior Commercial Attaché at Embassy of the Netherlands in London and Linda Frietman, Founder and CEO of IamProgrez 27:00 - 37:00

• Nick Madhavji, CEO & Founder, Joskos Group 37:00 - 52:00

• Fergal Kilroy, Head of Content, Bett 52:00 - 56:30

• Outro 56:30 - with music by Action Jackson 
   

Sample quotations:

• The support services for schools that businesses here provide are really predicated by good broadband
• Bett takes place with the backdrop of significant cuts in funding - 7% cuts in ICT budgets indicated by schools
• 3/4s of our members say they want to do more to export as a result of the Brexit vote
• What we are trying to do is advocate a voice for the appropriate use of educational technology for young people
• We want to show off what we can do, as the dutch. 

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References:  

• Bett Show: https://twitter.com/Bett_show
• EWF: https://twitter.com/TheEWF 
• Axel Lemaire: https://twitter.com/axellelemaire 
• Liam Fox: https://twitter.com/LiamFoxMP 
• Duke of York: https://twitter.com/TheDukeOfYork 
• Crown Prince of Norway: http://osloedtech.no/2017/01/the-norwegian-classroom-bett-2017/ 
• UK digital strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-digital-strategy 
• Rpbert Halfon: https://twitter.com/halfon4harlowMP 
• Bridie Tooher: https://twitter.com/BridieTooher 
• Jonathan Slater: https://twitter.com/PermSecDfE 
• Justine Greening: https://twitter.com/JustineGreening 
• Gavin Dykes: https://twitter.com/gavindk 
• Besa: https://twitter.com/besatweet 
• Caroline Wright: https://twitter.com/CJPWright 
• Patrick Hayes: https://twitter.com/P_Hayes 
• GESS: https://twitter.com/GESSeducation 
• Mark Chambers: https://twitter.com/naaceCEO 
• NAACE: https://twitter.com/Naace 
• Carol Porter: https://twitter.com/CPorter18 
• Donna Vaughan: https://twitter.com/medv2 
• Malcolm Wilson: https://twitter.com/claganach 
• Martin Bailey: https://twitter.com/Animate2Educate 
• Drew Buddie: https://twitter.com/digitalmaverick 
• Patrick Carroll:https://twitter.com/pynchonic 
• Raspberry Pi: https://twitter.com/Raspberry_Pi 
• Hello World: https://www.raspberrypi.org/helloworld 
• BBC Microbit: https://twitter.com/microbit_edu 
• Kitronik: https://twitter.com/Kitronik 
• Natalie Scott: https://twitter.com/nataliehscott 
• Lieke Conjin: https://twitter.com/Conijnatwork 
• I am Progrez: https://twitter.com/IamProgrez 
• Dutch School: https://twitter.com/TheDutchSchool 
• Joskos: https://twitter.com/JoskosSolutions 
• Nick Madhavji: https://twitter.com/NickMadhavji 
• Fergal Kilroy: https://twitter.com/fergalkilroy 

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