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9 in 10 women have experienced gender bias on their road to tech leadership, and yet, 89% still say they love their jobs. The path for women in tech hasn't been the smoothest. Despite making up 50% of the UK workforce, our industry sees women only occupying just 5% of leadership roles. Why? We surveyed 200 female tech leaders to answer that question. In this eye-opening report, 200 women share the candid, inspiring and difficult experiences that have shaped their career journeys. From determination, success and love for the job; to the bias, imposter syndrome and lack of support that holds women back. Our report provides reassuring validation for other female leaders, inspiration and advice for aspiring leaders, and a blueprint for businesses who want to do better. You can read it here: https://hubs.ly/Q02HX3v00

Big insurance companies aren't without their negative stereotypes, but after 14 years at Aviva, Alex Allen is setting the record straight. In this podcast episode, he's talking about the people-first Aviva culture, the pressure to build digital responsibly, and managing the emotional side of the insurance journey. https://hubs.la/Q02HPw3c0

Scammers impersonating AND Digital employees on Telegram We've received a number of messages and emails over the last week, alerting us to the fact that AND's brand is being impersonated to deceive job seekers. Scammers are actively targeting job boards across Europe and Asia with well-paid data entry roles, then issuing tasks and employment contracts to interested parties via Telegram. Upon completion of tasks, individuals are being asked to send a 'processing fee' before they can be paid. Once received, scammers are no longer contactable and candidates are never paid for their work. STAY SAFE: • AND Digital does not have a Telegram account, nor do any of our recruiters operate via Telegram, Whatsapp or SMS. • AND Digital recruiters will only use their business email accounts (ending @and.digital), professional LinkedIn accounts, video conferencing and face-to-face meetings to engage with candidates. • Never transfer money or share personal details with people you do not know or have not met • Legitimate roles at AND Digital will always be linked directly from our website or Linkedin jobs section

1000 competitors, 2 ANDi winners 🏆 Our platform experts Edward and Reuben scooped up first place in their challenge at last week's Google Cloud x Formula E Hackathon! Opting for the Sustainability challenge, this pair had to design an AI-powered 'Sustainability Scorecard', allowing users to compare Formula E's GEN3 car against any other vehicle on the market. In just 5 hours, Ed and Reuben managed to: • Build a looker dashboard; comparing key sustainability metrics of tens of thousands of models against GEN3 • Generate a sustainability score for each car using vertex AI, ranking each against GEN3 • Build an interactive chat bot in Agent Builder, to answer questions on the sustainability of user's cars and the GEN3 model An incredible feat of teamwork and an exciting insight into what's possible with AI - with the right use case. Huge congrats team!

Is AI FOMO costing you your ROI? Ditching the acronyms for real talk, that means; are you rushing to keep up with the artificial intelligence hype, and making costly mistakes in the process? In this blog, Filipe Rigueiro talks about the smart way to adopt AI - use case first - and how to identify your use cases for best return on investment. https://hubs.la/Q02Hq7Jf0

Our Google Digital Garage courses are now on-demand! ICYMI, last year we partnered with Google to design digital skills training. With a focus on navigating an AI and data-driven future, we developed 8 courses in total, and our own ANDis helped deliver those in person and online. Now, they're filtering through to Grow with Google for a permanent Youtube home - accessible any time! Check out the first in the series: https://hubs.la/Q02HcNWc0

Google Cloud launches its first startup accelerator with a professional services partner… (spoiler alert: it's with us!) Introducing the AND Startup Accelerator, powered by Google. This free six-week programme will help retail startups scale their growth with AI: • Providing hands-on technical, product and leadership training to fuel growth • Led by AND Digital, Google Cloud and specialist retail experts • Running from September, with remote and in-person sessions (London) This is a unique opportunity to access expert training, from businesses who live and breathe digital upskilling, AI and cloud technology. Applications to join the cohort close on 4th August, aaaand go!: https://hubs.la/Q02H5Rgt0 #googlecloud #googlecloudpartners #ANDStartup

Is the HIPPO limiting your team's potential? That is - letting the Highest Paid Person's Opinion decide the direction of your project, rather than experimenting and testing a breadth of ideas. In this blog, Lydia Livingston talks about breaking free from opinions, to deliver the right solutions faster. https://hubs.la/Q02H3mZ90

Customers expect their high-end 'real-life' experiences to have slick online ones to match. For this global art gallery; with their 7 different websites built in different tech stacks by different agencies, that was becoming a complex and costly challenge. With our help, they're now: • Saving £375k by centralising their tech stack, • Updating in real time with the skills to deliver for their clients • Being found online 20% more often, with better SEO Learn more about their journey: https://hubs.la/Q02GV-600

Public sector services deeply impact our wellbeing; they shape the way we live day to day. But according to Digital Sociologist Lisa Talia Moretti, that impact isn't always positive, and the negatives aren't being adequately mitigated. In this thought-provoking piece in The Herald Scotland, Lisa calls for ethics to become a strict non-negotiable in the country's service standards: https://hubs.la/Q02GMQjH0