Welcome to the July edition of Joining the Dots in Tech. The big news is that the annual D&I survey has launched! To celebrate the survey launching, we are releasing a new and exclusive diversity report, based on survey data shared by our recruiter Signatories: D&I in tech recruitment. If you work for a recruitment organisation or your business uses one, this read is for you 👀.
Here are the latest TTC updates:
D&I in tech recruitment: the tech talent businesses that are walking the talk is a new TTC report shedding light on the gender diversity of candidates and D&I approaches at tech recruiters and talent businesses. A number of Signatory recruitment organisations contributed their data for this report and we've highlighted the ones who are leading on their D&I work. If you are a tech talent organisation that wasn't featured and want to be part of our next recruitment segment, you can do so by participating in 2023 recruiter survey, which is different to the main D&I survey we talk about below.
Our D&I survey is live and ready to receive your submission! When we highlight certain companies in our reports, the survey submission is what we use to identify who is doing work that we want to feature! We need your responses by 28th September, but please help us by getting your submission in sooner if you can. We are on hand to help all our Signatories throughout this process, so please use our new chat function on our website, or email us if we can do anything to help you complete the survey.
July is Disability Pride Month and we've added some new resources to our Open Playbook chapter on disability inclusion. There's plenty of inspiration on what you can do to mark the moment, such as watching or sharing the session werecorded on disability inclusion with experts, AbilityNet - a pioneering UK charity that has been helping to make the digital world accessible to all for more than 20 years, focusing on supporting disabled and older people's access to technology. We've also included some new research from the folks at the Behavioural Insights Team, with evidence for what helps (and what hinders) changing attitudes towards disability - one not to be missed.
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Tech Talent Charter
📰 Signatory news and spotlights
Celebrating our new Signatories
Our broad base of 775+ Signatories includes companies and industries of all sizes from 70+ sectors. We're delighted to welcome these new members who have committed to driving greater workforce diversity. Not yet a member? Join us today!
📅 Join an upcoming event
Our events are free to attend, are open to all Signatories and their employees, and encourage collaboration and information sharing. View more TTC events.
D&I Survey Q&A sessions
Join us at one of our weekly D&I survey drop-in sessions. This is an online Q&A session for any TTC Signatories who have a question they'd like to ask about their TTC's annual survey submission and data collection within their organisation. No question too big or too small! Click here to sign up or visit our FAQ's page.
Signatory Forum: Global Employee Resource Groups
Join us on 16th August from 13:00 to 13:45 for a Signatory forum on Global Resource Groups/ Affinity groups with Magda Amegashitsi, Senior Manager, Insight and Analytics at Avanade, and a leader of their global employee networks. We'll dive into the approaches, challenges and impactful practices to help you engage across borders. Don't miss out - register here.
📚 Resources
Prolific North Tech Awards - nominations are open
The Prolific North Tech Awards celebrate the incredible innovation of the North's Tech Sector, rewarding the organisations, teams, and individuals contributing to the region's growth. Know someone that fits the bill? Nominate them here.
Connected Britain September 20- 21st September
Connected Britain is the UK’s largest connectivity and digital economy event. The event will feature 5,000 attendees, 200 exhibitors, 100 startups, and 300 incredible speakers from the UK’s connectivity ecosystem, including communication service providers, public sector, investors, and UK enterprises. Start up's have the opportunity to apply for exhibiting space for FREE. Find out more here.
Black Tech Fest 10-12th October at Magazine London, UK & Online
TTC Signatories, Color In Tech, are running Black Tech Fest; three days dedicated to celebrating Black culture and its influence on technology. They are convening Black talent, allies and the world's leading tech companies to connect, network, and discover. It is an amazing line-up this year. Find out more here.
Signatory Forum Session Archive
Did you know that all of our Signatory Forum sessions are recorded? You can access sessions covering a variety of topics, including inclusive language, improving disclosure rates, menopause, maturing employee resource groups, returner programmes, and more here. If you are a Signatory and have a topic, you would like us to cover then get in touch.