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Wales Technology Awards 15th May 2025

Why You Should Enter the Wales Technology Awards 2025

Ten years. A decade of Welsh innovation, grit, and brilliance. And now, the Wales Technology Awards are back for our most meaningful celebration yet. This is an opportunity to bring together founders, developers and visionaries, to showcase what is happening across Wales. But be quick, entries close on the 16 June 2025! Seven reasons to […]

Thought Leadership 2nd May 2025

Parenting in the age of the algorithm: why the Online Safety Act is only the beginning

Written by Justin Leese, Chief Technology and Operations Officer, Ogi. It hit me during a quiet evening at home, watching Netflix’s Adolescence. Not as a technologist. Not as someone who’s spent 30 years in digital infrastructure. But as a grandfather. It struck me that parenting in the age of the algorithm is just as uncertain […]

Industry News / Wales Tech Week 30th April 2025

CSconnected Joins Wales Tech Week 2025 as Cluster Zone Partner to Showcase Welsh Leadership in Compound Semiconductors

Technology Connected is proud to announce that CSconnected, the world’s first compound semiconductor cluster, will be a Cluster Zone Partner at Wales Tech Week 2025, taking place from November 24–26 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Wales in Newport. As a Cluster Zone Partner, CSconnected will host the Compound Semiconductors Zone on the exhibition floor, showcasing […]

Industry News 28th April 2025

TfW launch new loyalty app for customers

Transport for Wales (TfW) is launching a new subscription and loyalty app that rewards passengers for their travel on TfW services. Starting on the 23 April 2025, the JurnyOn app began offering TfW passengers a host of benefits, including discounts on advance train tickets and the opportunity to earn loyalty points for mileage travelled on […]

Technology Connected News / TLC 25th April 2025

Technology Leadership Council Meets with Secretary of State for Wales to Discuss Tech Growth in Wales

Technology Connected, the leading voice of Wales’ digital technology industry, hosted a high-level roundtable between its Technology Leadership Council and The Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP, Secretary of State for Wales, at Vantage Data Centers in Newport on 24 April 2025. Chaired by Avril Lewis MBE, Managing Director of Technology Connected, the discussion explored how […]

Podcast 22nd April 2025

The Technology Connected Podcast – Episode 2: Future-Proofing Your Business: Financial Strategies

Episode 2: Future-Proofing Your Business: Financial Strategies for 2025’s Tech Landscape In this timely episode, Avril Lewis MBE, Managing Director at Technology Connected, is joined by Ben Davies, Co-Founder of Hexa Finance, and Mark Hindmarsh, entrepreneur, investor, advisor and NED of Eteach Group. The discussion centres around how tech businesses can navigate the current economic […]

Wales Tech Week / Wales Technology Awards 7th April 2025

Wales Technology Awards Open 10th Anniversary Entries at the Senedd

The magnificent Senedd building in Cardiff Bay provided the perfect backdrop for the launch of the Wales Technology Awards 2025, powered by Technology Connected, on 3 April. Industry leaders, innovators, and previous winners and partners gathered to kick off the journey towards what promises to be the most spectacular celebration of Welsh technology in the […]

Event Round Up / Wales Tech Week 28th March 2025

Wales: A Gateway to Cutting-Edge Technology and Global Opportunities

Welcome to Wales – a dynamic tech ecosystem that’s redefining the stereotype of what a global centre of excellence looks like. Wales is building a landscape where global connections seamlessly intertwine with local expertise. As the joke goes, you’re never more than two connections away from anyone in Wales. This is a nation where cutting-edge […]

Thought Leadership / TLC 27th March 2025

Why I Chose to Build in Wales and Why It Works for Tech

Thought Leadership written by James Smith – Technology Leadership Council Member and CEO of Critical Cloud. It still catches people off guard when I say I’m building a tech company in Wales. The assumption is always: “Why not London? Why not somewhere bigger?” But the truth is, Wales has everything I needed and more. The Welsh tech ecosystem in […]

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