A call for members to form five adoption working groups opens today. The UK can only reap the benefits of advanced connectivity solutions when they’re deployed, adopted and utilised at scale.
A call for members to form five adoption working groups opens today.
The UK can only reap the benefits of advanced connectivity solutions when they’re deployed, adopted and utilised at scale.
Following on from the publication of the Government’s Wireless Infrastructure Strategy and the recent announcement of DSIT’s 5G Innovation Regions fund, UKTIN’s remit has extended to encompass Adoption activities. Our programme will look to bring together businesses who want to adopt 5G services with telecoms providers and vendors, helping them understand the benefits 5G-enabled services can bring to their companies and how they can access this alternative technology. In addition to supporting the 5G Innovation regions, UKTIN will also be developing practical and pragmatic toolkits to help organisations confidently embark on deployment projects.
UKTIN cannot do this alone so a set of adoption-focused working groups are a critical component of our programme. We will be focusing on four vertical market segments, as well as smart communities in urban and rural places, we are therefore recruiting for the following working groups:
- Agriculture/Agri-tech
- Health and Social Care
- Manufacturing
- Transport and Logistics
- Regional – encompassing urban and rural
About the Adoption Working Groups
The groups will help us identify how the adoption of advanced wireless networks and technologies can support productivity and efficiency improvements within their specific focus area.
We will focus particularly on the interfaces between:
- Various transformative communication technologies;
- Operational delivery models and the interplay between enterprise demand-side requirements and the telecoms supply chain;
- Commercial business cases, and the availability of markets with real and immediate demand.
We are looking to appoint c.12 individuals to each of the groups, with relevant experience in the group’s focus area, and a desire to encourage digital transformation and productivity gains.
Specifically we are looking for individuals who can provide demonstrable expertise, strategic thinking, and a collaborative ethos. We aim within each group to bring together prospective end customers, telecoms service providers, equipment vendors, system integrators and vertical subject matter experts with existing end customers.
Each group will meet quarterly so members must be able to sign up to that time commitment in addition to, on an ad hoc basis, attending relevant open calls and participating in cross-group workshop activities.
Members will have the unique opportunity, as recognised experts within their fields, to input into discussions that will shape UK wide approaches to benefit the wider ecosystem.
Each group will be led by a Chair, selected by the UKTIN team and endorsed by DSIT. The Chair will be expected to present all input and information provided by the members of their respective groups, to validate future discussion points and topics for meetings.
UKTIN will provide a full secretariat function, ensuring the smooth operational running of group meetings, working with members and the chair to coordinate meetings, set and summarise discussion points.
How To Apply
Please submit your CV or a link to your LinkedIn profile along with 300 words outlining your suitability enquiries@uktin.net.
Please be sure to:
- Use “Adoption Working Group Recruitment” in the subject line;
- Specify which of the five groups you wish to be considered for;
- Let us know if you would like to be considered as Chair of a specific Group.
The deadline for submissions is 5pm 30th September 2023.
We are committed to providing equality and fairness for all and not to discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, mental health, or age.
We want to ensure diversity across our Working Groups and are keen to understand what you will bring from your own background and experience (beyond your professional knowledge and skills).
All applicants will be reviewed against a standard criteria by a panel made up of members of the UKTIN team.
