{"id":92806,"date":"2018-06-13T19:37:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T19:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=b2942e2a4c3089e72a718d92cbb96d0a"},"modified":"2018-06-13T19:37:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T19:37:06","slug":"press-release-pms-roundtable-with-the-tech-industry-13-june-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=92806","title":{"rendered":"Press release: PM&#8217;s roundtable with the tech industry: 13 June 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>A Downing Street spokesperson said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The Prime Minister began by thanking the guests for their tremendous contribution to the tech community in the UK, creating jobs, supporting the economy, and driving growth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">She added that Venture Capital investment in the UK was $7.8bn in 2017, and that the opportunities offered here are demonstrated by the fact that the UK contributes 13 of the 34 start-up companies valued at over $1 billion in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">She then invited views from around the table on how the UK can build on its position as a world-leading destination for tech investment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Guests welcomed the announcement of the \u00a32.5 billion Patient Capital Fund, as a means of ensuring that promising UK start-ups can access the capital they need to expand and become world-beating.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">There was discussion of the strength and depth of the UK\u2019s tech industry, and the advantages associated provided by access to and partnerships with the UK\u2019s top universities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Guests then discussed methods of addressing the skills gap and agreed on the importance of ensuring that nobody is left behind by advancements in technology and digital skills.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">There was also agreement on the importance of mentoring, whereby entrepreneurs who have been through the whole cycle share their knowledge and expertise with fresh talent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The Prime Minister concluded by reiterating the importance of the tech sector, saying that she wanted to see a continued pipeline of tech entrepreneurs coming forward and growing their businesses in the UK.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Theresa May hosted a roundtable with the tech industry at Downing Street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92806"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}