techUK is proud to support Greater Manchester Combined Authority's Digital Inclusion Summit 2025.
This summit marks a pivotal moment. That’s why, five years after launching their ground-breaking Digital Inclusion Agenda for Change, this landmark summit will bring together leaders across government, business, education, health, social housing, communities and residents to reflect, re-energise, and reimagine our collective mission to close the digital divide for good.
This event will share learnings, progress and successes of Greater Manchester’s Digital Inclusion Agenda for Change, celebrating impact across every borough for every citizen and proving what’s possible:
- Digital inclusion embedded across local services and systems
- Tailored support meeting people where they are — in libraries, homes, community hubs, and care settings
- Innovation driven by lived experience, community insight, and bold partnerships
What to expect:
- Inspiring stories of impact from across Greater Manchester’s ten boroughs
- Insights and evidence on what works - and what’s next
- Strategic discussions on how to scale success and embed digital inclusion across policy, investment, and delivery
- Opportunities to collaborate with changemakers across sectors
What role can each of us play in building a more connected, equitable Britain? With growing inequalities and digital exclusion threatening to widen divides, we must move further, faster, together.
Join us to shape the future of digital inclusion and help drive forward Greater Manchester’s ambition to be a beacon of opportunity, access, and innovation for all.
To find out more about the conference and to register to attend, click the signup button on this page.
Digital inclusion
techUK and our members are proud to be tackling the digital divide and promoting digital inclusion across the UK. Click the button below to find out more about our Digital Inclusion Working Group, which is open to all techUK members. You can also find digital inclusion insights in the news section below, as well as our evidence to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee on digital inclusion.
Nimmi Patel
Nimmi Patel
Nimmi Patel is the Head of Skills, Talent and Diversity at techUK. She works on all things skills, education, and future of work policy, focusing on upskilling and retraining. Nimmi is also an Advisory Board member of Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (digit). The Centre research aims to increase understanding of how digital technologies are changing work and the implications for employers, workers, job seekers and governments.
Prior to joining the techUK team, she worked for the UK Labour Party and New Zealand Labour Party, and holds an MA in Strategic Communications at King’s College London and BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Manchester. She also took part in the 2024-25 University of Bath Institute for Policy Research Policy Fellowship Programme and is the Education and Skills Policy Co-lead for Labour in Communications.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07805744520
- Twitter:
- @nimmiptl
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimmi-patel1/
Archie Breare
Archie Breare
Archie Breare joined techUK in September 2022 as the Telecoms Programme intern, and moved into the Policy and Public Affairs team in February 2023.
Before starting at techUK, Archie was a student at the University of Cambridge, completing an undergraduate degree in History and a master's degree in Modern British History.
In his spare time, he likes to read, discuss current affairs, and to try and persuade himself to cycle more.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- linkedin.com/in/archie-breare-512346230
