Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council http://www.epsrc.ac.uk

EPSRC is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing around £740 million a year in a broad range of subjects – from mathematics to materials science, and from information technology to structural engineering.

On behalf of Research Councils UK, EPSRC leads the cross-disciplinary Digital Economy (http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/ResearchFunding/Programmes/DE/default.htm) programme. Research projects funded through the programme will help us understand how the novel design or use of information and communication technologies could transform the lives of individuals, society or business

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Activate returns to London on 22 June for its third year and we're currently working day and night (literally) to piece together our most ambitious agenda yet but early confirmed speakers include:

Director level delegates from across private, public and third sectors, from the biggest media and technology companies, government organisations and international charities to the brightest technology start ups and VC investors. In terms of audience, as with the speaker line up, the Activate audience is made up of an eclectic mix of disciplines and sectors