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Call for blogs: The week will explore the role SMEs play in the transformation and delivery of public services.

The techUK Central Government programme will be running its fifth SME Campaign Week from 8 - 12 June. The week aims to explore the technologies that SMEs can deploy to support our public services, but also the barriers they face accessing the public sector tech market. It provides our members and stakeholders the opportunity to look in depth at the vital role SMEs can play in the transformation and delivery of public services.  

A different theme has been assigned to each day of the campaign week; we would love to hear thoughts from both SMEs and large companies their visions for future public services and the innovative technologies that can make those visions a reality. We will also look at the importance of collaboration between SMEs and large companies, and in light of the current pandemic, we will be exploring how the tech industry can continue to support public services in a post-COVID world.  

If you would like to contribute to this campaign week, we would require a blog piece of around 400-600 words, a blog title, and a 150-character description for the sub-title. You can read our contributor guidelines in more detail here. The blogs will feature on the techUK website and will be promoted via Twitter and LinkedIn throughout the week. You can see our campaign from last year here. 

If you are interested in contributing a blog for one or more of the below themes, please do send your blog through to sophie.james@techuk.org no later than Friday 5 June.  

Please see below the themes for the week:  

1. Public services of the future – What will our public services of the future look like for citizens?
2. Catalysts for change – What emerging technologies will be most important in transforming public service delivery?
3. Collaboration – How will we promote collaboration and drive innovation?
4. A new normal – How will the tech sector continue to support public services in a post-COVID world?
5. #Procuring4growth – How can procurement foster innovation? 

You can follow the conversation on twitter @techUK at #Procuring4Growth