The objective of the Conservative Technology Forum Policy debates and studies, is to enlist the creativity of those working with the new computing, communications and content industries in examining how society should be enabling constructive change while handling the consequences of rapid technology evolution.

The Conservative Technology Forum policy and research arm, 'Aediles', will begin by looking at those areas and issues where its existing members have practical experience and expertise, from having worked in the ICT industries and professions (as suppliers or as customers) and/or Government in senior roles over many years or (in the case of our younger members) are at the cutting edge of delivery, from the practical implementation and consequences of major projects (public and private) to leading edge product and service development.

The initial programme includes:

• How to restart an innovation culture, especially for small firms, including predictable and realistic regulation, taxation, access to world-class workforce and managerial skills and motivation.
  
  
• How to achieve universal access to “real” broadband to enable those in all parts of the UK to be full partners in the emerging global broadband supply chains and learning networks as well as for access to world class health, welfare, information and leisure)
  
  
• How to handle the challenges to government and democracy as technologies change the relationships between citizen, representative, official & service provider and increase pressure for the delayering of central and local government
  
  
• How to handle the rising tide of E-Crime from grooming and phishing through to large scale charge card and benefit fraud as criminals use the Internet to automate old crimes and invent new ones faster that law enforcement appears able to respond
  

All four groups are now actively recruiting participants able to contribute resource or expertise.

New topics will be added as members join with the interest and expertise to run them.