Accessibility and Public Procurement Policy
Chair: Dan Jellinek, Editor, E-Access Bulletin
Panellists:
Ruth Loebl, Senior ICT Development Officer, Royal National Institute of the Blind Digital Accessibility
Paul Timmers, Head of Unit eInclusion, European Commission, Directorate-General Information Society and Media

Public procurement sounds like a very dry subject, but our interaction with e-Government is set to increase enormously over the next few years. As citizens, we will be using publicly procured technology when we visit the doctor, when we tax the car, file our tax return, or look for work at a JobCentre. Millions of public sector employees use technology at work that has been purchased for their use. The power of accessibility factored into public procurement is truly enormous.

Find out more in this workshop about how the EU and UK government can address accessibility in public procurement of e-services, and help us make sure of achieving equality in our public services.