New President for the Chartered Institute to focus on building public trust in the value of tech professionals
Daljit Rehal FBCS, Chief Digital and Information Officer for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been announced as the new President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
Sarah Winmill who is Head of Software Products at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been named as BCS’ Deputy President.
Daljit said: “Chartered professionals – which ever industry they work in - make a public commitment to ethics, competence and accountability by meeting independent standards. Nowhere is that more important in technology where AI is woven into our lives like never before in areas from health to finance.
“My focus as BCS President will continue this theme - helping to build public trust in the value of tech professionals, and their ongoing development in roles across the public and private sector.
We know that the AI Opportunities Action Plan aims to create tens of thousands of new AI professionals by 2030. We will need a range of routes to get there from university degrees to apprenticeships as well as prioritising diversity.”
The BCS has a 70,000 strong membership community from academia to industry. The importance of professional standards in building public trust in technology and the need to broaden computing education and adult digital skills and diversity and inclusion will be a key focus over 2025.
Sarah Winmill said she looked forward to 'inspiring a new generation of technologists with the technical skills and capability to balance ethics and accountability whilst making best use of emerging technologies.'
We know that the AI Opportunities Action Plan aims to create tens of thousands of new AI professionals by 2030, and we will need a range of routes to get there from university degrees to apprenticeships, as well as prioritising diversity.
— Daljit Rehal, President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
