About Tech4All
Tech4all is a registered charity which was established in 1996 and is devoted to reducing poverty, in particular through the use of technology. We initiated the VoiceMail4All Scheme, implementing the initial pilot project with 20 homeless individuals in 1997, and then establishing a second, larger pilot project in conjunction with Voicemail Communications Ltd in 2000.
The very positive response to both pilot projects has led Tech4all to secure further funding and to establish a full pan-London service operated by St Mungo's which has helped over 2400 people as of January 2010.
In addition to the VoiceMail4All Scheme, Tech4all is undertaking preliminary work for a study into the use of alternative means of urban transport including hybrid bus/taxis to plug the transport gaps that worsen exclusion and add to urban poverty.
About the Directors of Tech4all
Giles Barry Keating - Chair of trustees
Giles is an economist by training who helped establish Tech4all in 1996. He has published widely on a variety of macro-economic issues and works in research for Credit Suisse.
Henrietta Irving - Trustee
Henrietta Irving has been a trustee since 1996. She trained as an accountant and is now Head of Tax at John Laing plc. She also sits as a General Commissioner of Taxes.
Belinda Mitchell-Innes - Trustee
Belinda has worked in the technology sector since 1994. She has written articles on the digital environment, is a regular speaker at conferences, has sat on government advisory committees and is a former Executive Committee member of the British Interactive Multimedia Association. She currently works for XM London - a leading digital consultancy.
Kester Keating - Trustee
Kester was elected a trustee in 2009. He has international experience in the Middle East and China working for the leading financial strategy consulting firm, Oliver Wyman.