{"id":1193,"date":"2023-04-14T11:41:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T10:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/?p=1193"},"modified":"2023-04-14T15:14:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:14:13","slug":"festival-of-the-future-2023-lessons-learnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/2023\/04\/14\/festival-of-the-future-2023-lessons-learnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival of the Future 2022 – lessons learnt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Autonomous tractors, drones, robot<\/strong>ic dogs, and assistive technology\u2026 words you\u2019d associate with Dorset?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Possibly not\u2026 but Dorset Council is keen on cutting-edge technology and making sure everyone hears about it!<\/span><\/p>\n

For the third year running, the Festival of Future has been used to showcase the most exciting tech happening in Dorset.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve come a long way since the event began in 2020, which for obvious reasons had to be an entirely virtual event.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>With the end of Covid restrictions, 2022 saw the biggest in-person audience we\u2019ve had to date (while of course retaining the ability for people to watch the event online.)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, we bravely popped up in five completely different locations throughout the county, Dorchester, Ferndown, Winfrith, Bridport and Weymouth.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We created a trailer which has been viewed over 900 times \u2013 which you can watch below. <\/span><\/p>\n