UKtech50 2013 – the most influential people in UK IT

Martha Lane Fox is the founder and chair of Go On UK, which aims to bring digital skills to 16 million UK citizens who lack basic online skills or the confidence to use the internet. In November 2013 she stepped down as the UK’s digital champion, a role she held since 2010. She is also chair of the Government Digital Service’s advisory board and sits on the Cabinet Office Efficiency and Reform board. Lane Fox co-founded Lastminute.com in 1998 and sold the business to Sabre Holdings in 2005.