Scotland/Technology

techUK announces its first delegation to VivaTech Paris

techUK is delighted to announce its first-ever delegation to VivaTech on 22-25 May in Paris. VivaTech is France's biggest technology conference and one of the largest in Europe with over 11,400+ startups and 2600+ investors in attendance covering every tech vertical. The key themes of the conference are AI, Climate Tech, Smart Mobility, Deeptech, Internet & Democracy, the Creative Economy and Gaming & E-Sports. You can see all the sessions here.

Updated: Wed Apr 17 2024

techUK leads members delegation to the 8th edition of the UK-US SME Dialogue in Belfast

On 15 and 16 April, techUK organized a members delegation to the 8th edition of the UK-US SME Dialogue in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Updated: Wed Apr 17 2024

The UKs Competition Authority seeks to address concerns in markets for AI Foundation Models

A summary of the CMA's latest paper on AI Foundation Models (FM), and its plans to help encourage open, fair competition and good consumer outcomes in the FM sector.

Updated: Tue Apr 16 2024

IEA - Bernanke Review Exposes Bank of Englands Failings

Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's review of forecasting and communications at the Bank of England

Updated: Mon Apr 15 2024

Join us at our virtual Digital Recruitment Days and explore your next career move

We're holding our next Digital Recruitment Days virtually, on 25 and 26 April! Do you work in engineering, user research or interaction design, and are looking for a fulfilling and impactful career opportunity? Join us online, meet our teams and potentially get hired.

Updated: Mon Apr 15 2024

UK Government to partner on AI Safety with The Republic of Korea

The strategic partnership announced recently (12 April 2024), bolsters the UK Government's ambition to be world leader in AI.

Updated: Mon Apr 15 2024

Britains Housing Crisis has been Solved, Finds New IEA Report

The year is 2035. Wages have outpaced house prices and rents for an unprecedented 10th year following housing reforms.

Updated: Fri Apr 12 2024

IPPR reacts to Labours plans to extend and speed up local bus franchising

Maya Singer Hobbs, IPPR senior research fellow, reacted to Labour's announcement of a plan to extend and speed up bus franchising, and other changes it says are aimed at improving local bus services

Updated: Fri Apr 12 2024

New procurement rules help rapid fitting of military laser to Royal Navy ships

The rollout of Laser weapons systems far quicker than expected, following defence procurement reforms, with DragonFire to be on Royal Navy warships from 2027.

Updated: Fri Apr 12 2024

Study makes most precise measurement of expanding Universe

New results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) include the largest 3D map ever made of the Universe.

Updated: Fri Apr 12 2024

UK to partner on AI Safety with The Republic of Korea

The UK and the Republic of Korea announced today, they are pressing forward with plans for the upcoming wave of global discussions on the safe development of Artificial Intelligence technologies, with the AI Seoul Summit scheduled for May 21st and 22nd, which will take place partially virtually.

Updated: Fri Apr 12 2024

As the Data Protection and Digital Information No. 2 Bill progresses through the Parliament, techUK addresses some of th

Concerns have been raised about some of the DPDI Bill's provisions, some of which stem from misunderstandings of the Bill's approach and its legislative intent. techUK addresses these misconceptions.

Updated: Thu Apr 11 2024

Digital and quantum start-ups join pioneering business support programmes

The Digital and Quantum Business Incubation Centres are helping start-ups to bridge the gap between science and business.

Updated: Thu Apr 11 2024

Explaining AUKUS What is it?

Announced in September 2021, AUKUS is a trilateral Defence and Security agreement between the United Kingdom, United States and Australia.

Updated: Thu Apr 11 2024

Kings Fund - NHS performance stuck following another tough winter

Danielle Jefferies, Senior Analyst at The King's Fund, commented on the latest monthly NHS performance data

Updated: Thu Apr 11 2024

Kings Fund - What is happening to life expectancy in England?

There have been two turning points in trends in life expectancy in England this century. From 2011, increases in life expectancy slowed after decades of steady improvement, prompting much debate about the causes. Then, in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic was a more significant turning point, causing a sharp fall in life expectancy, the magnitude of which has not been seen since World War II.

Updated: Wed Apr 10 2024

Our Ask from the Next Mayor of West Midlands

As the Mayoral election is approaching, techUK asked the Centre for the New Midlands for their ‘asks' of the winning candidate.

Updated: Wed Apr 10 2024

Digital Transformation in the Public Sector Week 2024

This week (Monday 8 to Friday 12 April) we will be exploring the role the technology industry is playing to support digital transformation in the public sector. #techUKDigitalPS

Updated: Mon Apr 08 2024

Is Bank-verified Digital Identity the Missing Link in Solving Payment Fraud?

In this latest white paper from techUK member OneID®, it points the financial services and payments industry to an effective solution to one of the most pressing challenges in the UK's digital economy. The paper presents an analytical view of the current payment infrastructure, the safeguards in place, how fraudsters circumvent them, and how strong digital identity verification can close the gates to fraudsters

Updated: Mon Apr 08 2024

Kings Fund - With a return to basics, is the spring Budget a game changer for NHS technology?

The spring Budget 2024 announced £3.4 billion funding for NHS technology and transformation to drive productivity improvements and support the NHS Long-term Workforce Plan. The money is earmarked to be provided over a three-year period, starting from April 2025.

Updated: Mon Apr 08 2024

Future Councils Pilot insights: Common challenges to digital transformation in local government

From March to October 2023, we worked closely with 8 pilot councils to identify the most common challenges that consistently block local government digital transformation work. In this blog post, we're excited to share some of the key findings from our pilot report.

Updated: Fri Apr 05 2024

IFS - Takeaways and meal delivery grew by more than 50% during the pandemic and have stayed high thereafter

Before the pandemic, the average adult consumed around 270 calories a week from takeaways.

Updated: Fri Apr 05 2024

A foot in the Digital Front Door: expanding digital thinking in policy-making

In this post, Greg Winfield, Head of User-Centred Policy Design at DLUHC, talks about how adding user-centred design support at the spend control gateway spreads digital thinking across policy-making.

Updated: Thu Apr 04 2024

Passing comets and meteor showers: the UK night sky in April 2024

April is set to showcase the most spectacular displays in the cosmos, from a partial solar eclipse to a glimpse of the Lyrids meteor shower.

Updated: Thu Apr 04 2024

The UK and US Announce a Partnership to Safety Test AI

The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday 1 April 2024, which will see the US and UK AI Safety Institutes work together to develop tests for advanced AI models.

Updated: Thu Apr 04 2024