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New technologies on show at Quantum Showcase as Science Minister drives forward UK’s £2.5 billion Quantum Strategy

New technologies on show at Quantum Showcase as Science Minister drives forward UK’s £2.5 billion Quantum Strategy

Friday, 03 November 2023

The Science Minister George Freeman outlines the recipients of over £14 million in funding, aimed at benefiting the UK’s thriving quantum sector....

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Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Science, technology and global health reception

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Science, technology and global health reception

Friday, 03 November 2023

Speech by Minister Freeman at ASEAN, London on 2 November....

Nations and AI experts convene for day one of first global AI Safety Summit

Nations and AI experts convene for day one of first global AI Safety Summit

Wednesday, 01 November 2023

Leading AI nations, organisations and experts meet at Bletchley Park today to discuss the global future of AI and work towards a shared understanding ...

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Secretary of State Michelle Donelan opens the AI Safety Summit

Secretary of State Michelle Donelan opens the AI Safety Summit

Wednesday, 01 November 2023

Speech delivered by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan at the opening of the AI Safety Summit, on Wednesday 1...

Technology Secretary announces investment boost making British AI supercomputing 30 times more powerful

Technology Secretary announces investment boost making British AI supercomputing 30 times more powerful

Wednesday, 01 November 2023

British supercomputing to be boosted 30-fold with a new Cambridge computer and Bristol site....

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Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan's speech at Guildhall

Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan's speech at Guildhall

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, gave a speech at Guildhall on the evening of the 30 October, ahead of...

Britain to be made AI match fit with £118 million skills package

Britain to be made AI match fit with £118 million skills package

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

The UK’s AI skills base will be future-proofed with a £118 million boost to skills funding, including postgraduate research centres and scholarships. ...

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Philanthropic partnership unlocks £32 million for the future of best in class UK Biobank

Philanthropic partnership unlocks £32 million for the future of best in class UK Biobank

Monday, 30 October 2023

Eric Schmidt and Ken Griffin are being announced as the first members of a new consortium that will shape the future of the best-in-class UK Biobank....

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New £100 million fund to capitalise on AI’s game changing potential in life sciences and healthcare

New £100 million fund to capitalise on AI’s game changing potential in life sciences and healthcare

Sunday, 29 October 2023

A new mission announced by the Prime Minister will accelerate the use of AI in life sciences to tackle the biggest health challenges of our generation...

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Overwhelming support for Online Safety Act as rules making UK the safest place in the world to be online become law 

Overwhelming support for Online Safety Act as rules making UK the safest place in the world to be online become law 

Friday, 27 October 2023

Raft of voices below have thrown their support behind Act protecting children from online harm, while empowering adults with more choices over what th...

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Leading frontier AI companies publish safety policies

Leading frontier AI companies publish safety policies

Friday, 27 October 2023

Top frontier AI firms have outlined their safety policies to boost transparency and encourage the sharing of best practice within the AI community....

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UK children and adults to be safer online as world leading bill becomes law

UK children and adults to be safer online as world leading bill becomes law

Thursday, 26 October 2023

Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent putting rules to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online into law....

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Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan's speech at Onward

Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan's speech at Onward

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Secretary of State Michelle Donelan delivered a speech at Onward on the future of AI....

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Expert regional innovation hubs given £75 million boost to local research, businesses and economies across UK

Expert regional innovation hubs given £75 million boost to local research, businesses and economies across UK

Monday, 23 October 2023

Regional clusters of innovation across the UK backed by £75 million that will boost local economies and pioneer game-changing solutions from healthcar...

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New Interim Director appointed to the Geospatial Commission

New Interim Director appointed to the Geospatial Commission

Sunday, 22 October 2023

Sarah Hodgetts has been appointed Interim Director of the Geospatial Commission....

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Andy Samuel appointed to the Met Office Board as non executive director

Andy Samuel appointed to the Met Office Board as non executive director

Friday, 20 October 2023

The Met Office’s newly appointed non-executive director, Andy Samuel, is a highly respected leader with extensive experience across start-ups, large m...

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Independent report finds UK leads the way with AI Standards Hub

Independent report finds UK leads the way with AI Standards Hub

Thursday, 19 October 2023

The AI Standards Hub is boosting the UK's global standing in AI standards, with a respondents recognising it as the top player globally, according to ...

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Tech start ups boosted by access to skills and science from Exeter to Edinburgh

Tech start ups boosted by access to skills and science from Exeter to Edinburgh

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Seven organisations to receive funding for programmes supporting tech and digital businesses....

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Critical services to be better protected from satellite data disruptions through new Position, Navigation and Timing framework

Critical services to be better protected from satellite data disruptions through new Position, Navigation and Timing framework

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

New Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) measures set out, which include a crisis plan in the event current PNT services are unavailable....

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Frontier AI Taskforce?brings in leading technical organisations to research risks

Frontier AI Taskforce?brings in leading technical organisations to research risks

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

The government's Frontier AI Taskforce is establishing an AI safety research team to assess risks in cutting-edge AI development....

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Location data can help deliver the safe rollout of autonomous vehicles

Location data can help deliver the safe rollout of autonomous vehicles

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

New Geospatial Commission report highlights the role location data will have in the safe deployment of self-driving road vehicles....

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New innovation challenge launched to tackle bias in AI systems

New innovation challenge launched to tackle bias in AI systems

Sunday, 15 October 2023

UK companies can apply for up to £400,000 in government investment to fund innovative new solutions which tackle bias and discrimination in AI systems...

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AI projects supporting small businesses in fashion, farming and fire fighting to get funding boost ahead of UK AI Safety Summit

AI projects supporting small businesses in fashion, farming and fire fighting to get funding boost ahead of UK AI Safety Summit

Saturday, 14 October 2023

AI projects in areas as diverse as fashion, farming and fire-fighting to be backed with a further £37 million funding, ahead of next month's AI Safety...

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Helping Parkinson's patients and optimising AI   the UK chip start ups changing the future

Helping Parkinson's patients and optimising AI the UK chip start ups changing the future

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

ChipStart is a two-year pilot programme backed by the government providing start-ups with the technical and commercial help they need to help bring ne...

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Readout of Technology Secretary's meeting with social media companies on antisemitism and violence online

Readout of Technology Secretary's meeting with social media companies on antisemitism and violence online

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

Readout from the Technology Secretary's roundtable with social media companies on 11 October 2023....

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Secretary of State's remarks at PsiQuantum

Secretary of State's remarks at PsiQuantum

Monday, 09 October 2023

A speech delivered by Secretary of State Michelle Donelan at Sci-Tech Daresbury, opening a new PsiQuantum R&D facility and launching the CERN Engageme...

Game changing exascale computer planned for Edinburgh

Game changing exascale computer planned for Edinburgh

Sunday, 08 October 2023

Edinburgh has been selected to host a next-gen supercomputer fuelling economic growth, building on the success of a Bristol-based AI supercomputer, cr...

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UK joins leading nations to form new telecoms coalition and invests £70 million in new future telecoms technologies

UK joins leading nations to form new telecoms coalition and invests £70 million in new future telecoms technologies

Wednesday, 04 October 2023

The UK has joined a global coalition to enhance communication network resilience and is investing £70 million in advancing domestic next-gen telecom t...

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UK science leadership at home and abroad on show as Science and Tech Secretary visits Daresbury Laboratory

UK science leadership at home and abroad on show as Science and Tech Secretary visits Daresbury Laboratory

Wednesday, 04 October 2023

A new strategy for getting a bigger return on the UK’s membership of CERN launched as the Science and Tech Secretary visits the North West to open a n...

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New £60 million Regional Innovation Fund among measures to boost research and development

New £60 million Regional Innovation Fund among measures to boost research and development

Tuesday, 03 October 2023

A £60 million Regional Innovation Fund (RIF) that will boost support for universities in areas with lower levels of R&D investment is among new measur...

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