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Connected Britain 2023: Digital Infrastructure Minister speech

Connected Britain 2023: Digital Infrastructure Minister speech

Thursday, 28 September 2023

Minister for Digital Infrastructure, John Whittingdale, gave a speech at Connected Britain in London on 20 September 2023....

Smart tech to be trialled in towns and cities with £4 million funding to boost local connectivity

Smart tech to be trialled in towns and cities with £4 million funding to boost local connectivity

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Towns and cities across the UK will deploy smart street lamps to test next-gen digital tech, offering EV charging and improved wireless connectivity, ...

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Landmark agreement with Israel takes UK global science mission to new heights

Landmark agreement with Israel takes UK global science mission to new heights

Tuesday, 19 September 2023

UK and Israel agree Memorandum of Understanding for faster and deeper collaboration on science, innovation and technology....

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Britain makes internet safer, as Online Safety Bill finished and ready to become law

Britain makes internet safer, as Online Safety Bill finished and ready to become law

Tuesday, 19 September 2023

Online Safety Bill passes its final Parliamentary debate and is now ready to become law....

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New advisory service to help businesses launch AI and digital innovations

New advisory service to help businesses launch AI and digital innovations

Tuesday, 19 September 2023

Businesses across the UK will have the opportunity to showcase that their new AI and digital innovations comply with regulatory standards, so they ca...

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First meeting of UK science champions to cement UK leadership in safe, responsible biology breakthroughs

First meeting of UK science champions to cement UK leadership in safe, responsible biology breakthroughs

Thursday, 14 September 2023

The UK’s leadership in the responsible use of engineering biology will be driven forward by the first-ever meeting of the UK Biosecurity Leadership Co...

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Dr Dave Smith takes helm as UK's National Technology Adviser

Dr Dave Smith takes helm as UK's National Technology Adviser

Thursday, 14 September 2023

Smith's extensive expertise and leadership in the tech sector will ideally place him to guide the UK's tech aspirations....

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£88 million research and development boost for innovative connectivity to future proof UK mobile network

£88 million research and development boost for innovative connectivity to future proof UK mobile network

Thursday, 14 September 2023

Sporting venues and tourism hotspots will see trials of new mobile tech to increase the resilience of the UK mobile network, thanks to £88 million of ...

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Bristol set to host UK’s most powerful supercomputer to turbocharge AI innovation

Bristol set to host UK’s most powerful supercomputer to turbocharge AI innovation

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

A new supercomputer set is to be built in Bristol, in a move to drive pioneering AI research and innovation in the UK....

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Secretary of State speech at CogX Festival

Secretary of State speech at CogX Festival

Tuesday, 12 September 2023

Secretary of State Michelle Donelan spoke about UK’s leadership around AI at technology conference CogX in London's O2 Arena. ...

High risk but high reward research tackling hardest to treat cancers receives £2 million funding boost

High risk but high reward research tackling hardest to treat cancers receives £2 million funding boost

Tuesday, 12 September 2023

Innovative researchers working to tackle some of the hardest-to-treat cancers, including through the use of AI, have received a £2 million funding boo...

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Stars descend on Downing Street to throw support behind new laws to make UK safest place to be online

Stars descend on Downing Street to throw support behind new laws to make UK safest place to be online

Monday, 11 September 2023

Technology Secretary meets nation’s best-known personalities to discuss new laws which would make the UK the safest place in the world to be online....

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DSIT joins STEM Futures scheme in Whitehall first, to build civil servants’ sci tech skills

DSIT joins STEM Futures scheme in Whitehall first, to build civil servants’ sci tech skills

Sunday, 10 September 2023

DSIT becomes first central government department to join STEM Futures: the cross-Whitehall scheme to drive science and tech expertise among civil serv...

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Online animal cruelty activity to be removed from social media platforms  

Online animal cruelty activity to be removed from social media platforms  

Thursday, 07 September 2023

The amendment, which will be tabled in Parliament today will crack down on animal torture content online....

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Overwhelming support for UK's Horizon Deal

Overwhelming support for UK's Horizon Deal

Thursday, 07 September 2023

Overwhelming support for UK's Horizon Deal...

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£15 million competition to accelerate use of quantum in Government

£15 million competition to accelerate use of quantum in Government

Thursday, 07 September 2023

£15 million Quantum Catalyst Fund will accelerate the adoption of quantum solutions by the public sector....

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Industry and national security heavyweights to power UK’s Frontier AI Taskforce

Industry and national security heavyweights to power UK’s Frontier AI Taskforce

Wednesday, 06 September 2023

Leading names from national security to computer science will advise the UK government on the risks and opportunities from AI as the Frontier AI Taskf...

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UK science facility that kickstarted Covid drug development granted £500 million upgrade fund

UK science facility that kickstarted Covid drug development granted £500 million upgrade fund

Tuesday, 05 September 2023

Science and Technology Secretary announces that the Diamond Light Source science facility in Oxfordshire will be upgraded through a £500 million inves...

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£5.5 million Centre of Excellence to keep UK medicines manufacturers at the front of the global race for skills

£5.5 million Centre of Excellence to keep UK medicines manufacturers at the front of the global race for skills

Tuesday, 05 September 2023

The government is helping to grow the UK life sciences workforce by announcing £5.5 million to establish a Medicines Manufacturing Skills Centre of Ex...

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UK government sets out AI Safety Summit ambitions

UK government sets out AI Safety Summit ambitions

Monday, 04 September 2023

The AI Safety Summit will bring together key countries, technology organisations, academia and civil society....

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New independent commissioner appointed by the Geospatial Commission

New independent commissioner appointed by the Geospatial Commission

Thursday, 31 August 2023

Gabriel Straub joins the expert committee providing advice to the government on the UK’s location data and technology priorities....

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Location data can help build the EV chargepoint network of tomorrow

Location data can help build the EV chargepoint network of tomorrow

Tuesday, 29 August 2023

New report sets out how location data can support local authorities to make good decisions about where EV chargepoints should be installed....

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Iconic Bletchley Park to host UK AI Safety Summit in early November

Iconic Bletchley Park to host UK AI Safety Summit in early November

Thursday, 24 August 2023

Major global event to take place on the 1st and 2nd of November....

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Tens of thousands of students receive free training to build cyber skills

Tens of thousands of students receive free training to build cyber skills

Tuesday, 22 August 2023

Schools are being encouraged to take advantage of free resources to boost cyber skills and set up aspiring young people to aim for careers in cyber....

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Experts to lead AI Safety Summit preparations as new funding announced to modernise healthcare

Experts to lead AI Safety Summit preparations as new funding announced to modernise healthcare

Thursday, 10 August 2023

Two leading experts appointed to spearhead preparations for UK to host AI Safety Summit as £13 million unveiled to revolutionise healthcare research....

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DSIT to showcase innovative UK businesses at new headquarters

DSIT to showcase innovative UK businesses at new headquarters

Wednesday, 09 August 2023

Organisations have been invited to showcase their innovations as part of the department’s plans to champion the work of UK industry and academia. ...

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£33 million joint investment to boost skills, support jobs and bolster green manufacturing in UK life sciences industry

£33 million joint investment to boost skills, support jobs and bolster green manufacturing in UK life sciences industry

Thursday, 03 August 2023

Joint government and industry investment will deliver more than 250 high-skilled jobs producing environmentally-friendly inhalers. ...

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Chip innovators join forces with government to steer future of semiconductor sector

Chip innovators join forces with government to steer future of semiconductor sector

Thursday, 03 August 2023

Experts working at semiconductor titans will have first meeting today with Technology Minister Paul Scully at Imperial College....

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Boost for broadband and 5G coverage revolution rollout as government explores plan to open £160 million satellites fund

Boost for broadband and 5G coverage revolution rollout as government explores plan to open £160 million satellites fund

Tuesday, 01 August 2023

A potential £160 million scheme to fund next generation of satellite communications development and boost UK’s leadership in ever-growing global satel...

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Greater use of location data can unlock innovation in the property sector

Greater use of location data can unlock innovation in the property sector

Monday, 31 July 2023

New Geospatial Commission report identifies opportunities to unlock greater value across the property ecosystem through location data, technologies an...

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