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Sir Chris Bryant speech at TMT World Congress 2025

Sir Chris Bryant speech at TMT World Congress 2025

Tuesday, 04 February 2025

Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms, Sir Chris Bryant, gave a speech at TMT World Congress 2025 on 30 January 2025....

UK government seeks out quantum industry experts for advisory board to accelerate deployment of game changing technology

UK government seeks out quantum industry experts for advisory board to accelerate deployment of game changing technology

Tuesday, 04 February 2025

Key specialists are being called upon to join a board advising the UK government in seizing the transformative potential of quantum technologies today...

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World leading AI cyber security standard to protect digital economy and deliver Plan for Change

World leading AI cyber security standard to protect digital economy and deliver Plan for Change

Friday, 31 January 2025

British businesses will benefit from a world-first cyber security standard which will protect AI systems from cyber-attacks, securing the digital econ...

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Minister Vallance underlines how Oxford Cambridge corridor ambitions can boost whole UK

Minister Vallance underlines how Oxford Cambridge corridor ambitions can boost whole UK

Thursday, 30 January 2025

Science Minister Vallance today visited semiconductors and life sciences firms in Cambridgeshire, following his appointment as Oxford-Cambridge Innova...

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UK redoubles Horizon push as Kyle forges deeper R&I links with EU

UK redoubles Horizon push as Kyle forges deeper R&I links with EU

Thursday, 30 January 2025

UK Science and Tech Secretary announces renewed push to turbo-charge UK-EU science and technology links, to tackle shared global challenges....

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First International AI Safety Report to inform discussions at AI Action Summit

First International AI Safety Report to inform discussions at AI Action Summit

Wednesday, 29 January 2025

First Independent International AI Safety Report to become the global handbook on AI safety, ahead of the France AI Action Summit. ...

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Scottish rocket launch boost to get Britain back into space race

Scottish rocket launch boost to get Britain back into space race

Wednesday, 29 January 2025

A landmark Scottish rocket launch is set to solidify the UK as a European leader in the space sector....

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AI sensors on fridges and kettles helping vulnerable people to live independently

AI sensors on fridges and kettles helping vulnerable people to live independently

Tuesday, 28 January 2025

Councils are leveraging AI and technology to enhance public services, save money, and improve living standards, aligning with government plans for £45...

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Digital driving licence coming this year

Digital driving licence coming this year

Tuesday, 21 January 2025

The UK government is launching a GOV.UK Wallet and App to simplify access to services and documents like digital driver’s licences, alongside reforms ...

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Shake up of tech and AI usage across NHS and other public services to deliver plan for change

Shake up of tech and AI usage across NHS and other public services to deliver plan for change

Tuesday, 21 January 2025

The government has announced a new plan to leverage technology and AI tools like "Humphrey" to streamline public services, eliminate delays through im...

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Archaic tech sees public sector miss £45 billion annual savings

Archaic tech sees public sector miss £45 billion annual savings

Sunday, 19 January 2025

Public sector workers are being held back by archaic technology according to a new report set to be published on Tuesday. ...

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UK AI sector attracts £200 million a day in private investment since July

UK AI sector attracts £200 million a day in private investment since July

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

An average of £200 million in private sector investment has been funnelled into the UK’s world leading AI sector every day since last summer....

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Colin Hughes appointed Chair of Ordnance Survey

Colin Hughes appointed Chair of Ordnance Survey

Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Colin Hughes has been appointed as the new Chair of Ordnance Survey by the UK Government, starting on 9 March 2025. ...

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Government puts AI to work for bakers, road workers and more

Government puts AI to work for bakers, road workers and more

Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Small businesses across the country will be helped to boost their productivity and efficiency through AI tools set to be trialled....

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Prime Minister sets out blueprint to turbocharge AI

Prime Minister sets out blueprint to turbocharge AI

Monday, 13 January 2025

Artificial intelligence will deliver a decade of national renewal, as part of a new plan announced today (13 January 2025). ...

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New regional skills projects to bolster UK cyber defences and deliver on Plan for Change

New regional skills projects to bolster UK cyber defences and deliver on Plan for Change

Wednesday, 08 January 2025

More than 30 projects across England and Northern Ireland will deliver targeted support to boost the UK’s cyber resilience....

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Hundreds of thousands of Brits in rural villages and towns to benefit from UK government broadband boost

Hundreds of thousands of Brits in rural villages and towns to benefit from UK government broadband boost

Tuesday, 07 January 2025

Around 131,000 homes and businesses across the country will no longer be stuck with slow internet speeds as the UK government’s rollout of gigabit con...

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Events and grants to help Britain’s businesses and researchers reach the horizon from UK's association with £80 billion research programme

Events and grants to help Britain’s businesses and researchers reach the horizon from UK's association with £80 billion research programme

Tuesday, 31 December 2024

A raft of plans have been announced to drive up UK participation in Horizon Europe to support researchers, innovators and businesses from across the c...

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Pubgoers given choice to prove age with phones next year in boost for high street and hospitality sectors

Pubgoers given choice to prove age with phones next year in boost for high street and hospitality sectors

Saturday, 21 December 2024

People will be able to use digital ID's on their phones to verify their age when purchasing alcohol in pubs, clubs, and shops from next year....

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New records detail how AI helps government make quick, accurate decisions to boost trade, speed up responses and more

New records detail how AI helps government make quick, accurate decisions to boost trade, speed up responses and more

Tuesday, 17 December 2024

New records reveal how algorithmic tools are being used in public services to enhance citizen support, enable quick and accurate decision-making, and ...

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UK and Switzerland deepen science ties with £16 million backing

UK and Switzerland deepen science ties with £16 million backing

Monday, 09 December 2024

UK and Switzerland update science and research partnership to focus on some of today’s most pressing challenges, from healthcare to green energy....

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Cutting edge prosthetics with improved sense of touch among 100 new discovery projects to receive government funding

Cutting edge prosthetics with improved sense of touch among 100 new discovery projects to receive government funding

Friday, 06 December 2024

Researchers from across the UK backed to advance projects which could spark new life-changing developments....

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First patients benefit from cutting edge UK scanner to transform drug discovery and diagnose serious illnesses earlier

First patients benefit from cutting edge UK scanner to transform drug discovery and diagnose serious illnesses earlier

Thursday, 28 November 2024

New total-body scanner supports patients through earlier diagnoses and treatment while aiding new medicines discovery....

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Landmark genetics partnership to probe causes of cancer and dementia

Landmark genetics partnership to probe causes of cancer and dementia

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Oxford Nanopore’s breakthrough genetic sequencing tech to analyse 50,000 samples from UK Biobank, to create a world-first ‘epigenetic map’....

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Lord Vallance speech at the Royal Institute of Navigation's annual leadership seminar

Lord Vallance speech at the Royal Institute of Navigation's annual leadership seminar

Thursday, 21 November 2024

The Science Minister, Lord Vallance, recorded a speech for the Royal Institute of Navigation’s annual Positioning, Navigation and Timing leadership se...

New online safety priorities for Ofcom and launch of study into effects of social media on children

New online safety priorities for Ofcom and launch of study into effects of social media on children

Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Technology Secretary outlines priorities for Ofcom as government prepares to enforce the Online Safety Act next year....

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AI innovators to fuel UK’s clean energy future as new competition launches

AI innovators to fuel UK’s clean energy future as new competition launches

Tuesday, 19 November 2024

The second round of the Manchester Prize will focus on delivering new, clean energy systems....

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Vulnerable people using safety alarms to be better protected as government reaches landmark agreements with telecoms industry

Vulnerable people using safety alarms to be better protected as government reaches landmark agreements with telecoms industry

Tuesday, 19 November 2024

New measures to bolster protections for elderly and disabled people relying on lifesaving alarms to call for help....

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Roll out of faster and more reliable 4G to reach thousands of businesses and households across rural Wales

Roll out of faster and more reliable 4G to reach thousands of businesses and households across rural Wales

Thursday, 14 November 2024

Roll out of faster and more reliable 4G to reach thousands of businesses and households across rural Wales....

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Over 4,700 newly funded post graduate places in UK universities to create new generation of engineers and scientists

Over 4,700 newly funded post graduate places in UK universities to create new generation of engineers and scientists

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Thousands of post-graduate students will be backed by government to study biological, engineering and environmental sciences at 45 universities across...

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