Summit Round-Up: Digital Ethics Summit 2025
Read the round-up from our ninth annual Digital Ethics Summit.
Event round-up: future gazing – where next for local government tech in 2026?
On the 3 December, we held our annual Future Gazing event. Local government experts reflected on trends that shaped the sector over the last year and made predictions of how technology will shape the future of local government in 2026.
Talking 5 with local public services member Bloom Services
This month's Talking 5 guest is Rosalind Lambert, Account Manager at Bloom Services
The UK Government’s Strategic Suppliers: What tech firms need to know
Guest blog by Ben Pollard, Marketing Executive and Luke Templeton, Data Researcher at Tussell
AI Growth Labs could accelerate AI innovation and deployment.
Today, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) announced the launch of the AI Growth Lab, a new proposed framework for a cross-economy sandbox initiative designed to “accelerate innovation and cut bureaucracy in a safe environment.
Moving AI from potential to practice in health and social care
Guest blog by Laura Thompson, Director of Marketing for Health, Social Care and Technology Enabled Care at The Access Group
Life sciences sector plan – techUK roundtable insight
On 8 October, techUK convened an in-person roundtable with the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) to discuss the UK Government’s recently launched Life Sciences Sector Plan.
European Commission unveils 'Apply AI' strategy and ‘AI in Science’ strategy to accelerate AI adoption across strategic sectors across Europe
The European Commission has launched the 'Apply AI' strategy, a €1 billion initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across ten strategic sectors, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, energy, mobility, manufacturing, construction, agri-food, defence, communications, and culture. The strategy is intended as the deployment counterpart to the EU’s AI Act and further details key announcements made in the EU’s AI Continent Action Plan published on 9 April 2025. It is part of broader EU efforts to strengthen digital sovereignty and reduce dependence on non-EU technology providers.
Event round-up: Navigating procurement for cyber SMEs
On Thursday 25 September, techUK’s Cyber SME Forum held a webinar looking at how cyber SMEs can better navigate the procurement landscape.
Beyond compliance: unlocking the strategic value of council data
Guest blog by Civica