Global tech and trade policy update
Welcome to this week’s update on the fast-moving world of global trade, digital policy, and transatlantic relations. Here’s what’s shaping the global agenda right now.
Dispatch from Brussels: updates on EU technology policy
Welcome to the latest edition of Dispatch from Brussels, techUK's bi-monthly update on the European policy developments shaping the operating environment for UK technology companies.
techUK's market access brief: international opportunities for technology companies
See upcoming events, opportunities, news, and updates from techUK's International Trade Programme…
Economy 2030: An Agenda for Tech-Enabled Growth
Economy 2030: An Agenda for Tech-Enabled Growth sets out a series of steps to reignite the UK's economic dynamism, productivity and growth by leveraging the country's strength in technology, readying the economy for the decade ahead.
techUK summary of the WTO Public Forum
Last week, techUK attended both the WTO Public Forum and the World Trade and Tech Day in Geneva. Below is a summary of what happened, what we got up to and what we heard.
State of the EU address 2026: The EU’s priorities
On 16 September 2026, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her State of the EU address. This annual speech, first introduced in 2010, is delivered before the European Parliament and is meant to ensure transparency in the EU's political life while highlighting the EU Commission's key priorities.
CMA Report: Public Procurement in the National Interest - Member Briefing
The CMA has published a policy paper ‘Public procurement in the national interest: Reflections from the CMA’, setting out findings from a two-year work programme on how competitive market dynamics can support UK economic growth and the government's industrial strategy.
Digital Verification now available for alcohol sales
It was announced today that pubs, bars, restaurants, music venues and other licensed premises across England and Wales will be able to introduce digital proof of age for alcohol sales under new rules coming into force on 15 September.
Mind the STEM Gap: Tech's Unrealised Talent
Dr Sterling Rauseo, and colleagues from the University of Greenwich report on a study that explored employability challenges faced by BAME STEM graduates.
Ofcom Call for Evidence: A Safer Life Online for Women and Girls
Ofcom has published a call for evidence on women and girls' online safety, asking services, civil society, researchers and academics to submit evidence on how experiences of gender-based harm online have changed since the regulator's its "A Safer Life Online for Women and Girls" Guidance was published in November 2025.