techUK Report Launch - Foundations For The Future: How Data Centres Can Boost UK Economic Growth

When we consider economic infrastructure and the investments essential for our nation's growth, we often think of roads, railways, energy power grid, power plants, and wind turbines. These assets are vital for our progress. However, for too long, digital infrastructure has not received the attention and investment it deserves, despite its critical role in supporting sustainable economic growth.

Join techUK, Henham Strategy and our industry experts for the launch of techUK's latest report highlighting the crucial role of the data centres sector as the backbone of the UK's digital economy. techUK commissioned Henham Strategy to develop this report, presenting quantitative and qualitative evidence to demonstrate just how significant a contribution data centres make to the UK economy, and what more can be done to sustain this infrastructure and support their growth.

Importantly, the report also shines a light on several key policy areas where government action can further enable the growth of the data centre sector and address existing challenges such as energy, sustainability, planning, and skills. The impact that the data centres sector can make is explored at the nations and regions level, and the report shares lessons from data centre development in West London and Slough, Greater Manchester and Cardiff and Newport.

This event will delve deeper into how significant a contribution data centres make to the UK economy, and what more can be done to sustain this infrastructure and support their growth. Key areas of focus of the report, including analysis and methodology will be discussed, followed by a panel with the report sponsors and a networking mixer.

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Data Centres Programme activities

techUK provides a collective voice for UK Data Centre operators working with government to improve the business environment for our members. We keep members up to date with the key technical and regulatory developments that may impact growth and on funding opportunities that may increase commercial competitiveness. Visit the programme page here.

This event will bring together techUK members to consider the rising energy demands of cloud-enabled digital transformation and ask how the UK can ensure it continues to enjoy the benefits of emerging technologies like AI while meeting its net-zero ambitions. We will also consider how the economic and innovation value of these technologies reinforces the need for ongoing investment in digital and energy infrastructure.