Digital technologies can help unlock productivity, boost economic growth and raise living standards across the UK. This report sets out where the UK leads, where it is falling behind, and what it will take to close the gap over the next decade.

Campaign

Demystifying data centres

15 September 2026

overview

Data centres explained in plain English: what they are, how they use energy and water, and why they matter to the UK economy.

Insight

As AI scales, local government needs to rethink where it runs

15 September 2026

3 min read

impact

Tijs Broeke, Government Affairs and Public Policy Director for the UK, Ireland, and Northwest Europe at HP

Insight

Data centre infrastructure: the emergence of DPUs in the enterprise data centre

14 September 2026

4 min read

impact

Data Processing Units are about to move from hyperscale and HPC into the enterprise data centre and they could change far more than performance. By bringing firewalling, load balancing, micro-segmentation and telemetry directly to the switchport, DPUs promise simpler architectures, lower appliance costs, stronger visibility and a more sustainable data centre. This blog explores why DPUs matter, how they work, and why CIOs and CTOs should be paying attention now.