Opportunities
21 Sep 2023
by Rory Daniels

techUK's New Space focus

Running from September to December 2023, this sprint campaign explored how the UK can lead on the development, application and commercialisation of space technologies, bring more non-space companies into the sector, and ultimately realise the benefits of the New Space Economy.

These technologies include AI, quantum, lasers, robotics & automation, advanced propulsion and materials, and semiconductors.

Activity has taken the form of roundtables, panel discussions, networking sessions, Summits, thought leadership pieces, policy recommendations, and a report. The report, containing member case studies and policy recommendations, was launched in March 2024 at Satellite Applications Catapult's Harwell campus.

🎯 Objectives

The sprint campaign had the following objectives:

  1. To convene the UK's Space and technology sectors to increase awareness of stakeholders, drive collaboration, and create opportunities for partnerships
  2. To identify the main emerging technologies and trends set to underpin the emergence of the New Space Economy
  3. To determine the key barriers to the development, application, and commercialisation of these technologies in the UK (format: workshops and/or roundtables)
  4. To develop then share a set of recommendations for industry and Government to ensure the UK leads on the emerging space technologies of the future (format: report)

techUK worked with a range of member organisations and stakeholders to make this sprint campaign a reality including the UK Space Agency (UKSA), UK Space, Satellite Applications Catapult, Harwell Space Cluster, Space Hub Yorkshire, Regulatory Horizons Council, PwC and Deloitte.

 📖 Report

Published following the conclusion of the sprint campaign, this report explores the opportunities that will be created by the growing commercialisation of space.

📺 Event round-ups

Catch up on previous events from this sprint campaign.

👀 Insights

Rediscover relevant news, announcements, and calls for conributions.

 👋 Get in touch!

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Rory Daniels

Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Technologies

Contact Rory at [email protected] to get involved in this sprint campaign or find out more about techUK's future activity across Robotics & Automation or Emerging Technologies / Innovation more widely.

You can also find Rory on LinkedIn, where he regularly posts about emerging tech, here.

Authors

Rory Daniels

Rory Daniels

Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Technologies, techUK

Rory joined techUK in June 2023 after three years in the Civil Service on its Fast Stream leadership development programme.

During this time, Rory worked on the Government's response to Covid-19 (NHS Test & Trace), school funding strategy (Department for Education) and international climate and nature policy (Cabinet Office). He also tackled the social care crisis whilst on secondment to techUK's Health and Social Care programme in 2022.

Before this, Rory worked in the House of Commons and House of Lords alongside completing degrees in Political Economy and Global Politics.

Today, Rory leads techUK's emerging technologies activity across everything from immersive, web3, AI and robotics to space, gaming & metaverse.

This involves co-running techUK's flagship Innovation campaign, managing four series (including the 'Meet the Innovators' interview series), and launching 4-6-month 'sprint campaigns' on transformative technologies and sectors.

Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.techuk.org/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorydaniels28/

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