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Digital Regulation Hub

Digital innovation is reshaping our world and in response Governments are seeking to regulate to achieve societal objectives such as keeping citizens safe online, protecting privacy, tackling crime and improving competition. techUK works with its members to help inform and shape how Government approaches new regulation so that we can build a better society that continues to enable life changing digital innovation and services.

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Getting Regulation Right for a Digital Society

techUK represent our industry on tech policy and regulatory changes in the UK. Our current focus is on data protection, competition, online safety, and online fraud.

We convene our members and lead conversations with government and regulatory stakeholders to ensure the voice of the industry is heard. As the Government seeks to design new digital regulation for societal objectives, techUK wants to see the UK lead the way in building a coherent landscape that supports digital businesses by being pro-competition and innovation, while also protecting users from potential harm.

 

Click the buttons below to learn more about our four focus areas and to read our latest insights:

Data Protection: Unlocking the power of data and protecting privacy Data Protection: Unlocking the power of data and protecting privacy

 

Competition: Driving consumer choice and competition in digital markets Competition: Driving consumer choice and competition in digital markets

 

Online Safety: Creating a safe and secure online world Online Safety: Creating a safe and secure online world

 

Online Fraud: Taking on the scourge of online fraud Online Fraud: Taking on the scourge of online fraud

 

 

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Public Policy Group

The Public Policy Group is a forum for senior public policy, public affairs and government relations professionals interested in influencing or understanding the policy landscape impacting the technology industry. It brings members together to discuss issues and events at the top of the political agenda and to identify emerging issues, as well as seeking to identify, highlight and establish industry consensus on the latest public policy developments.

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Data Protection Group

The Data Protection Group is a cross-industry group working together on broad themes around data protection in the UK. techUK believes that we need a robust and workable data compliance environment in the UK to deliver outcomes that ensure consumer trust across markets. This group brings together policy, public affairs, government relations and privacy professionals or individuals interested in influencing or understanding the data protection landscape impacting the technology industry.

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Open Data Working Group

The Open Data Working Group is a cross-industry techUK group working together on broad themes around smart and open data in the UK. This working group will examine how, building on the principles of open banking, we might extend the ability for innovators to access data and shape it into services, while crucially protecting ethics and consumer privacy.

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Innovation Policy Group

techUK’s Innovation Policy Group brings together members with expertise in the development and deployment of new technologies, with public policy professionals and key stakeholders. Its aim is to identify and develop coherent and relevant innovation policy asks that ensures the UK remains a competitive leader in tech innovation, R&D and the commercialisation of future technologies that are set to have transformative effects across the UK’s economy and society.

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For more information please contact: 

 

Neil Ross

Neil Ross

Associate Director, Policy, techUK

Dani Dhiman

Dani Dhiman

Policy Manager, Data, techUK

Javahir Askari

Javahir Askari

Policy Manager, Digital Regulation, techUK

 

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The techUK Annual Dinner is the established, must-attend business dinner in our calendar. It brings together all the key figures in the tech industry, government and significant stakeholders for an enjoyable and influential evening.

The evening begins with a drinks reception, followed by a fabulous dinner and speeches from the country's leading technology stakeholders. The event allows important networking opportunities throughout the evening, culminating with after dinner drinks.