Making AI work for Britain
The future of work will be AI-enabled. Whilst discussions around the impact of AI on work often focus on machines replacing humans, the reality is that humans will increasingly work alongside machines and AI in the future workplace. In this report, techUK explores the impact of AI on work and the workforce, spotlighting nine actions for the UK government to support businesses and workers to take advantage of AI in the workplace.
Catch up with past Future of Work events
AI and people: what does the future of work hold for HR and hiring?
Read our summary of a webinar titled "AI and people: what does the future of work hold for HR and hiring?"
The future of software development in the era of AI
We round-up an event on what the future of software development might look like in an AI-enabled world, with speakers from Codurance, Adarga, Panintelligence and Founders and Coders.
Where Matters: the role of place in the future of work | techUK event round-up
Catch up with insights from our webinar with Zoom, HP, Purple Beard and the Institute for the Future of Work where we discussed the significance of place.
Making AI work for Britain | techUK event round-up
Catch up with insights from industry and trade unions speaking at the launch of techUK’s Making AI work for Britain report.
Watch on-demand: Lessons on the rise of the gig economy
This panel session explored the rise of the gig economy and its implications for the future workforce, as part of our Exploring the Future of Work Series.
Event round-up: How is cloud powering the future of work?
techUK hosted a webinar as part of Cloud Week and our Exploring the Future of Work Series, exploring how cloud is changing the workforce needs of organisations.
How can we skill tech to reach net zero goals?
Catch up with all of the key insights from techUK's London Tech Week event on the topic of green skills.
DIGIT Debates: Making AI work for Britain
Watch Jake Wall, Policy Manager for Skills and Future of Work, techUK present our latest report Making AI work for Britain to the Digital Futures at Work Research Centre as part of their DIGIT Debates webinar series.
The webinar explored the impact of AI on jobs, work and the workforce, as well as the future of skills, and what steps the UK must take to support people and businesses across the whole country to prosper in an AI-enabled world of work.
The Work Couch: AI and work | RPC Podcast
In this RPC podcast, Jake Wall, Policy Manager for Skills and Future of Work at techUK joins Ellie Gelder and Patrick Brodie, Partner and Head of RPC's Employment, Engagement and Equality team to discuss the interplay between AI and employment law.
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Jobs and skills
To make sure that the UK is a world-leading digital economy that works for everyone, it is crucial that people have the digital skills needed for life and work. Rapid digitisation is creating surging demand for digital skills across the economy and the current domestic skills pipeline cannot keep up. Digitisation is also leading to rapid changes in the labour market that means some traditional roles are being displaced. There is an urgent need to better match the demand and supply.
Digital economy
The UK tech sector employs over 1.7 million people and adds over £150bn to the UK economy every year. Companies in the digital economy apply their tech and expertise to solve problems and enhance day to day services, providing benefits for consumers across food delivery, health, energy, and many more sectors. At techUK, our aim is to ensure the UK remains one of the best places to start and grow a tech firm with benefits for our people, society, economy and planet.
Emerging technologies
techUK is dedicated to exploring key transformative technologies driving the UK’s digital economy, society and industry through tech and innovation campaigns. Through dedicated events, insights and webinars on technologies such as geospatial data, Edge computing and AR/VR technologies we drive forward opportunities to drive adoption and deployment.
Jake Wall
Nimmi Patel
Sue Daley OBE
Antony Walker
Jake Wall
Jake has been the Policy Manager for Skills and Future of Work since May 2022, supporting techUK's work to empower the UK to skill, attract and retain the brightest global talent, and prepare for the digital transformations of the future workplace.
Previously, Jake was the Programme Assistant for Policy. He joined techUK in March 2019 and has also worked across the EU Exit, International Trade, and Cloud, Data Analytics and AI programmes.
He also holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Sussex, as well as a BA(Hons) in International Politics from Aberystwyth University. During his time at Aberystwyth University, he won the International Politics Dissertation Prize.
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- @jww_tech,@jww_tech,@jww_tech
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- www.techuk.org,https://www.techuk.org
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwwuk,https://www.linkedin.com/in/jwwuk
Nimmi Patel
Nimmi Patel is the Head of Skills, Talent and Diversity at techUK. She works on all things skills, education, and future of work policy, focusing on upskilling and retraining. Nimmi is also an Advisory Board member of Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (digit). The Centre research aims to increase understanding of how digital technologies are changing work and the implications for employers, workers, job seekers and governments.
Prior to joining the techUK team, she worked for the UK Labour Party and New Zealand Labour Party, and holds an MA in Strategic Communications at King’s College London and BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Manchester. She also took part in the 2024-25 University of Bath Institute for Policy Research Policy Fellowship Programme and is the Education and Skills Policy Co-lead for Labour in Communications.
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- 07805744520
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- @nimmiptl
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- www.techuk.org
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimmi-patel1/
Sue Daley OBE
Sue leads techUK's Technology and Innovation work.
This includes work programmes on cloud, data protection, data analytics, AI, digital ethics, Digital Identity and Internet of Things as well as emerging and transformative technologies and innovation policy.
In 2025, Sue was honoured with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the Technology Industry in the New Year Honours List.
She has been recognised as one of the most influential people in UK tech by Computer Weekly's UKtech50 Longlist and in 2021 was inducted into the Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK Tech Hall of Fame.
A key influencer in driving forward the data agenda in the UK, Sue was co-chair of the UK government's National Data Strategy Forum until July 2024. As well as being recognised in the UK's Big Data 100 and the Global Top 100 Data Visionaries for 2020 Sue has also been shortlisted for the Milton Keynes Women Leaders Awards and was a judge for the Loebner Prize in AI. In addition to being a regular industry speaker on issues including AI ethics, data protection and cyber security, Sue was recently a judge for the UK Tech 50 and is a regular judge of the annual UK Cloud Awards.
Prior to joining techUK in January 2015 Sue was responsible for Symantec's Government Relations in the UK and Ireland. She has spoken at events including the UK-China Internet Forum in Beijing, UN IGF and European RSA on issues ranging from data usage and privacy, cloud computing and online child safety. Before joining Symantec, Sue was senior policy advisor at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Sue has an BA degree on History and American Studies from Leeds University and a Masters Degree on International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Birmingham. Sue is a keen sportswoman and in 2016 achieved a lifelong ambition to swim the English Channel.
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- 020 7331 2055
- Twitter:
- @ChannelSwimSue,@ChannelSwimSue
Antony Walker
Antony Walker is deputy CEO of techUK, which he played a lead role in launching in November 2013.
Antony is a member of the senior leadership team and has overall responsibility for techUK’s policy work. Prior to his appointment in July 2012 Antony was chief executive of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), the UK’s independent advisory group on broadband policy. Antony was closely involved in the development of broadband policy development in the UK since the BSG was established in 2001 and authored several major reports to government. He also led the development of the UK’s world leading Open Internet Code of Practice that addresses the issue of net neutrality in the UK. Prior to setting up the BSG, Antony spent six years working in Brussels for the American Chamber of Commerce following and writing about telecoms issues and as a consultant working on EU social affairs and environmental issues. Antony is a graduate of Aberdeen University and KU Leuven and is also a Policy Fellow Alumni of the Centre for Science and Policy at Cambridge University.
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- 07780603065
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- @techUKdepCEO
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- www.techuk.org/
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonywalker/