Industrial Strategy Hub

A little over a year on from their initial letter to the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Business Secretary on how they are working to promote economic growth, the ICO have issued an update.

The House of Commons Business and Trade Committee has published a new report on its priorities, including several suggestions from techUK.

The UK government has confirmed £55 billion of long-term R&D funding for the UK’s research agencies and bodies in an effort to create jobs, boost the economy and deliver science and tech breakthroughs that improve lives.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a discussion paper examining how competition policy can support the UK's scale-up ecosystem as part of the government's industrial strategy. The paper is particularly relevant for high-growth sectors identified in the Industrial Strategy (IS-8), including the digital and technologies sector.

Headline commitments include legislation to end late payments to SMEs.

On Monday, HMRC released their long awaited transformation roadmap. This sits at the heart of the UK Government’s plans to digitise the tax system and provide better support for small businesses. The roadmap follows the 2025 Spring Statement, where the government committed to publishing a transformation roadmap setting out the future direction of the tax and customs system. 

Over £1 Billion of investment in the UK as announced at close of historic UK-France Summit.

The UK government released its response to the Tech Adoption Review alongside the Industrial Strategy and Digital and Tech Sector Plan. Led by Chief Scientific Adviser Angela McLean and National Technology Adviser Dave Smith, the review examined technology adoption barriers across eight growth sectors and gathered over 200 responses.

Contributed by Simone Boekelaar, Head of Horizon Scanning at Innovate UK

View the key announcements relating to the UK's robotics sector

A few weeks ago, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the UK Government’s long-awaited Spending Review. This has since been followed by the Industrial Strategy and Digital and Technologies Sector Plan (along with other sector plans).  Read more here.

techUK sets out a summary of the Industrial Strategy published on Monday 23 June. Click here for our analysis of the Digital and Technologies sector plan.

techUK sets out an analysis of the Industrial Strategy, its key strengths and weaknesses, and its likelihood to succeed

techUK sets out a summary of the Industrial Strategy published on Monday 23 June. Click here for our analysis of the Digital and Technologies sector plan.

The UK Government has launched a new Trade Strategy - setting out sets out how the UK aims to boost international trade, support high-growth sectors, and strengthen resilience against global disruptions

Guest blog by DSIT’s UK Office for Quantum as part of #UnleashInnovation week 2025

Click the link to read more about AI in the Industrial Strategy

techUK sets out a summary of the Industrial Strategy published on Monday 23 June. Click here for our analysis of the Digital and Technologies sector plan.

The UK Government’s Industrial Strategy, published yesterday (Monday 23 June), outlines a long-term plan for national economic renewal. techUK sets out a summary of the Industrial Strategy published on Monday 23 June. It is accompanied by eight sector-specific plans, including one dedicated to Life Sciences – a sector that the Government has positioned as central to both the UK’s economic and health priorities. Click here for our analysis of the Digital and Technologies sector plan. While the full Life Sciences Sector Plan (LSSP) is yet to be published, the Industrial Strategy sets out some key commitments for the sector.

techUK sets out a summary of the Industrial Strategy published today (Monday 23 June). For our analysis of the Digital and Technologies sector plan.

techUK sets out a summary of the UK Government's Digital and Technologies Sector Plan published today (Monday 23 June). This is one of the IS-8 sector plans and a key piece to accompany the wider Industrial Strategy.

The Spending Review and modern industrial strategy mark historic moments that will define this parliament and the rest of the decade. But if the next few weeks have any hopes of providing a ‘launchpad for businesses’, actions must better support women in the economy – placing them front and centre to provide the certainty that inspires active participation.

The UK has a world-leading regulatory system that supports the economy while protecting the society. However, strategic reforms to the UK’s regulatory regime could help unlock its full potential as a vital catalyst for growth, bringing considerable rewards across industry.  

How retaining investor confidence will drive the Industrial Strategy’s success.

Ahead of the Industrial Strategy, techUK continues to look at how tech is transforming each of the high-growth sectors the Government has identified.

Small businesses and SMEs are the engine of the UK economy, numbering 5.5 million strong. Yet only 36,000 are classified as scalable. That’s less than 1%. We often talk about start-ups and unicorns, but the true opportunity lies in helping the real backbone of our economy grow.

Britain’s industrial and economic future is increasingly wired into the success, or failure, of its energy infrastructure. Amid sweeping reforms and lofty targets, such as delivering net zero by 2030, the UK finds itself at a critical inflection point where the policies governing energy planning, investment, and market design are becoming decisive levers for national competitiveness. 

techUK has a key role to play in ensuring that the Industrial Strategy can not just succeed in answering the questions of our moment, but remain a credible decision-making framework to guide future policymaking throughout its life

Explore techUK’s analysis and how the upcoming Industrial Strategy can build on the Spending Review to unlock the UK’s tech-driven growth potential.

🚧 Yesterday, 19 June 2025, the government unveiled its 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, outlining £725 billion in investment to transform UK infrastructure over the next decade — *read more*.

Last week, London Tech Week and the Spending Review brought much energy to the tech sector. But as we await the UK government’s 'full' growth offer – including the delivery of the modern industrial strategy - time to take stock on recent policy announcements relevant for scale-ups.

The UK is scaling up its AI compute power twenty-fold with a £1.75 billion investment. Read on how this will accelerate breakthroughs in healthcare, climate science, and advanced tech →

As was widely anticipated, the 2025 Spending Review contained several headline announcements focused on tech, including a £2bn allocation for AI from 2026-27 to 2029-30 and up to £750m for “the UK’s most powerful supercomputer”.

techUK outlines its initial review of 'what was in it for tech' for the multi-year Spending Review 2025. Scroll down for a list of today’s announcements.

Ahead of the Spending Review on Wednesday 11 June, techUK sets out our view on the five key things we need to see from the Government.

On 11 June, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is set announce the next major domestic policy event, the multi-year Spending Review. This will set departmental spending for the next three years and the decisions made will shape the course for this Parliament, and decade...