ONS statistics prove tech is driving UK growth
Latest GDP figures (11 September) show that the tech sector is continuing to drive the UK's growth. Ahead of the Budget, techUK is calling on the Chancellor to double down on tech adoption.
Chancellor's first major speech: What does it mean for tech?
techUK’s CEO was in the room for the Chancellor's first major economic speech, delivered at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry on Monday 7 September.
Economy 2030: In Conversation with the Minister for AI on Technology & Growth
Join techUK Deputy CEO Antony Walker and AI Minister Kanishka Narayan MP for an exclusive, intimate discussion on leveraging technology to drive nationwide UK economic growth.
techUK at Party Conferences 2026
techUK will be at the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, and Reform party conferences this autumn with a programme of panels and receptions bringing the technology sector together with parliamentarians, policymakers and party members.
New government stops national Digital ID scheme but digital verification must move forward
It was announced over the weekend that a national scheme for digital ID will not continue under the incoming government. Further details on what this announcement means in practice and how this could impact related work, for example work on the GOV.UK Wallet and creation of the new Digital Driving Licence, are as yet still unclear.
The data is already gone. The question is what you plan to do about it?
Read this guest blog by Sean Carnew, Director of Government, Defence and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) at Arqit.
The Industrial Strategy: One Year On
Today (23 June) marks one year since the UK government launched the Industrial Strategy’s Digital & Technologies Sector Plan, which contains over 50 commitments to support and grow the UK’s tech sector.
UK Government includes Digital ID in Kings Speech- Digital Access to Services Bill
Today’s King’s Speech outlined the government’s legislative priorities for the year ahead, including an upcoming Bill covering Digital Identity, called the Digital Access to Services Bill. The focus of the Bill is to modernise how citizens interact with public services.
techUK Analysis: The King’s Speech
What the 2026 legislative agenda means for investment, innovation, and the UK’s digital economy.
Event round-up: Frontier compute launch event
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