Northern Ireland: A World-Leading Photonics Powerhouse
In this guest blog, Elizabeth Patterson, Senior Program and Policy Manager at Seagate, explores Northern Ireland's emergence as a global leader in photonics innovation.
The persistence problem: why 1 in 3 synthetic IDs now reappear
Read this guest blog by our partners at Synectics Solutions Ltd, exploring the growing threat of synthetic ID fraud and what financial services organisations need to do to stay ahead.
Government publishes the Land Use Framework – and technology is central
Read our insight on Defra’s new Land Use Framework, which marks a significant step forward in how government approaches one of the country’s most constrained and contested resources: land.
Call for contributions: Building the Smarter State Week 2026
From 5 – 8 May we will be hosting Building the Smarter State Week.
Government Smart Data Strategy Published
Last week, DBT published their Smart Data Strategy, ‘Smart Data 2035’, outlining their long-term vision to embed Smart Data schemes across the UK economy.
The glass revolution
Guest blog by Lee Hargadon, Director, Enterprise & Public Sector, UK & Ireland at Nokia.
Real world applications of agentic AI for next generation IT services
By Verity Greig, Solution Lead at Tata Consultancy Services, specialising in AI‑driven transformation and next‑generation IT operations.
In conversation with Kate Forbes MSP, Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
At techUK’s 2026 Tech Policy Conference, we were delighted to welcome Scotland’s Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, Kate Forbes MSP.
Local government reorganisation - catalyst for reinventing local democracy, not just governance
Guest blog by Dia Nag, Director of Digital at BetterGov #LocalGovernmentReorganisation
Mobile World Congress - AI gets real and other key takeaways from MWC
Warren Tucker, Partner and Technology Leader at PwC UK, shares his key takeaways from Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona. After a packed few days at MWC 2026 in Barcelona - full of meetings, demos and conversations with technology leaders - five talking points kept coming up again and again. These are trends I think everyone in the tech ecosystem should be watching closely.
