Insights

The techUK Health and Care Summit is our flagship gathering for the digital health and care community, bringing members together with senior stakeholders from across government, the NHS and the wider health system for a full day of debate on the issues shaping the sector. With the agenda now well advanced, we are opening the final speaking slots to members and confirming that a small number of sponsorship opportunities remain available.

What the No10 North announcement means for local public services, digital capability and the supplier community

This autumn, elections will take place for 23 seats on techUK's Health and Social Care Council for the 2027–2029 term. Nominations open on 14 September 2026, here's everything you need to know.

techUK’s Cyber resilience programme is delighted to be holding our AI security focus on Thursday 1 October. This focus day will explore how businesses can keep themselves secure against the rapidly evolving developments in agentic AI, how to secure the agents that are deployed and how AI can improve cyber defences.

From intelligent automation and personalised marketing, to fraud detection and predictive analytics, AI has become a strategic enabler of business growth and innovation across industries.

Skyral’s Naomi Hulme explores what AI-enabled Modelling and Simulation means for the future of defence.

Guest blog by Anastasia Kalmykova, Founder at iForce Connect

This insight is a result of a workshop that techUK ran in June exploring the potential of quantum computing and AI as these technologies continue to evolve.

Don't miss out on Microelectronics' 2026, connecting the entire value chain - from R&D to manufacturing, packaging, testing and deployment.

Welcome to this week’s update on the fast-moving world of global trade, digital policy, and transatlantic relations. Here’s what’s shaping the global agenda right now.

Guest blog by Gemma Roddy, Principal Consultant at 4OC

Police Digital Service (PDS) and the NPCC National Technology Board are looking to engage with industry on how policing can respond to three priority problem areas, to make better use of digital, data and technology in delivering more efficient and sustainable policing over the next 6 to 12 months.

See upcoming events, opportunities, news, and updates from techUK's International Trade Programme…

On 29 July 2026, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) published new guidance, developed jointly with NHS England, setting out how existing medical device law applies to ambient voice technology (AVT) used across health and care settings in Great Britain. techUK has followed this issue closely and welcomes the clarity the guidance provides.

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.

Guest blog from Red Hat as part of a series of member contributions to our upcoming report, Digital Infrastructure 2035 - the backbone of Britain's future economy.

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On 23 July 2026, techUK hosted a workshop session of the Interoperability in Justice and Public Safety Forum, split into two parallel breakout groups focused on developing a Consistent Interface Layer and an Interoperability Marketplace for policing and justice technology.

Watch back the industry day for the Defence AI Centre's Project Frontier.

Do you have an innovation that could help tackle the UK’s security challenges? Submit your idea to the Security Open Call.