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Lucy Yu's independent review into AI deployment in electricity networks, "The Grid We Need Now", was published alongside Government's "Vision for an AI-enabled clean energy system". Together, these two publications represent a significant milestone in policy development relating to how AI is applied within energy, ahead of a strategy from Government due later this year (2026).

The UK SPF Cluster 4 workshop brought regulators, operators and technical specialists together to debate whether the rules that govern sharing between GSO and NGSO satellite systems are still fit for purpose. With WRC-27 approaching, the conversation has moved beyond “incumbents versus newcomers” into a more complex question: how to protect existing services while enabling the next phase of satellite connectivity.

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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.

Guest blog by Nadiia Hulchuk, Business Development Manager, SoloWay Technologies

Welcome to the latest edition of Dispatch from Brussels, techUK's bi-monthly update on the European policy developments shaping the operating environment for UK technology companies. 

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.

Today the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare published its recommendations for a future regulatory framework, setting out how UK regulation should evolve as AI is increasingly used across health and care. techUK warmly welcomes the report, which reflects many of the priorities our members have championed throughout the Commission's work.

Catch up on this discussion as the Digital Landline Switchover approaches.

Discover why biopharma companies must structure data, classify sensitive content, and establish governance before deploying AI to avoid costly compliance risks.

Proving the value of smart home technology in social housing

A guide to cyber security opportunities within Europe’s flagship Research and Innovation Programme

As Europe navigates a more turbulent geopolitical landscape, this report sets out the scale of UK–EU digital and security interdependence - worth over $350 billion in bilateral digitally deliverable services trade - and the practical opportunities for closer cooperation ahead of the UK–EU Summit.

One year after the Modern Industrial Strategy, and following a more recent Government restructure, the UK Government has launched a new Space Strategy.

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.

From pilots to production: Can your technology make it happen?

Guest blog by Laura Pagani, Product Manager at Signable.

Digital technology is the UK's primary growth sector, adding over £100 billion in GVA a year and employing 1.7 million people. It is the country's most significant export engine and the foundation every other industrial strategy sector depends on. The UK has the third-largest tech ecosystem in the world by valuation, the deepest tech labour market in Europe, and in 2026 alone has raised roughly as much venture capital as the rest of Europe combined. The question is no longer whether government should intervene in technology markets. It is how to do so without weakening the firms the UK relies on for growth.

A guest blog for council leaders on AI in local government, from Infoshare+ and Barbour Logic. Why starting with the problem, not the technology, matters.

techUK's Fran Richiusa talked to Laura Bishop, Digital Sector Lead at BSI, about about her vision for how standards and technology can better protect and support women, children, and vulnerable communities.

In this article, Sara Belhay, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, EY Foundation explores the potential of AI for social mobility and discusses their AI and Social Mobility Challenge Prize.

How digital pathology and AI could speed up cancer diagnosis. Exponential-e's Afshin Attari on the opportunity, and the barriers to adoption.

A blog by System C's Gian Celino for health and social care leaders on why agentic AI adoption is slow, and the levers that could speed it up.

This article explores the real blocker to drone technology: regulation or the lack of persistent test infrastructure and shared safety evidence?

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

A look into the recent Scottish Government planning decision on data centres in Scotland from techUK member, Shoosmiths.

After three editions, the Supplier Summit has matured from strategy to delivery to the early shaping of problems. We assess what it's achieved — and its risks.