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Ofcom has published its long-awaited consultation on the Additional Duties for Category 1 Services under the Online Safety Act, alongside the Register of Categorised Services.
On 7 July 2026, the EU Commission presented its Action Plan on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence, setting out how the EU intends to manage the risks and harness the opportunities of advanced AI for cybersecurity.
Ofcom has published its long-awaited draft Fraudulent Advertising Codes of Practice, setting out how Category 1 and Category 2A services should tackle paid-for scam adverts under the Online Safety Act.
On Tuesday 7 July at a special event held at No.10, the UK Government launched its Cyber Resilience Pledge and techUK is proud to be one of the first signatories.
From 22–25 June, techUK led a delegation of members to Washington DC, bringing together companies from across the UK technology sector for a programme of meetings with senior US government officials, Congress, industry associations and leading policy experts.
techUK welcomes the publication of the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan. Whilst important questions about timeline and funding profile remain, the Plan provides welcome certainty for the Def Tech sector and provides a clear pathway to digitally-enabled armed forces.
techUK will be launching a new report - Digital Infrastructure 2035 – The backbone of Britain’s future economy – in July 2026, highlighting the key role of digital infrastructure as the foundation for all future economic activity.
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.
This London Climate Action Week, the government has confirmed its intention to introduce mandatory due diligence on tackling illegal deforestation in supply chains. Read our full insight.
techUK are delighted to be supporting Nine23’s Innovation Day on 22nd September at Bletchley Park, focused on Collaboration, Cyber Resilience, and UK Sovereign Infrastructure.
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.
We have launched a new initiative to help companies begin or scale their nature journey, with the goal of mobilising £5.6m – 0.1% of the UK’s annual funding gap – for nature and biodiversity
The Prime Minister’s announcement on 15 June 2026 to ban social media for under-16s was, in political terms, a moment of clarity. But clarity of intent is not the same as clarity of implementation.
On 13–14 June 2026, Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, to Downing Street. Alongside a wider package of commercial and governmental agreements, the two leaders launched a new UK–Japan Frontier Technology Partnership (FTP).
This year’s London Tech Week delivered a number of headline-grabbing announcements across AI adoption, infrastructure and investment. One that may have flown slightly under the radar, but that nevertheless deserves close attention, is the government's announcement of a new package of support measures for scale-ups and high-growth firms.
Read this guest blog by Andrei Kholodnyi, Principal Technologist in the Office of the CTO at Wind River, for techUK’s Tech and Innovation Focus Week 2026.
Read Debi McCormack’s guest blog for techUK’s Tech and Innovation Focus Week 2026, where she shares insights as Communications Director and Early Careers Lead at The Cyber Scheme.
After an extensive revision process, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published Version 2.0 of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard on 11 June
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.
Following the resignation of John Healey as Secretary of State for Defence on 11 June, techUK sets out the impact the delay is having on the UK Defence Tech industry: techUK welcomes Dan Jarvis as Secretary of State for Defence and looks forward to engaging with him through the Defence Industrial Joint Council at what is a critical moment for the UK.
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.
techUK Analysis | The Prime Minister has announced new plans to make it impossible for children to take, share or view nude images on their devices, below we outline what it means and our position.
On June 8th, as part of a series of announcements during London Tech Week and at the Government’s AI Adoption Summit, the government has launched a £1.1bn “UK AI Hardware Plan”, which aims to secure UK future capabilities across semiconductors, compute and AI. You can read the full plan on gov.uk here.
techUK is developing one of its most significant health publications to date: "From Analogue to Digital: How the UK Tech Sector Can Deliver the 10 Year Health Plan" and we want members to be central to this work.
Every five years, the UK government sets a new legally binding cap on maximum emissions levels for the whole economy, known as the “carbon budget”, with the ultimate aim of achieving net zero by 2050.
The launch of the AI Assurance Consortium, chaired by BCS and supported by DSIT, marks a significant step forward in professionalising AI assurance at scale. techUK is proud to be part of the Consortium and wider roadmap as a delivery partner, leading the Industry Advisory Group and ensuring that the voice of industry, the companies building, buying and deploying AI is embedded throughout the process.
techUK has brought together trade associations from across the eight Industrial Strategy sectors to form a new coalition with a shared purpose: to drive meaningful and responsible AI adoption across the UK economy.
techUK has sent a letter, backed by twelve other organisations, to the Chancellor and Energy Secretary calling for the publication of the energy levy control framework announced in the Autumn Budget 2025.
Today, 3 June 2026, the European Commission unveiled its European Technological Sovereignty Package, a broad set of initiatives designed to strengthen Europe's position across semiconductors, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, open source technologies and digital infrastructure.
Following publication of the interim report of the Milburn Review, we explore the findings and discuss the role of technology in tackling the NEET challenge.
In partnership between the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and the National Energy System Operator (NESO), the Energy Sector Cyber Security Strategy sets how the government will protect energy systems and the customers who depend on them.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have completed negotiations on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), marking a major milestone in advancing the vision of a digitally integrated, secure, interoperable, competitive, and inclusive regional economy.
techUK has today published the findings of a survey of its UK defence technology members, warning that prolonged uncertainty around defence investment has moved from a theoretical risk to industrial capacity to a measurable, immediate harm to companies across the defence supply chain.
On 28 May, techUK joined fraternal digital trade associations, Government representatives and tech companies from across the G7 for the TECH7 Summit in Paris, and to publish the TECH7 Joint Statement ahead of the G7 Digital Ministers Meeting on 29 May.
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.
techUK has published a new report on AI procurement, "Lessons from the AI Procurement Frontline: Beyond the contract and buying blind: Rethinking AI procurement as a governance function," examining how organisations can navigate the critical decisions involved in buying AI systems and establish procurement as a genuine governance function.
Yesterday (21/05/2026), DBT announced that the UK has signed an FTA with the Gulf Cooperation Council, comprised of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait. This is the GCC’s first FTA with a G7 economy. DBT estimates the deal will remove an estimated £580 million in duties every year.
techUK is excited to launch its inaugural Supply Chain Security Campaign Week, taking place from 18–22 May 2026, bringing together insights and expertise from across our Cyber Resilience, Defence and National Security programmes.
The Government has set out its vision for transforming care through its Neighbourhood Health Framework, supported by NHS England’s latest guidance to Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) on developing Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHCs).
A survey conducted by Policing Insight, supported by a steering group comprising the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), the Police Federation of England and Wales, the Home Office, and the Police Digital Service, has found that more than half of police officers are dissatisfied with the current provision of digital, data and technology (DDaT) within police forces.
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.
On the 12 May, the government published the annual Cyber Security Sectoral Analysis 2026 report, sharing insights on the size, growth and focus areas for the UK cyber security sector.
Following last week's local elections and the Senedd vote in Wales, Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a reset speech on 11 May morning. The speech contained some announcements on the UK's relationship with the European Union
The RIO Is seeking insights from businesses to understand the regulatory barriers that are holding back innovation across all science and technology sectors.
techUK has submitted its response to the Department for Education's Call for Evidence on the use of AI and digital technology in children's social care.
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.
techUK's Technology & Innovation programme is excited to announce that we are now seeking contributions for our annual focus week, which is taking place from 15-19 June.
techUK is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with TelecomTV, one of the telecoms industry's most authoritative and widely-read media platforms.
CYBERUK has kicked off in Glasgow today with opening keynote speeches from Richard Horne, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre and Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Minster for Security.
Quantum technology is no longer a distant prospect. From accelerating AI and scientific discovery to enabling ultra-secure communications, or transforming sensing across healthcare, defence, and climate monitoring, it is rapidly becoming one of the defining technologies of our era, capable of solving problems that lie entirely beyond the reach of classical computing.
World Quantum Day is an international initiative that invites businesses, scientists, engineers, educators, communicators, entrepreneurs, technologists and more to showcase the latest advancements in quantum technologies and generate interest in quantum-based ambitions.
Launched in March 2026, this year-long initiative will discover how the UK can lead on the development and deployment of Frontier Compute technologies.
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.
The Smart Data Strategy and the Transport Data Action Plan outline measures on access, standards, and protection to drive innovation, growth and better outcomes across UK transport.
Understand how government plans to strengthen security for enterprise connected devices and what this means for product development, compliance and market access. Gain early insight into emerging requirements and position your organisation to shape and respond to the UK’s evolving device security landscape.
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.
The Get Britain Working White Paper, which was co-authored by the secretaries of state for DWP, DHSC, DfE, and HMT, sets out plans to set the country on a path to bring down economic inactivity and improve employment outcomes.
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.
This year’s Commission focused on ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including addressing discriminatory laws, unequal legal systems and the structural barriers that continue to limit women’s rights.
The Government Commercial Agency (formerly CCS) are excited to share an opportunity for Suppliers and Contracting Authorities to provide feedback on their upcoming procurement, "Network Services 4". This agreement will be a replacement to the existing "Network Services 3" agreement due to expire in July 2027.
