Insights

The event showcased the committee’s achievements and highlighted the progress made across the three strategic priorities - AI, digital skills and procurement. It also celebrated advances in the VAWG and RASSO space and digital interoperability, while fostering open discussion about future directions and lessons learned.

In November 2025, we hosted the sixth session of the Interoperability in Justice and Public Safety forum chaired by Simon Hall and Robert Leach. The session included contributions from Milan Bollegala (PDS) and Scot Dunn (Humberside Police) on the development of the PDS Interoperability Handbook and maturity assessment, as well as discussions on supplier engagement, technical standards, and cross-sector integration.

techUK is excited to announce that members can now nominate themselves for our Digital Twins Steering Board. 

Guest blog by Afsha Zeb, Cyber GRC Engineer at Salford City Council #LocalGovTransformation

Guest blog by Rachel Astall, Chief Customer Officer at Beam #LocalGovTransformation

Guest blog by Afshin Attari, Senior Director of Public Sector at Exponential-e #DigitalLocalGov

Guest blog by Toby Barnard, Managing Director; Public Sector at QA #LocalGovTransformation

Quantum technologies are shifting from frontier science to real-world applications.

On the 4 December, the City of London Police launched a new service to replace ‘Action Fraud’: ‘Report Fraud’.

Following a public consultation, Ofcom has announced its decision to enable Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite services in the UK ahead of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027 (WRC-27).