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Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Jonathan Ashworth standing in a suit outside BBC Broadcasting House, which is out of focus in the background.

Labour must approach AI carefully to avoid repeating a Dutch disaster

By Rory Bathgate published

Opinion A proposal from the UK’s Labour Party involves crowbarring AI into the wrong government department

Opinion
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Who is Ian Hogarth, the UK’s new leader for AI safety?

By Rory Bathgate published

News The startup and AI expert will head up research into AI safety

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Michelle Donelan walking with a red briefcase in Downing Street

Why exactly is Michelle Donelan in charge of UK tech strategy?

By Jon Honeyball published

Opinion We need more STEM graduates in politics, with Donelan lacking the experience and expertise to shape the nation’s digital future

Opinion
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends the Welsh Conservative Party Spring Conference 2023

Is Rishi Sunak’s ‘Unicorn Kingdom’ a reachable goal or a mere pipedream?

By Ross Kelly published

Analysis Plunging venture capital investment and warnings over high-growth company support raise doubts over the ‘Unicorn Kingdom’ ambition

Analysis
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Big tech firms face 10% turnover fines under new competition law

By Rory Bathgate published

News The Digital Markets Unit will finally receive statutory power to pursue the largest firms

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2022 Public Sector Identity Index Report

By ITPro published

Whitepaper UK Report

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“Botched government procurement” leads to £24 million Atos settlement

By Zach Marzouk published

News Labour has accused the Conservative government of using taxpayers’ money to pay for their own mistakes

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UK and Japan strike digital partnership to collaborate on IoT security, semiconductors

By Zach Marzouk published

News The two countries are also set to align their approaches to digital regulation to make it easier for companies to operate in each nation

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DCMS to consider establishing national institution for UK semiconductor industry

By Ross Kelly published

News The feasibility study by the DCMS will support the department's wider semiconductor strategy

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Thérèse Coffey, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, walking with a red binder under her arm

Defra's legacy software problem 'threatens' UK gov cyber security until 2030

By Rory Bathgate published

News The department spends over two-thirds of its digital budget on maintaining the risky applications, with no plan in place for a fix within the decade

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