Leading names from national security to computer science will advise the UK Government on the risks and opportunities from AI as the Frontier AI Taskforce gathers momentum and appoints a team of experts to accelerate efforts.

UK scientists will have access to the world’s largest research collaboration programme, Horizon Europe, as the Prime Minister secures a bespoke deal with improved financial terms for the UK’s participation.

The first ever UK Pavilion at Semicon Taiwan demonstrates UK strength in design & IP, compound semiconductors, and a world-leading research & innovation system.

The projects include rapid-charging motorcycles and self-driving cars, cementing the UK as the best location in the world to manufacture.

The UK government has set out its ambitions for the AI Safety Summit which will take place on the 1st and 2nd November at Bletchley Park.

Led by Professor Julia Sutcliffe, Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) at the UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the first ever UK Semiconductors business delegation consisting of 19 high-growth, innovate British businesses will be visiting Taiwan and showcasing the UK’s capability across the semiconductor sector with an UK Pavilion at the 2023 SEMICON Taiwan.

International governments, leading AI companies, and experts in research will unite for crucial talks in November on the safe development and use of frontier AI technology, as the UK Government announces Bletchley Park as the location for the UK summit. 

The UK Government has announced it will be spending £100m to accelerate its positioning within the global race to produce computer chips that will be used to power artificial intelligence (AI).

As the first major global AI safety summit approaches, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is yet to provide crucial details such as an exact date and invitee lists, as officials from four counties around the world urge the UK to speed up the planning process, according to spokespeople from Politico.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to transform the way industries cut their carbon emissions thanks to a multi-million-pound government investment.

Experts working at semiconductor titans such as Arm, IQE and PragmatIC will meet with Technology Minister Paul Scully (Thursday 3rd August) at Imperial College London, as part of the first meeting of the Semiconductor Advisory Panel.  

The Department for Business and Trade has announced an indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for UK businesses.

A European mission to explore how gravity, dark energy and dark matter has shaped the universe has launched following £37 million UK Space Agency funding.

The engineering designs of UKAEA’s prototype fusion energy plant, STEP, sited in Nottinghamshire, will be developed in a highly immersive and connected virtual environment, known as the ‘Industrial Metaverse’.

The United Kingdom and Singapore have committed to lead new advances on Government use of data and new technologies, with two new agreements to deepen research and regulatory cooperation.

The UK’s safety tech sector, which develops solutions to keep people safe online, has seen a rapid expansion in the past year, with new analysis published today by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Google Cloud signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) as part of a new agreement to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK defence sector.

The 10th London Tech Week has begun with a suite of bold initiatives in a bid to cement the UK as an international leader in telecoms.

The UK’s space-based solar power industry is preparing for lift off thanks to a multi-million government investment to develop the cutting-edge technology.

As the UK’s flagship tech event, London Tech Week, opens its doors for the tenth time on Monday, Government will kick-start a series of events to promote and support UK’s unique combination of world class talent, R&D capability, and pro-innovation regulation.