IPO announces two-year timeline for online patent service and digital hearings
Government agency publishes update on transformation plan
UK has potential to be cyber ‘world leader’, report finds
Think tank study praise ‘whole-of-society approach’ to policy but encourages development of...
Minister opens Horizon talks as tech industry leans on government to ensure membership of EU scheme
Technology secretary of state visits Brussels to discuss possible associate membership
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Government warned over need to protect the metaverse in Online Safety laws
Campaigners warn that ‘virtual actions are not adequately addressed’ by existing law or pending legislation
AI, blockchain and quantum lead emerging-tech agenda as government aims to expand on ‘pockets of progress’
CDDO head of strategy points to challenges and opportunities created by next-generation technologies
Government appoints Angela McLean as first female chief scientific adviser
MoD science chief replaces Patrick Vallance in an appointment the government hopes will ‘inspire women and girls into STEM careers’
Sunak creates Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
New entity will bring together components of BEIS and DCMS – which returns to a culture-specific brief
Government unveils £10m plan to launch world’s first self-driving bus
Funding initiative reveals recipients of government backing for automated vehicles, including soon-to-launch passenger service in Edinburgh
Scottish Government boosts funding for primary school STEM outreach scheme
Nicola Sturgeon unveils additional investment in programme run by the University of the Highlands and Islands
Government to launch Office for Quantum Technologies
Senior manager sought for BEIS-based team responsible for implementing national strategy in emerging tech field
Government puts £30m into 6G development
Money committed to support next-generation network – although vast majority of country still has limited or no 5G coverage
Government STEM agencies back industrial action
Bodies including Dstl and the Met Office are among the bodies to indicate most support for potential strikes
Home Office seeks software developers to meet ‘daring targets’ for use of automation
Department looks for trio of experts to join specialist team
Robot submarine used to assess decommissioned oil fields
Project led by University of Southampton deploys autonomous vehicle
Scottish Government tech accelerator turns attention to protecting nature
New £2.6m support programme seeks digital solutions to challenges facing the natural world
ICO issues warning over ‘emotion analysis technologies’
Regulator claims new systems come with inherent risk of ‘systemic bias, inaccuracy and even discrimination’
Humanoid robot gives evidence to parliamentary committee
AI-powered artist takes questions from peers
Labour pledges creation of state-owned green energy provider
Leader Keir Starmer invokes party’s history of supporting technology and modernisation
Scotland gets multimillion-pound broadband boost
Scottish and UK governments both kick in funding to support programme
FCDO unit hires £770k consultancy to help shape international defence collaboration platform
New Hermes platform is intended to provide a ‘modular, scalable solution’
Government can help make the UK a world-leader in quantum technology
A pipeline of both technical and commercial skills, and proper consideration of the ethical implications is needed to ensure organisations are not left behind, according to Laura Foster of techUK
Watchdogs seek greater oversight of use of facial recognition in prisons
Scottish bodies flag up uses of facial recognition and in English and Welsh institutions
Scottish minister criticises UK government broadband rollout for leaving hardest-to-connect places to last
Finance secretary Kate Forbes claims that implementation in Scotland has begun with remote and rural areas
IPO clears patent backlog and claims digital services will help avoid future queues
Long-standing to-do list was cleared by recruitment of staff and dedication of resources to focus on key technology areas