Category: Industrial Policy
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AI in Critical Infrastructure: The curious case of telecommunication networks
Even for me, as an AI and emerging tech expert who has been working for the past decade on AI and emerging tech for critical infrastructure sectors such as energy and transport, it is easy to forget that digital communications is critical infrastructure, and in fact, one of the most underpinning layers there is. Today Read more
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Mapping the UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan
The UK Government is investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) through a roadmap called the AI Opportunities Action Plan (AIOAP), published in January 2025. This detailed plan includes 50 recommendations that the Government has accepted, all aimed at speeding up AI adoption across the economy. The goal is to add up to £47 billion each year Read more
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The UK Government proposals for AI Regulatory Sandboxes: a Good Idea, but Details are Key
I have been lucky enough in my career to have strategized, written about, shaped and delivered a few regulatory sandboxes in AI, Robotics, IoT and emerging tech in general. As you may guess, I am a big fan of the instrument, both practically and at the policy implementation level. This is why I warmly welcome Read more
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The AWS outage: my comments on the IET press release
A “smart bed” in Europe down because of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage? Surely not. A few up-down buttons for something you literally sit on would not need to call a web service 5000km away to operate? Well, yes, in fact. This particular example was on the BBC to show how pervasive it is Read more
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The Tech Prosperity Deal: Can the UK Synchronize Distinct AI Agendas?
The flurry of AI-related announcements in the past couple of weeks, detailing sweeping collaborations with global AI leaders has rightly generated excitement. The sheer scale is massive. My professional network is buzzing; the thinking is that this validates the UK as a global AI powerhouse and quickly secures the compute infrastructure we desperately need. However, Read more
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Supporting startup in the UK: IET Magazine Contribution
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First Reactions to the new UK Industrial Strategy
I have helped develop a few national strategies hile working at UK Research and Innovation, Digital Catapult and in various advisory roles. I have also been on the other side, and on occasions celebrating interventions in my or my clients’ areas of business. So, here are some thoughts. 👏 What I like: Read more