Government updates
15 updates for United Kingdom, newest first, from the government sources listed on the sources page.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·AI Policy·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·UK and Indian industry join forces to combat digital fraud
Telecommunications industry leaders in the UK and India will harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to tackle online fraud, scams and harms.…
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·AI Policy·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·UK and US fusion supercomputers to be linked across Atlantic
UKAEA and PPPL have joined forces to accelerate fusion energy’s development, linking UKAEA’s SUNRISE supercomputer with PPPL’s STELLAR-AI platform.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·Regulation·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·UK and US fusion strike partnership to accelerate clean energy
UK and US set to sign agreements at the Global Fusion Policy Summit to combine expertise in AI, computing and fusion and to cooperate on regulating fusion energy.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·Regulation·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·Responsible technology and resilience against hybrid threats: UK statement to the 32nd OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum
Ambassador Holland highlights responsible governance and multistakeholder cooperation are essential to harness frontier technologies while protecting human rights and public trust.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·AI Policy·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·£100 million competition to back British AI companies to fix public services
£100 million fund competition will help promising British AI start-ups start in the UK and tackle some of society's biggest challenges.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·AI Policy·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·Joint Declaration of Intent between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ukraine on a UK-Ukraine Artificial Intelligence Partnership
Joint Declaration of intent between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ukraine on a UK-Ukraine Artificial Intelligence Partnership.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·AI Policy·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·NAD Group appoints new Chief Digital and Information Officer
Dan Rodenhurst will lead all of the MOD’s digital and data teams, succeeding Charles Forte.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·AI Policy·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·Better WiFi on remote trains and access to cutting edge tech for British farmers through £13 million boost to drive next-gen satellite communications
More reliable broadband on remote Scottish railways and affordable sensors which help farmers grow more food.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·Regulation·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone secures £300 million investment as Dell establishes Scottish base
AI Growth Zone to support more than 3,400 jobs and attract major new investment to Lanarkshire – supporting the drive for good growth in every postcode.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·AI Policy·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·David Lacey appointed UK Honorary Consul in Penang
Dr David Lacey has been appointed as the new British Honorary Consul in Penang, succeeding Dato' Robert Hawkins MBE who has retired after serving in the role for 20 years.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·Regulation·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·MOJ Lawtech Grant Competition Phase III
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has launched a competition to award funding for the third phase of the LawtechUK programme.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·AI Policy·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·Applications now open for UK government's 2027-28 Chevening Scholarships
The British Embassy in Beirut is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the UK government's flagship Chevening Scholarships programme.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·Regulation·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·DfE Update 5 August 2026
Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·AI Policy·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·Applications open for 2027 to 2028 Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK
Indian students can apply for the UK government’s flagship international scholarships programme from 4 August to 6 October 2026.
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom·AI Policy·GOV.UK: Artificial Intelligence·Letter to the Prime Minister on investment in innovative science and technology companies
The Council for Science and Technology has written to the Prime Minister giving advice on encouraging scale up investment in innovative science and technology companies.