'Big on inputs, low on impact'
The tech sector plan one year on.
Happy Tuesday, I'm on a very early train to London but hope to escape before the heat hits for real.
It's the tenth anniversary of Brexit today, but this niche newsletter is more interested in the first birthday of the Industrial Strategy's tech sector plan.
A lot of strategies get published and forgotten, but this one is meant to run to 2035 with huge aims, like creating a trillion-dollar UK tech company. It deserves a progress update as a birthday present, as well as a look at if it can survive a change of prime minister.
Why are so many public sector organisations stuck with basic AI use cases? Change can be hard and exhausting but The PSC provides clarity. They have been working on the knottiest problems in public services for 20 years, from NHS reform to satellite debris in space.
They’re now focusing their brainpower on how public services move from experimenting with AI tools to embedding them responsibly, at scale. Find out how prepared your organisation is with their free self-assessment tool. It will show you how mature your AI adoption is and where to focus first.
Happening Today 📆
In Parliament: The Lords will chat global governance frameworks for AI at around 3pm, sparked by a question from Labour peer Simon Pitkeathley. In Westminster Hall, MPs have a debate at 4:30pm on the "role of Big Tech in society".
Remember the little guys: The government wants tech platforms to give prominence to UK news sources as a way to tackle misinfo, it outlined in its Media Green Paper published today. The News Media Association warned that must reflect the "diverse media environment" (i.e. not just the BBC).
In today's edition:
🎂 The tech sector plan one year on
🌳 What the AI minister uses AI for
