don't worry everyone! data centre water use is a myth! it's all a big misunderstanding!
so says a report from the lobby group TechUK, produced in partnership with the Environment Agency (!).
the problem is, the research is, to use the technical term, bollocks.
www.techuk.org/resource/tec...
so says a report from the lobby group TechUK, produced in partnership with the Environment Agency (!).
the problem is, the research is, to use the technical term, bollocks.
www.techuk.org/resource/tec...
techUK Report - Understanding data centre water use in England
Read our latest report, exploring water use across England’s commercial data centres.
www.techuk.org
August 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
don't worry everyone! data centre water use is a myth! it's all a big misunderstanding!
so says a report from the lobby group TechUK, produced in partnership with the Environment Agency (!).
the problem is, the research is, to use the technical term, bollocks.
www.techuk.org/resource/tec...
so says a report from the lobby group TechUK, produced in partnership with the Environment Agency (!).
the problem is, the research is, to use the technical term, bollocks.
www.techuk.org/resource/tec...
A techUK survey of 45 defence technology suppliers has found 93% reassessing investment or recruitment, 73% hit by contract suspensions and 87% by funding delays, with the unpublished Defence Investment Plan named as the single biggest driver.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=69970
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=69970
Defence tech firms hit hard by investment plan delay
A techUK survey of 45 defence technology suppliers has found 93% reassessing investment or recruitment, 73% hit by contract suspensions and 87% by funding delays, with the unpublished Defence Investment Plan named as the single biggest driver.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
June 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
A techUK survey of 45 defence technology suppliers has found 93% reassessing investment or recruitment, 73% hit by contract suspensions and 87% by funding delays, with the unpublished Defence Investment Plan named as the single biggest driver.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=69970
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=69970
TechUK demands that Britain's chip strategy is crisped up
TechUK demands that Britain's chip strategy is crisped up
Trade body wants recommendations fast-tracked and fabs designated critical national infrastructure
Almost two years after the British government published its National Semiconductor Strategy, calls are growing for bolder action and a faster…
dlvr.it
February 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
TechUK demands that Britain's chip strategy is crisped up
Do I take my knitting to the TechUK policy conference tomorrow? Y/N
March 10, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Do I take my knitting to the TechUK policy conference tomorrow? Y/N
Trade body techUK outlines "substantial concerns" over plans to amend the Investigatory Powers Act.
'Mass surveillance' fears over law change plans
Trade body techUK outlines "substantial concerns" over plans to amend the Investigatory Powers Act.
dlvr.it
March 25, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Trade body techUK outlines "substantial concerns" over plans to amend the Investigatory Powers Act.
It's embarrassing the degree to which the UK government has fallen for the AI grift. Both Global Counsel and TechUK spend millions lobbying for this shit, and Labour are just lapping it up. 🤦♂️
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM
It's embarrassing the degree to which the UK government has fallen for the AI grift. Both Global Counsel and TechUK spend millions lobbying for this shit, and Labour are just lapping it up. 🤦♂️
UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says
Datacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while consuming vast amounts of energy, according to new research.
Environmental thinktank Verdant predicts that all the datacentres currently planned are likely to directly employ 10,400 workers – compared with the more than 40,000 cited in projections by the industry lobby group TechUK. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2026 at 6:09 AM
UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
“The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) and techUK have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a significant milestone in technology industry collaboration between Australia and the United Kingdom.”
theaimn.net/tech-council...
theaimn.net/tech-council...
Tech Council of Australia and techUK Sign Landmark Tech Partnership
Media Release The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) and techUK have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a significant milestone in technology industry collaboration between Aust...
theaimn.net
June 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
“The Tech Council of Australia (TCA) and techUK have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a significant milestone in technology industry collaboration between Australia and the United Kingdom.”
theaimn.net/tech-council...
theaimn.net/tech-council...
UK–EU digitally deliverable services trade is worth more than $350 billion.
A new techUK report calls for closer cooperation on digital regulation, cybersecurity and trade ahead of the next UK–EU summit.
www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
A new techUK report calls for closer cooperation on digital regulation, cybersecurity and trade ahead of the next UK–EU summit.
www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
September 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
UK–EU digitally deliverable services trade is worth more than $350 billion.
A new techUK report calls for closer cooperation on digital regulation, cybersecurity and trade ahead of the next UK–EU summit.
www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
A new techUK report calls for closer cooperation on digital regulation, cybersecurity and trade ahead of the next UK–EU summit.
www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
It’s #TechPolicy2025 day! Kicking things off, @antonywalker.bsky.social, Deputy CEO of techUK, set the stage with insights on the future of the UK’s tech sector and the policies driving its growth.
www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
March 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It’s #TechPolicy2025 day! Kicking things off, @antonywalker.bsky.social, Deputy CEO of techUK, set the stage with insights on the future of the UK’s tech sector and the policies driving its growth.
www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
I was a panellist at a techUK digital ID event yesterday, in a room of UK providers of identity solutions, and the vibe from them was that digital ID needs to be driven by convenience and consumer choice - needs to be easy to use by people who want to use it, when they want it.
October 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I was a panellist at a techUK digital ID event yesterday, in a room of UK providers of identity solutions, and the vibe from them was that digital ID needs to be driven by convenience and consumer choice - needs to be easy to use by people who want to use it, when they want it.
Pleased to report I got through a whole morning at @techUK - three cups of tea and lunch, without spilling any of it down self! 🤗
Look at this satiny shirt - clean as a whistle!
With Andy Beverley who was probably pleased to be with someone who looked half-presentable …
Look at this satiny shirt - clean as a whistle!
With Andy Beverley who was probably pleased to be with someone who looked half-presentable …
November 25, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Pleased to report I got through a whole morning at @techUK - three cups of tea and lunch, without spilling any of it down self! 🤗
Look at this satiny shirt - clean as a whistle!
With Andy Beverley who was probably pleased to be with someone who looked half-presentable …
Look at this satiny shirt - clean as a whistle!
With Andy Beverley who was probably pleased to be with someone who looked half-presentable …
Apologies, link seems not to have been attached - www.techuk.org/resource/tec...
techUK Report: Towards a UK–EU Partnership for a New Age
As Europe navigates a more turbulent geopolitical landscape, this report sets out the scale of UK–EU digital and security interdependence - worth over $350 billion in bilateral digitally deliverable s...
www.techuk.org
September 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Apologies, link seems not to have been attached - www.techuk.org/resource/tec...
Great to be at London Tech Week today, meeting the innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers shaping the future of technology.
#LondonTechWeek #LTW2026 #TechUK #UKTech #Innovation #AI #LibDems
#LondonTechWeek #LTW2026 #TechUK #UKTech #Innovation #AI #LibDems
June 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Great to be at London Tech Week today, meeting the innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers shaping the future of technology.
#LondonTechWeek #LTW2026 #TechUK #UKTech #Innovation #AI #LibDems
#LondonTechWeek #LTW2026 #TechUK #UKTech #Innovation #AI #LibDems
Got re elected on to TechUk health and social care council didn't I! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. Quite surprised tbh but I'll definitely take it
December 4, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Got re elected on to TechUk health and social care council didn't I! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. Quite surprised tbh but I'll definitely take it
Tess just talked us through this white paper from #TechUK www.techuk.org/resource/tec...
#OSEIAI24 #PractitionersHub
#OSEIAI24 #PractitionersHub
techUK Paper - Ethics in Action: From White Paper to Workplace
techUK is excited to release its new paper demonstrating how the ethical principles that underpin the AI White Paper are being operationalised within the industry through AI Assurance Techniques and S...
www.techuk.org
November 26, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Tess just talked us through this white paper from #TechUK www.techuk.org/resource/tec...
#OSEIAI24 #PractitionersHub
#OSEIAI24 #PractitionersHub
Good afternoon!
@techuk.bsky.social now with a great panel of new MPs interested in data, AI and tech
@techuk.bsky.social now with a great panel of new MPs interested in data, AI and tech
September 23, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Good afternoon!
@techuk.bsky.social now with a great panel of new MPs interested in data, AI and tech
@techuk.bsky.social now with a great panel of new MPs interested in data, AI and tech
Poor 5G coverage and quality is an issue for my constituents across Newcastle! It was great to talk about how government and industry can work together to improve 5G service with @TechUK this morning.
September 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Poor 5G coverage and quality is an issue for my constituents across Newcastle! It was great to talk about how government and industry can work together to improve 5G service with @TechUK this morning.
Tomorrow afternoon I'm chairing a major evidence session on Britain's economic future with China.
Business and Trade Committee will question CBI; Make UK; AstraZeneca; Brompton Bicycle; TheCityUK; Edinburgh University; techUK.
Can Britain trade with China without losing control of its future?
Business and Trade Committee will question CBI; Make UK; AstraZeneca; Brompton Bicycle; TheCityUK; Edinburgh University; techUK.
Can Britain trade with China without losing control of its future?
Parliamentlive.tv
Business and Trade Committee
parliamentlive.tv
April 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Tomorrow afternoon I'm chairing a major evidence session on Britain's economic future with China.
Business and Trade Committee will question CBI; Make UK; AstraZeneca; Brompton Bicycle; TheCityUK; Edinburgh University; techUK.
Can Britain trade with China without losing control of its future?
Business and Trade Committee will question CBI; Make UK; AstraZeneca; Brompton Bicycle; TheCityUK; Edinburgh University; techUK.
Can Britain trade with China without losing control of its future?
All UK datacentres currently planned will directly employ 10,400 workers – compared with the more than 40,000 cited in projections by the industry lobby group TechUK.
“We’re being rushed into supporting a frantic pace of datacentre buildout on very flimsy economic grounds."
“We’re being rushed into supporting a frantic pace of datacentre buildout on very flimsy economic grounds."
September 10, 2026 at 7:42 AM
All UK datacentres currently planned will directly employ 10,400 workers – compared with the more than 40,000 cited in projections by the industry lobby group TechUK.
“We’re being rushed into supporting a frantic pace of datacentre buildout on very flimsy economic grounds."
“We’re being rushed into supporting a frantic pace of datacentre buildout on very flimsy economic grounds."
Join techUK, in partnership with @creativeuk.bsky.social and @adobe.com at their London Office for a free in-person event hosted by techUK exploring innovation, experimentation & collaboration across creative + tech.
🗓️ 22 Sept | 📍 London
🔗 www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
#CreativeTech #Innovation
🗓️ 22 Sept | 📍 London
🔗 www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
#CreativeTech #Innovation
Creating, Innovating & Experimenting: Exploring the Use of Tech in the Creative Industries - a techUK X Creative UK event
www.techuk.org
August 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Join techUK, in partnership with @creativeuk.bsky.social and @adobe.com at their London Office for a free in-person event hosted by techUK exploring innovation, experimentation & collaboration across creative + tech.
🗓️ 22 Sept | 📍 London
🔗 www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
#CreativeTech #Innovation
🗓️ 22 Sept | 📍 London
🔗 www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...
#CreativeTech #Innovation
If I follow this correctly, DCMS ministerial briefs have been announced on X by somebody from techUK. DCMS itself continues to boycott X, but the platform is apparently still a better source for the latest official info than GOV·UK – where DCMS hasn't yet published the briefs?
#techpolicy #govcomms
#techpolicy #govcomms
According to @dsonic.bsky.social over on The Other Place (h/t a civil society colleague), the DCMS ministerial briefs have been announced
Steph Peacock (who shadowed data/digital infrastructure in opposition) gets GDS, not Ian Murray (who had been minister for GDS while at DSIT)
Steph Peacock (who shadowed data/digital infrastructure in opposition) gets GDS, not Ian Murray (who had been minister for GDS while at DSIT)
August 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
If I follow this correctly, DCMS ministerial briefs have been announced on X by somebody from techUK. DCMS itself continues to boycott X, but the platform is apparently still a better source for the latest official info than GOV·UK – where DCMS hasn't yet published the briefs?
#techpolicy #govcomms
#techpolicy #govcomms
Join Chris Dadson, Director of Business Development and Marketing, SCIE, at the techUK Health and Care Summit 2025 tomorrow.
For ticket information, please click the link.
For ticket information, please click the link.
techUK Health and Care Summit 2025
Please note that registration is closed, as the event has reached capacity
www.techuk.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Join Chris Dadson, Director of Business Development and Marketing, SCIE, at the techUK Health and Care Summit 2025 tomorrow.
For ticket information, please click the link.
For ticket information, please click the link.
I’ll be speaking at the techUK Digital Ethics Summit in December exploring what happens next around AI regulation in the UK. You can book your ticket here
www.techuk.org/digital-ethi...
www.techuk.org/digital-ethi...
Digital Ethics Summit 2023 - Seizing the moment
This year's Digital Ethics Summit will take place on 6 December #DigitalEthics23
www.techuk.org
November 14, 2023 at 9:20 PM
I’ll be speaking at the techUK Digital Ethics Summit in December exploring what happens next around AI regulation in the UK. You can book your ticket here
www.techuk.org/digital-ethi...
www.techuk.org/digital-ethi...