• DEFRA selects 31 agri-tech projects for £90m funding

  The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said that the government has...
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• PwC survey finds drone adoption in UK hit by negative public perception

  A survey conducted by PwC said that adoption of drones in the UK is affected...
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• Leading the way on AI

  A recent example of UKRI’s focus on technology is its emphasis on AI, including the...
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• UK Civil Aviation Authority selects six innovators for Innovation Sandbox

  Innovators will get the opportunity to test their emerging concepts in a new virtual space...
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• Innovate UK offers £2m grant for early-stage immersive businesses

  Innovate UK, in partnership with 11 private investment firms, is offering grant funding of up...
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• UK, South Korea launch £2.4m challenge to test 5G technology

  Trials under the programme will allow businesses and researchers to study and address various user...
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• South Yorkshire Police gets approval to develop drone capability

  The South Yorkshire Police has secured approval from senior officers for the development of drone...
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• OutSystems bids to improve software development processes with expansion of Project Turing AI initiative

  Low code platform specialist OutSystems has launched a new programme to advance the company’s goal of bringing new artificial intelligence…
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• Quantum computing, AI, cyber and blockchain get boost from Hammond’s Budget – but unimpressed PAC warns of Brexit ‘elephant in the room’

  Quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security and blockchain were the ‘winners’ in terms of technologies to benefit from Chancellor…
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• Europe’s Digital Agenda (22-26 October)

  Welcome to this edition of Europe’s Digital Agenda. In this space I uncover and detail last week’s digital developments from…
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