This POSTnote reviews the digital technologies that support freight transport, considering the benefits and challenges associated with their use.

Digital Catapult shares highlights from the past year, and demonstrates how it continues to accelerate industry adoption of advanced digital technologies to drive growth and opportunity across the UK economy.

This report explores the role that open digital infrastructures such as open data, hardware, content and software play in the development of collective intelligence projects.

Local Digital Capital Index 2022 The Local Digital Capital Index is a guide that describes the impact and value technology [...]

Automation in Military Operations Advances in robotics and digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), are enabling greater levels of [...]

techUK has published a new quantum commercialisation report calling on UK Government and industry to set clear commercial ambitions together, giving UK-based and international businesses the confidence that the UK is a viable place to achieve quantum commercial viability

This report collates the latest data on the evolution of tech, and curates opinions of those at the cutting edge of UK tech who are thinking about its future. What’s clear is, the next decade of UK tech will be full of opportunity and change.

An overview of the impact of digital technology on the arts and culture sector in the UK focusing on the uses of emerging digital technologies and the impact of COVID-19 on stakeholders.

In this annual Connected Nations report, Ofcom measure progress in the availability of broadband and mobile services in the UK, including the newest full fibre and 5G networks now being rolled out.

The key to a successful tech ecosystem is critical mass in terms of access to talent, advice and investment. Local authorities may hold the key to unlocking some of this potential and this report contains numerous pragmatic suggestions for doing so.

The AI Index is an independent initiative at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence (HAI), led by the AI Index Steering Committee, an interdisciplinary group of experts from across academia and industry.

In collaboration with its members, techUK has summarised four top priorities for a successful AI governance regime in the UK.

BCS' “Landscape Review - Computing Qualifications in the UK” is a view of the current state of computing and digital qualifications in the UK.

An independent vision from the UK’s Robotics Growth Partnership for a new cyber-physical infrastructure to accelerate innovation.

This report summarises RISE’s events and activities since 2019, including their annual conference, and the achievements of the eight RISE-funded research projects.

The Cyber Security Strategy explains how the government will ensure that all public sector organisations will be resilient to cyber threats.

Intelligent Automation in Central Government techUK is the trade association representing the UK tech industry. In this report, Intelligent Automation [...]

Now in its fourth year, the State of AI Report 2021 is reviewed by AI practitioners in industry and research, and features invited contributions from a range of well-known and up-and-coming companies and research groups.

Interpretable machine learning Modern machine learning (ML) systems are increasingly being used to inform decision making in a variety of applications. However, for some types [...]

This POSTnote gives an overview of these uses, and their potential impacts on the cost and quality of healthcare, and on the workforce.

Developing essential digital skills Digital skills are increasingly important for day-to-day life, including for communication, accessing services and employment. However, [...]

Energy sector digitalisation The incorporation of digital technologies in the energy sector can support progress towards key UK objectives such [...]

This POSTnote looks at smart city innovation in the UK and the technologies involved.

National AI Strategy The UK Government has today launched its first National AI Strategy. The aim of this Strategy is set [...]

3 Year Strategy for FinTech in Northern Ireland FinTechNI has published a 3 Year Strategy and Roadmap for FinTech in [...]

techUK's Fast Forward for Digital Jobs report examines the state of play of adult education and digital skills training and sets out seven key recommendations to support learners, support employers, and deliver change at scale.

This report, developed by Ulster University's Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC) and commissioned by the Department for the Economy examines the increasing role of automation and it's effects on the Northern Ireland economy.

Northern Ireland Cyber Security Snapshot 2021 CSIT/QUB/Perspective Economics The Centre for Secure Information Technologies at Queens’ University, Belfast and Perspective [...]

Northern Ireland response to the AI Council AI Roadmap The Northern Ireland Innovation Stakeholder Group has submitted a Northern Ireland [...]

The AI Index Report tracks, collates, distils, and visualises data related to artificial intelligence. Its mission is to provide unbiased, rigorously vetted, and globally sourced data for policymakers, researchers, executives, journalists, and the general public to develop intuitions about the complex field of AI.

This report brings together the findings of a sectoral foresight study of current and future opportunities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Northern Ireland (NI). It was commissioned by Matrix to inform the AI Competence Centre (AICC) business case.

An independent report, carried out by the AI Council, providing recommendations to help the government's strategic direction on AI.

This UKRI AI review ’Transforming our world with AI’ sets out UKRI’s view of the opportunities for research and innovation in AI – artificial intelligence – in the UK.

The studies included in this report show that the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in the European healthcare setting presents a series of unique challenges that will require large, collaborative and transparent efforts crossing boundaries of profession and geography.

TechUK's Northern Ireland Digital Dialogue brought together local leaders from across the public and private sectors on 13 October 2020 to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Northern Ireland and how digital technology can support a levelled-up recovery.

This report highlights the extent, pace and scale at which NW businesses have adopted new digital technologies and made more use of existing ones over the last year, and how significant this has been in terms of positively responding to the pandemic, creating new business models and opportunities, as well as retaining jobs.

Taking AI from research to real-world impact is a long value chain that depends on a range of skill sets and experience. It is common to see people who can, and do, fill multiple roles as some of the rarer skills are in need across the value chain. Even so, this report's authors think it is useful to categorize and explore these roles separately to better understand what it takes to build and run AI solutions and what accessibility to that talent looks like.

Over the last three months, recruitment for tech jobs has quickly recovered from the inevitable slump during lockdown. In fact, according to Tech Nation’s new Jobs and Skills Report 2020, the number of advertised tech job vacancies increased by 36% between June and August.

Do companies still need to hire a large contingent of data scientists to build machine learning models or can AutoML reduce the demand for this elusive talent?

This report examines the phenomenon of ‘digital innovation brokerage’ that aims to connect ideas, people, organisations, and communities through digital technologies.

The Digital Education in Primary Schools Baseline Study was developed and overseen by representatives from all the Initial Teacher Education providers in Northern Ireland, under the auspices of UCETNI (The Universities Council for the Education of Teachers NI).

A comparative analysis of public, private and third sector accelerators to lawtech innovation and adoption in the UK and in other jurisdictions. This study is based on data available up to August 2019.

This CCEA research paper examines the presently low levels of participation of female students in computing related subjects in NI, attempting to understand why fewer young women study these subjects, and establish various ways in which their participation might be encouraged and thus their overall entry numbers at school increased.

Agricultural Robotics: The Future of Robotic Agriculture The recent commitment of a £90million investment by the government (Transforming Food Production [...]

This document builds on POST’s previous publication, Topics of Interest 2018 and represents evidence gathered between May 2018 and April 2019. Topics included consist of areas of change with a larger volume of evidence attached that are likely to have significant impact, as these are most likely to be of most interest to Parliament.

Lack of gender diversity in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) workforce is raising growing concerns, but the evidence base about this problem has until now been based on statistics about the workforce of large technology companies or submissions to a small number of prestigious conferences.

This white paper sets out plans to transform the UK’s regulatory system to support innovation while protecting citizens and the environment.

This report looks out to 2040. It looks at the whole transport system – considering the users and goods. It considers new opportunities and the implications of current trends. It builds four plausible future worlds to help decision makers think about the future.

This Matrix report suggests that the right components are in place to establish an Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Northern Ireland. Working with The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s National Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Matrix commissioned this report on Northern Ireland’s AI capabilities and the case for the establishment of a new AI Centre of Excellence here.

This report explores what Innovation Superclusters are, how they are formed, and how countries can get started building one.

The RSA’s Future Work Centre has published research that models four ‘futures of work’ by 2035 - and shows how politicians may not be up to speed on what’s going on.

This document presents a review of existing literature on the future of work. This review has been commissioned by The Alan Turing Institute to inform the Turing research strategy aiming to further data science and artificial intelligence (AI) research to address real-world problems.

Workforce transformations are no longer an aspect of the distant future. As shown in the five-year outlook of this report, these transformations are a feature of today’s workplaces and people’s current livelihoods and are set to continue in the near term.

This list sets out the topic areas identified of possible parliamentary interest under the 9 different category headings (Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry, Crime, Defence, Education and Skills, Energy, Environment, Health, ICT and Robotics and Transport and Infrastructure).

This Royal Society report explores the challenges and issues facing the subject in primary and secondary schools since the subject was introduced in English schools in 2014.

Building on the inaugural 2016 report, The AI Now 2018 Report addresses the most recent scholarly literature in order to raise critical social questions that will shape our present and near future.

This report draws on 30 interviews with senior digital and policy officials across Whitehall and the public sector, and vendors to government. It focuses on the role of the Government Digital Service (GDS) in creating a framework for digital government that is successful, and assesses how GDS is performing in that role.

This document is intended to complement the European Digital City Index (EDCi), an online tool which compares the receptiveness of different European cities for digital entrepreneurship.

It is clear we need a new way of measuring the economy and that is what is presented in this report by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, based on the pioneering big data techniques of Growth Intelligence, a UK company who specialise in tracking and measuring the economic activities of companies.

What is the potential of machine learning over the next 5-10 years? And how can we develop this technology in a way that benefits everyone? The Royal Society’s machine learning project has been investigating these questions, and this report sets out the actions needed to maintain the UK’s role in advancing this technology while ensuring careful stewardship of its development.

Artificial intelligence (AI) will have a fundamental impact on the global labour market in the next few years. By way of some examples, the authors show how AI will change the world of work fundamentally. In addition to companies, employees, lawyers and society, educational systems and legislators are also facing the task of meeting the new challenges that result from constantly advancing technology.

The Knowledge Economy Index has become a key annual publication in tracking the health of the Northern Ireland innovation economy. It uses key data year-on-year to compare our performance with other regions and monitor the availability of capital.

The Northern Ireland Digital ICT sector comprises over 1,200 companies, over 100 of which are international businesses such as Allstate, SAP, Citi and Cybersource. The sector offers particular strength in its software engineering expertise and has clusters in mobile telecoms, financial software, information management, cyber security and connected health.

This report examines the issues that still remain around personal data and suggests the actions that need to be taken.

This MATRIX foresight panel reviewed current research in the ICT sector at a local, national and international level. Based on current trends, three areas where Northern Ireland has the potential to make significant advances, achieve global leadership and establish new platforms of growth that would have high commercial impact were identified.