techUK's ideas for the Next Government
Our UK Tech Plan
techUK's plan for how the next Government can utilise technology to build a better Britain
Information for Political Candidates who want to understand more about the UK Tech Sector
Here you can find a range of short briefings from techUK and its members on a range of topics. Do let [email protected] know if there are any topics you would like to see techUK or members provide briefings about.
techUK has also mapped our members offices across the UK and political candidates interested in arranging visits should reach out to the techUK team.
How can tech improve people's daily lives?
Improving digital skills to boost productivity and wages
- How we can seize the opportunity of AI in the workplace (techUK Briefing)
Ensuring all can access the online world
- How we can support people to get online and tackle digital exclusion (techUK Briefing)
- How we can encourage UK SMEs to take advantage of new technologies such as AI (techUK Briefing)
- How Openreach are working to deliver full fibre internet (Member briefing)
- Accelerating the benefits of hybrid work (Member Briefing)
- How to prepare for the digital landline switchover (Member Briefing)
Making the UK the safest place to be online
- How can we use technology to reduce fraud and financial crime (techUK Briefing)
Improving diversity and inclusion in the tech sector
How can tech help improve UK society and support our public services?
Supporting and strengthening the UK's public services
- How we ensure the NHS takes advantage of new technologies to reduce waiting lists and provide better care (techUK Briefing)
- How tech can help combat Violence Against Women and Girls and Rape and Serious Sexual Assault (techUK Briefing)
- How we can use AI to improve how Government and public services work (techUK Briefing)
Developing responsible AI
How can the tech sector support growth, productivity and job creation in the wider economy?
Supporting the UK's innovation economy
- How we can turn the UK’s tech start-ups into global champions (techUK Briefing)
- How we can encourage more R&D in the tech sector, creating high skilled jobs across the UK (techUK Briefing)
- How we can unleash the full potential of the UK's space economy (techUK Briefing)
- Amazon's work in the UK (Member Briefing)
- How the UK can build a more resilient and productive semiconductor industry (techUK Briefing)
- How we can harness the potential of Quantum technologies in the UK (techUK Briefing)
Championing the tech sector in the Nations and Regions
Planning for the future of transport
- How to deliver the future of transport (techUK Briefing)
How can tech make our lives more sustainable and reach Net Zero?
Making our energy use greener
- How to use tech to deliver greener and cheaper energy (techUK Briefing)
- Cloud computing and the journey to net zero - why GreenOps is key to sustainable growth (techUK Insight)
- Delivering sustainable data centre facilities dedicated to the UK public sector (Member Briefing)
Making our economy more sustainable
- How we can work to tackle modern slavery (techUK Briefing)
Election Insights
techUK Policy Leadership Conference 2024
Catch up with techUK's 2024 Policy Conference 'How can the next Government use technology to build a better Britain?' with written summaries and full recordings of each panel
Neil Ross
Neil Ross
As Associate Director for Policy Neil leads on techUK's public policy work in the UK. In this role he regularly engages with UK and Devolved Government Ministers, senior civil servants and members of the UK’s Parliaments aiming to make the UK the best place to start, scale and develop a tech business.
Neil joined techUK in 2019 to lead on techUK’s input into the UK-EU Brexit trade deal negotiations and economic policy. Alongside his role leading techUK's public policy work Neil also acts as a spokesperson for techUK often appearing in the media and providing evidence to a range of Parliamentary committees.
In 2023 Neil was listed by the Politico newspaper as one of the '20 people who matter in UK tech' and has regularly been cited as a key industry figure shaping UK tech policy.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @neil13r
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilross13/
Antony Walker
Antony Walker
Antony Walker is deputy CEO of techUK, which he played a lead role in launching in November 2013.
Antony is a member of the senior leadership team and has overall responsibility for techUK’s policy work. Prior to his appointment in July 2012 Antony was chief executive of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), the UK’s independent advisory group on broadband policy. Antony was closely involved in the development of broadband policy development in the UK since the BSG was established in 2001 and authored several major reports to government. He also led the development of the UK’s world leading Open Internet Code of Practice that addresses the issue of net neutrality in the UK. Prior to setting up the BSG, Antony spent six years working in Brussels for the American Chamber of Commerce following and writing about telecoms issues and as a consultant working on EU social affairs and environmental issues. Antony is a graduate of Aberdeen University and KU Leuven and is also a Policy Fellow Alumni of the Centre for Science and Policy at Cambridge University.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07780603065
- Twitter:
- @techUKdepCEO
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonywalker/
Alice Campbell
Alice Campbell
As Head of Public Affairs, Alice supports techUK’s strategic engagement with Westminster, Whitehall and beyond. She regularly works to engage with ministers, members of the UK’s parliaments and senior civil servants on techUK’s work advocating for the role of technology in the UK’s economy as well as wider society.
Alice joined techUK in 2022. She has experience working at both a political monitoring company, leading on the tech, media and telecoms portfolio there, and also as an account manager in a Westminster-based public affairs agency. She has a degree from the University of Sheffield in Politics and Philosophy.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Margherita Certo
Margherita Certo
Margherita is the Head of Press and Media at techUK, working across all communications and marketing activities and acting as the point of contact for media enquiries.
Margherita works closely with the staff at techUK to communicate the issues that matter most to our members with the media.
Prior to joining techUK, Margherita worked in public relations across technology, public affairs, and charity, designing evidence-based strategic campaigns and building meaningful ties with key stakeholders.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07462 107214
Archie Breare
Archie Breare
Archie Breare joined techUK in September 2022 as the Telecoms Programme intern, and moved into the Policy and Public Affairs team as the Team Assistant in February 2023 and as Public Affairs Manager in September 2023
Before starting at techUK, Archie was a student at the University of Cambridge, completing an undergraduate degree in History and a master's degree in Modern British History.
In his spare time, he likes to read, discuss current affairs, and to try and persuade himself to cycle more.
Oliver Alderson
Oliver Alderson
Oliver is the team assistant for the Policy and Public Affairs teams, joining techUK in November of 2023. He assists the teams admistrative support, communication, and event production.
Prior to working at techUK, Oliver studied at Swansea and Bristol universities, attaining a masters in Policy Research. During this time he competed in debating competitions around the country where he discussed and deliberated various policy issues. Between his studies Oliver acted as a student assistant in mental health research for the SMaRteN student network.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 07505 890 596
- LinkedIn:
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/oliver-alderson-a51312180