Policy area: Technology

Reports

Work in progress: getting young people ready for the jobs of the 2030s

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance sets out how the government can ensure young people are ready for the jobs of the 2030s. The UK’s green economy is set to grow rapidly, but young people aren’t being prepared for the careers it will create. Youth unemployment is at a ten year high and...

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AI and the future of work

This report from UK think tank the Policy Institute outlines the first findings from a major new tracker of attitudes to AI and work. Seven in 10 of the UK public are worried about the economic impacts of AI, six in 10 think it will eliminate more jobs than it creates, half think its impact...

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From legacy to leadership: upgrading the digital state

This report from UK think tank Re:State makes the case for forcing government staff to take the risk from obsolete IT seriously by creating a new Digital Modernisation Taskforce. The State is inseparable from the digital technology it uses. It is impossible to imagine a government without the software which underpins the everyday interactions with...

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The use of AI in UK healthcare

This report from UK think tank the Policy Institute examines public perceptions and healthcare priorities. AI is creating a significant shift in how people access healthcare, yet public attitudes to the technology remain deeply divided, according to a major new study by King's Health Partners, Responsible AI UK and the Policy Institute at King's College...

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How a surge in defence and dual-use technology investment could reconfigure the global AI race

This report from UK think tank Chatham House explores four important trends that have accelerated in the past year and which could start a shift towards a multipolar AI market. The AI race is often presented as one between the US and China, with other countries having little to no chance of catching up. Geopolitical...

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AI in local government: Adoption, benefits and challenges

This report from UK think tank City-REDI examines how artificial intelligence is being adopted in local government. This report from the Local Policy Innovation Partnership provides a timely stocktake of how artificial intelligence is being adopted in local government, what benefits are beginning to emerge, and what barriers still limit wider deployment. It draws on...

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Stuck on you: How to make social media good again

This report from UK think tank IPPR explores how to make social media good again. How social media has changed over the last 20 years to make us more isolated from each other online, and what needs to change. Social media inarguably poses threats to democracy: disinformation and misinformation, polarisation, echo chambers, bots and rage-inducing...

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Developing a framework for secure third-party access to frontier AI

This report from UK think tank RUSI delivers a critical framework for securely enabling third-party evaluation of frontier AI models. This paper delivers a critical framework for securely enabling third-party evaluation of frontier AI models, directly addressing the urgent need for robust safety and security in the defence and security sector as AI capabilities rapidly...

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Breaking the deadlock on AI governance

This report from UK think tank Chatham House explores how a crisis could lead to global coordination. International AI governance is at risk of failure. Rapid geopolitical change, institutional weakness and asymmetries between the public and private sectors appear to make cooperation on AI near impossible. Proponents of inclusive, effective and global AI governance must...

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Unlocking the economics of clean heat neighbourhoods

This report from UK think tank Nesta explores the reasons behind the challenges faced by shared infrastructure projects across the UK. Nesta has been researching the ways to roll out area-based approaches to clean heat at scale One aspect of our clean heat neighbourhood approach is shared infrastructure technologies, such as networked heat pumps, shared...

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Public cyber attribution in the Global South: Indo-Pacific

This report from UK think tank RUSI underscores the importance of understanding the Global South’s perspectives on cyber attribution to help navigate the complexities of a multipolar world. Global South approaches to public cyber attribution are more cautious than Western approaches, due to factors including cultural background, foreign policy goals and perceptions of western double...

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Adopt, innovate, transform

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society explores how civil servants can help deliver a smarter state with AI. As artificial intelligence plays an increasingly prominent role in our lives, the government is rightly using its potential to rewire the state. The long-term efficacy and sustainability of our public services will rely on...

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How a clean heat transition could be delivered – Exploring the market opportunity for Plymouth’s supply chain

This report from UK think tank Nesta examines how a clean heat transition could be delivered. This draft plan, developed collaboratively by Nesta and Plymouth City Council, outlines a strategic approach to transitioning over 7,500 properties in Stoke ward from fossil fuels to clean, electrified heat. Local authorities often face a delivery gap between strategic...

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Smart city surveillance in Africa: Mapping Chinese AI surveillance across 11 countries

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies warns that surveillance is violating citizens' freedoms and their human right to privacy. This report provides the most comprehensive account to date of smart city surveillance in Africa. Expert researchers draw on their contextual experience of their own countries in detailed reports on Algeria,...

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Deputising UK counter-cybercrime operations

This report from UK think tank RUSI explores the potential of deputising private firms for cybercrime disruption in the UK. This paper, 'Exploring Cyber Deputisation: Enhancing UK Cyber Statecraft Against Organised Cybercrime', examines the potential of deputising private sector entities to conduct disruptive cyber operations against serious and organised cybercrime targeting the UK. Amid escalating...

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Related Events

4 June 2026

Location: Online

Think tank: The King's Fund

Progress under pressure: digital leadership in a turbulent system

This event hosted by UK think tank the King's Fund explores what health and care leaders need to truly shift from analogue to digital. As one of the three shifts set out in the 10 Year Health Plan, technology and the digitisation of health and care is expected to change the way people access and...

4 June 2026

Location: Online / Resolution Foundation, 2 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AA

Think tank: Resolution Foundation

Will new technologies make or break our jobs?

This event hosted by UK think tank the Resolution Foundation launches Sarah O'Connor's new book  'We Are Not Machines'. New technologies have been creating and destroying jobs for millennia. In recent decades, automation has upended the way many people work, and now artificial intelligence threatens further upheaval. The impact of these trends is often described...

8 June 2026

Location: Online

Think tank: The King's Fund

From data silos to real-time solutions

This event hosted by UK think tank the King's Fund discusses how the NHS Federated Data Platform is supporting people and teams across the NHS. The NHS and its workforce face constant operational challenges – from managing patient flow and theatre capacity to joining up care across different providers. Access to real-time data is essential...

9 June 2026

Location: Central London

Think tank: Social Market Foundation

Local misinformation: social media groups and the role of local journalism

This event hosted by UK think tank the Social Market Foundation launches new research on the level and nature of misinformation found in local social media forums. The public typically trusts local institutions more than it does national ones. But with a decline in the usage of local newspapers and radio, platforms such as Facebook,...

9 June 2026

Location: Online / Chatham House, 10 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LE

Think tank: Chatham House

AI, work, and the future of global competitiveness

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House discusses what LinkedIn data reveals about AI, growth and workforce change. AI adoption is accelerating globally at unprecedented pace, becoming a central driver of geopolitical influence and economic competitiveness. As AI moves from experimentation to deployment, competitive advantage is increasingly shaped not by who has developed...