Autumn Budget 2026: Chancellor sets aside funds for UK tech
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<p>Just over 30 minutes into his Autumn Budget speech, UK chancellor John Healey referenced the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) to the UK, and the route the government needs to take.</p> <p>“Nowhere is the necessary role for the state clearer than in AI, to forge a British way, to <a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/The-departmental-deckchairs-have-been-shuffled-but-helping-the-governments-tech-challenge-how">seize opportunities</a> and guard against the risks that is based on security,” he said.</p> <p>Healey spoke about the UK’s role as a world leader in <a…
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Autumn Budget 2026: Chancellor sets aside funds for UK tech
<p>Just over 30 minutes into his Autumn Budget speech, UK chancellor John Healey referenced the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) to the UK, and the route the government needs to take.</p> <p>“Nowhere is the necessary role for the state clearer than in AI, to forge a...
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