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Workplace monitoring technologies (WMT) are not simply good or bad for workers and outcomes depend on how and why they are implemented. As government considers its next steps following the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade's consultation on WMT, getting the definition and approach right will determine whether policy supports businesses and workers without holding back responsible adoption.

The new UK government aims to deliver “growth in every postcode.” Scale-up companies – firms with consistent, rapid growth in turnover or employees over a three-year period – are the engines of that economic growth. Scale-ups are firms growing at significant rates in terms of turnover, headcount, or both. There are not many of them. The ScaleUp Institute's 2025 Annual Review counted a record 44,595 UK scale-ups, up from 26,985 in 2013, just 0.8% of the UK business population.

As UK Defence integrates automated systems and autonomous AI agents into logistics, threat analysis, and signal processing workflows, the operational landscape is shifting. Machine workloads, microservices, and system tokens now outnumber human operators by more than 100-to-1, making non-human identities the fastest-growing lateral attack surface. To be effective, these autonomous agents require elevated data access.

About this event Asset lifecycles increasingly stretch beyond ten years, putting pressure on system safety and existing technical investment as digital technologies, including AI, move faster than ever. Getting the design right from the start matters, along with a clear understanding of who the adversaries are and how risk is managed. Meeting standards isn't always straightforward and often needs careful interpretation rather than a tick-box approach.

Whether your priorities are to network with the industry and key stakeholders, to help shape policy, or to have access to insights that help your business to grow, techUK membership will positively impact your organisation in whatever way matters most to you. Why become a member? Expand your network Join a UK-wide community of over 1,100 organisations.

About this event The techUK defence dinners are an excellent opportunity for our members to meet with key stakeholders to discuss where the UK defence technology industry is headed and offer sponsoring companies’ exceptional opportunities to position your brand as a leading authority and innovator. Our defence dinners bring together over 280 delegates for an evening of informal networking, speeches and a fantastic dinner.

Skip to content This group connects the companies that build AI with the financial institutions that use it. It acts as a shared voice when engaging with regulators and policymakers, and it feeds into the wider industry conversation on how AI is adopted across financial services. AI is changing the financial services industry. It is speeding up innovation, making operations more efficient and powering a new generation of applications that could bring real benefits to consumers.

Skip to content Elected The financial services industry relies heavily on technology, from communications and infrastructures to new technologies such as cloud, AI and blockchain. Now more than ever, financial services providers embark on new digital transformation journeys to improve processes, resilience, and services.

Skip to content Invite Only techUK's Digital Assets Working Group brings together members to help shape the UK's approach to digital assets and the application of blockchain in financial services.

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