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Winners of the UKRI Quantum Testbed Competition will develop and deliver quantum computing testbeds at NQCC’s facilities in south Oxfordshire by March 2025. The seven successful applicants will receive funding through the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Technology Missions Fund and the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC). This is part of a funding competition delivered by Innovate UK. They will be supported to undertake development, build and commissioning activities, to deploy a...

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced investment in 12 UKRI Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) in artificial intelligence (AI) based at 16 universities.

Research teams encouraged to bid for a share of £32m for AI projects and a further £5m committed to feasibility studies into pioneering ideas. In the run up to the UK’s hosting of the first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, has announced that UKRI is investing £37 million in AI projects.

Research teams encouraged to bid for a share of £32m for AI projects and a further £5m committed to feasibility studies into pioneering ideas. In the run up to the UK’s hosting of the first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, has announced that UKRI is investing £37 million in AI projects.

Artificial intelligence projects in areas as diverse as fashion, farming and fire-fighting are being backed with a further £37m, as the Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan highlights how AI can be a force for good ahead of next month’s AI Safety Summit.

The newly formed Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT) aims to enhance the resilience of communication networks, foster collaboration in research and development, promote information sharing

The Government has this morning announced that the UK is to join the Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT) and commit £70m to the Future Telecoms

"We must invest in research and systems in which can have trust and confidence, and ensure these considerations are integrated in all aspects of the work as it progresses. Click to read more...

The investment, which will bring experts across different fields together, was announced at London Tech Week.

The funding aims to foster an artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem that will create secure tools to address society's most-pressing challenges, according to the organisation.