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Engineering security for the UK’s cyber ecosystem

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The government’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill aims to strengthen national security and boost cyber protections for the services that people rely on every day. In this article, Professor Daniel Dresner outlines how a sociotechnical approach to cyber security can be used to target vulnerabilities in the cyber ecosystem. 7.7 million cybercrimes have been experienced […]

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Compound semiconductors – building UK resilience in a transactional world

Daniel Dyer By and Filed Under: All posts, On Critical Technologies, Science and Technology Posted:

Semiconductors play a key role in our day-to-day lives and are crucial for modern living. They are used to make the computer chips at the heart of smart technology including phones, laptops, cars and planes. The UK has strengths in this technology, however, steps are needed to create greater resilience in supply in light of […]

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Machine-learning in medicine: why data access, education and ‘hybrid intelligence’ matter

Claudia Lindner headshot By Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, On Critical Technologies, Science and Technology Posted:

Technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) hold the potential to modernise health and care provision in the UK and provide innovative solutions to some of the sector’s most pressing challenges. With ongoing debate around the sector’s use of AI, and the government committed to building an NHS fit for the future, the time to discuss the […]

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