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The third UK-EU Cyber Dialogue took place in Brussels

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The third UK-EU Cyber Dialogue took place on 9-10 December. Both sides agreed to hold the next UK-EU Cyber Dialogue in London in 2026.

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9:56am, 15 December 2025

Copyright and artificial intelligence: progress report

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A progress report on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems, under Section 137 of the Data (Use and Access) Act.

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11:38am, 15 December 2025

Copyright and AI technical working group: terms of reference

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Terms of reference for the technical working group on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI).

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11:41am, 15 December 2025

Launch of Women in Tech taskforce

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Technology Secretary Liz Kendall launches the Women in Tech taskforce to help more women enter, stay and lead in the UK’s tech sector.

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12:01am, 16 December 2025

UK-Republic of Korea Digital Partnership 2025

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A joint statement between the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea (MSIT).

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9:30am, 16 December 2025

HMRC: VAT Return Analysis Tool

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This tool detects anomalous values within a trader’s VAT Return history

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12:00pm, 16 December 2025

IPO: Check if you could register your trade mark tool

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A tool that uses AI to improve the quality of trade mark applications by providing a pre-application search function.

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12:03pm, 16 December 2025

UK Export Finance: PRISM (Portfolio Risk Simulation Model)

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An Economic Capital simulation model used to calculate and analyse the risk for a UK Government portfolio of loans, guarantees and insurance products supporting UK exports.

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12:08pm, 16 December 2025

Research on Enterprise IoT definitions

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This report examines the definitions of ‘Enterprise IoT’ and summarises a series of interviews conducted with IoT experts.

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12:57pm, 16 December 2025

​​Mapping IoT security publications on Enterprise IoT security

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​​This research maps various IoT security publications to the proposed Code of Practice for Enterprise Connected Device Security.

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12:58pm, 16 December 2025

Evaluation of the UKC3 programme 2024-2025

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An evaluation of the government’s UKC3 programme to develop the cyber security ecosystem across UK regions during 2024-2025.

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12:58pm, 16 December 2025

Life Sciences Healthcare Goals

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Bringing together industry, academia, the third sector and the NHS to tackle healthcare challenges such as dementia, cancer, mental health, obesity and addiction.

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Updates on the progress of the delivery of the Addiction, Obesity and Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals programmes.

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2:57pm, 16 December 2025

AI for Science Strategy: UK universities’ joint statement

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UK universities support on shared objectives and lessons learned on AI for science.

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4:00pm, 16 December 2025

AI Security Institute – Frontier AI Trends report factsheet

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Our first public, evidence‑based assessment of how the world’s most advanced AI systems are evolving, bringing together results from two years of AISI’s frontier model testing.

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10:41am, 18 December 2025

Inaugural report pioneered by AI Security Institute gives clearest picture yet of capabilities of most advanced AI

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The AI Security Institute’s Frontier AI Trends Report, a public assessment of how the most advanced AI systems are evolving, draws on 2 years of testing AI capabilities in areas critical to innovation and security, including cyber, chemistry and biology.

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10:42am, 18 December 2025

AI Growth Lab

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We are seeking views on the AI Growth Lab, a cross-economy sandbox in the UK to help inform government policy development.

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Deadline for this Call for evidence extended until 11:59pm on 7 January 2026.

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1:24pm, 18 December 2025

DSIT cyber security newsletter – December 2025

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The December 2025 edition of the DSIT cyber security newsletter.

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4:39pm, 18 December 2025

DSIT cyber security newsletter

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A monthly cyber security newsletter from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

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Added December 2025 edition of the newsletter.

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4:49pm, 18 December 2025

 

Top tips to protect your Christmas gifts from cyber-scrooges

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Got a new tablet, smart watch or connected toy for Christmas? Take 5 minutes to set up 2-step verification and keep cyber criminals out of your home.

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9:00am, 27 December 2025

Evaluation of UK participation in Horizon 2020

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The results of the evaluation of UK participation in the Horizon 2020 programme (H2020).

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9:00am, 29 December 2025

New analysis shows Britain’s innovators are boosted by Horizon

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Horizon research with UK involvement was more widely cited, as UK celebrates 2 years in Horizon Europe.

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9:00am, 29 December 2025

Ben Kemp