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The Industry, Technology and Innovation team at Policy Connect provides the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Manufacturing. The team focusses its work around building innovative industries and public services that tackle key societal challenges in productivity, clean growth and information.

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The King’s Speech: What It Signals for the UK Tech Landscape

13 May 2026 by Lavanya Rangarajan
The UK’s £500m Sovereign AI Unit: A Welcome Step, But Is It Enough?

22 April 2026 by Lavanya Rangarajan
Government expands the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme

20 April 2026 by Robert Allen

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23 June 2026

AI, Copyright and the Creative Industries: Navigating the Path Forward

As AI tools become increasingly embedded in everyday tasks, the implications for copyright and the creative industries remain underexamined. While initiatives such as Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence…
23 June 2026

Energy Costs for UK Manufacturing

The All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group’s (APMG) Manufacturing Commission considered energy costs as part of its recent inquiry, Small Means Essential. Following continuation of the conflict…
11 June 2026

MedTech Circularity

Policy Connect provides the secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) for Manufacturing, Health, and Sustainable resources.

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Summary: MedTech Circularity Event

14 July 2026
Manufacturing Commission Inquiry into the Industrial Strategy: progress thus far

17 December 2025
Policy Connect and Make UK Winter Parliamentary Reception

9 December 2025

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Count on It

Numeracy, AI, and Social Mobility

14 July 2026
Small Means Essential

why Britain’s manufacturing SMEs are vital for growth

16 March 2026
Skills in the Age of AI

28 May 2025
Upskilling Industry

Manufacturing productivity and growth in England

28 September 2023