IP helps drive sustainable innovation and plays a crucial role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

Green innovation in the UK is contributing to our progress towards Sustainable Development Goals and supports our plan for a green industrial revolution.

This #WorldIPDay Intellectual Property Office UK are exploring how Intellectual Property can drive sustainable growth.

The UK’s strong IP environment boosts the development of innovative new solutions for producing clean energy and protecting the environment.

Want to know more? Find out below 👇

These two competitions show our commitment to a pro-innovation approach to AI🦾

As well as advancing the safety and security of AI through the #AISeoulSummit and international agreements, it is vital we support the development of AI in the UK across every sector of the economy📈

📣 Are you a small or medium business developing AI solutions in agrifood, construction, transport or creative industries?

You could get a share of £5 million to help progress your innovation.

Find out more and apply before 8th May: ukri.org/news/7-million…

UKRI

Working in AI in the UK? Have your say!

We’re undertaking research to better understand the UK AI sector and how it’s growing – that will help inform government policy.

Take the online survey at:
gov.uk/government/pub…

2024 marks 60 years since the 1st Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Lord Solly Zuckerman, was appointed and a year since I took on the role. To mark the start of anniversary celebrations, my team asked me to name as many GCSA facts in 1 minute as possible. Challenge accepted.

AI is the technology of the future, with the potential to transform research across many scientific fields.

Today I met Hugh Brady Imperial College London to discuss his plans with World Economic Forum for a new AI centre in London to support innovative and collaborative AI research.

Engineering biology is set to transform what's possible in health, food and fuels.

To seize this critical tech's potential the UK's Eng Bio innovators need capital.

Promising talks at 10 Downing Street with Dominic Johnson CBE & investors, to make that happen.

📣 We’re investing £1.5 billion into AI compute.

This will help scientists and researchers gain access to cutting-edge computing power to make new drug discoveries and better understand climate change🌍

Investing in our industries creates more jobs and helps grow the economy 📈

I set up the AI Safety Institute to lead the world on AI safety. In the past year, it has:

👩‍🔬Hired 140+ years of frontier AI experience
🤝 Signed a landmark safety agreement with 🇺🇸
🔍 Evaluated new AI models

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1 year ago today, we started out as the Foundation Model Taskforce with £100m investment from the UK government.

Today, we're the AI Safety Institute.

In the last year, we've built our team, evaluated new models & enhanced global AI safety.

Congratulations to Professor Chris Johnson, who will join Department for Science, Innovation and Technology as Chief Scientific Adviser.

His extensive experience will help the department support scientists in creating innovative solutions to complex and challenging issues.

More on this below 👇

We must protect children from horrific online abuse and exploitation.

Alongside the Online Safety Act, work that organisations like Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) do is crucial to making the UK the safest place in the world to be online.

Read more below ⏬

Congratulations to Professor Christopher Johnson 👏

Professor Johnson is a leading researcher in cyber security for safety critical computing systems and brings a wealth of expertise to government. It is a pleasure to welcome him to the network of Chief Scientific Advisers.

Welcome to the non-executive directors of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology!

These industry leaders will provide us with great expertise as we build on a highly successful first year hosting the world's first AI Safety Summit and passing legislation to make the UK the safest place to be online.

Professor Chris Johnson has been appointed Chief Scientific Adviser of DSIT.

With over 20 years of experience in engineering and physical sciences, he will guide the department on its journey to become a science superpower.

More below 🔽
gov.uk/government/new…

Welcome to the returning and newly appointed non-executive directors of our Board! 👋

Their expertise will guide the department on its mission to grow the UK's science & tech industries, create better jobs & make bold new discoveries 🧬

Read more 🔽
gov.uk/government/new…

Our congratulations to British astronaut, Rosemary Coogan, on getting her “space wings” as
she graduates from her year long basic space training with the European Space agency in Cologne. We wish her the best as now plans for her first mission into space.

thetimes.co.uk/article/britis…

The UK has a new certified astronaut. 👩‍🚀

Huge congratulations to Rosemary Coogan who graduates today from @ESA training, having tackled everything from astrophysics to zero-G. 🌌🛰️
gov.uk/government/new…