The UK’s journey toward a quantum-enabled future has taken an important step forward with Jisc becoming a member of UKQuantum. This strategic move establishes a practical foundation for collaboration between academia, industry, and government to help realise the UK’s ambition of building a secure and scalable quantum network by 2035. At the heart of this […]
A resilient, high‑capacity global network of NRENs (National Research and Education Networks) is one of the most quietly powerful forces behind modern science. It’s the digital backbone that lets researchers in Oxford collaborate with teams in Tokyo, Cape Town, or São Paulo as if they were in the same building. Without it, many of today’s […]
In an era where digital infrastructure underpins almost every aspect of national life, the concept of sovereignty can no longer be confined to borders, flags, and armed forces. It now extends deep into the digital realm — into data, platforms, and crucially, networks. For the UK, one of the most quietly powerful examples of network […]
For the UK, artificial intelligence is central to long‑term economic growth, national resilience, and public‑service reform. Through multi‑billion‑pound investments in AI research, supercomputing, and digital infrastructure, the UK government is backing AI not as a speculative technology, but as a core national capability. What is increasingly evident, however, is that these AI ambitions rise or […]
