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Defence implications of quantum technologies
This roundtable discussion focussed on what future threats and challenges quantum technologies pose to the UK.
12 December 2018
The security and ethical governance of new technologies: how to build trust
How can advances in digital technologies help address challenges and opportunities in an increasingly digitally-reliant world?
12 December 2018
Dr S T Lee Public Policy Lecture 2018: How can science be the agent of social and economic transform...
Professor K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, speaks on science, the fulcrum for social and economic change in India
28 June 2018
Data science and AI in policy opportunities
This session highlighted the potential opportunities provided by data science and AI, and how these might influence or aid future policymaking.
15 June 2018
How can data science contribute to developing evidence-based policy?
CSaP’s Continuing Policy Fellows came together last month to discuss broad challenges in developing evidence informed policy, as well as the potential use of advances in data science and digital technologies for public policy.
13 June 2018
The future of medical imaging
Medical imaging technologies are advancing at an unprecedented rate, providing a challenge for NHS England to keep up to date with the latest developments.
16 November 2017
Talent Pipeline for the Digital Economy & the Creative Industries, with Matthew Hancock MP
A new major study suggests that the UK has one of the best digital economies of any country in the world, which is highly evolved and quickly advancing. Given this context, Matthew Hancock MP, gave his vision of harnessing the creativity and innovation in the UK to create new entrepreneurs.
7 August 2017
The impacts of machine learning on climate change modelling
There is an increasing need for environmental data to inform policy decisions. At the same time, technical advances, including in data science, are leading to the prospect of being able to provide information about environmental risks across an increasingly broad spectrum of policy-relevant issues.
13 June 2017
Industrial strategy and the role of place
Last month, CSaP hosted a roundtable discussion to explore the potential of the Cambridge technology cluster in the context of the UK’s Industrial Strategy.
21 April 2017
How can the European Commission build a "human centred" internet that is inviting to people and busi...
In 2018, the European Commission will launch its Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative, which aims to make the internet more "open" and "human".