Define digital sovereignty around control, UK industry group says
( September 8, 2026, 09:34 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The UK government should strengthen regulators’ technical capacity to oversee digital technology, should use public procurement rules to support interoperability, and should define digital sovereignty around control rather than around a supplier’s nationality, an industry group said in a report. The report by TechUK proposes a “Confident Sovereignty” framework, arguing that the UK can build strategic digital capability while remaining an open technology economy. The lobby group also urges ministers to create a pooled specialist corps, as well as a pipeline from the UK's AI Security Institute to regulators.Statement follows. Report attached....
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