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AI for growth in UK Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Date Published (20/07/25)

AI can help UK SMEs boost efficiency, productivity, and service quality across sectors like local government, manufacturing, and financial services, using real examples to show how operations can improve while protecting jobs and supporting the UK economy

Practical impacts of implementing AI systems regulations for SMEs

Date Published (03/08/25)

We explore how to strike the right regulatory balance, ensuring safety without stifling SME innovation or productivity.

Enabling the UK to scale using AI

Date Published (17/08/25)

AI offers the UK a chance for transformative growth, but the challenge is turning research strength into nationwide business impact

Embedding AI into the UK school curriculum - written by school student (age 18)

Date Published (31/08/25)

From targeted learning for students and reduced administrative tasks for teachers – AI is already improving education systems worldwide. By integrating AI into our education system in the UK, we can improve student performance, support teachers in the classroom and create a more effective academic environment.

Opportunity for Everyone: AI for Accessibility

Date Published (02/09/25)

To demonstrate how AI can provide immediate, tangible benefits in accessibility, fostering, independence, inclusion, and dignity for individuals with disabilities and older adults.

Enabling AI Adoption for UK SMEs through Literacy, Skills and Talent

Date Published (07/09/25)

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds transformative potential for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), from boosting productivity to unlocking new services and markets. Yet despite increasing availability of AI tools, SME adoption remains low, with one of the most significant barriers being the lack of AI literacy, skills and specialist talent. This is in contrast to large organisations, which are showing a much higher degree of AI adoption

Accessible AI Security for UK SMEs

Date Published (07/09/25)

Current cybersecurity standards and certifications (such as Cyber Essentials) cover general IT cybersecurity hygiene, but there is a need for AI-specific, lightweight frameworks to safeguard the extra attack surface these innovations expose.

The secret to doing business with SMEs is to do business with SMEs

Date Published (22/09/25)

Despite years of reform and billions in procurement spending, small and medium sized enterprises
(SMEs) still win only 20% of direct central government contracts, a figure virtually
unchanged since 2019. How can this be addressed?

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