Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates, explains why he’d like to see greater collaboration between industry and government to ensure the success of the UK tech sector.
During last week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Phillip Hammond noted that technological progress would help to drive the UK’s post-Brexit economy, adding that the country was on the verge of a technological revolution that would increase productivity and raise living standards.
The chancellor is right to acknowledge the UK tech sector as being at the heart of Britain’s long-term economic prosperity. The industry has the ambition and commitment to achieve this, but it will require consistency in political leadership and confidence in policymakers to deliver on its promises to the sector....