This is the Royal Society’s response to the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s policy paper: Digital Revolution: Driving growth and unlocking innovation. Our response draws from the Royal Society’s policy work, in particular our reports and publications relating to data, AI and digital technologies.
The Royal Society welcomes the paper and its pro-growth, responsible innovation messaging, which we regularly promote in our work. The Society agrees that the UK is a leading nation in the responsible development of technology in shaping regulation for technology and research which balances the need for trust with the value of innovation. In particular, our response focuses on the nature of digital regulation and sustainability and regulation.