The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced a new UK-Netherlands partnership on science and tech.
The deal has been agreed by ministers from both countries and focuses on advancing clean energy to medical research, and to support for the UK’s semiconductor innovators.
The agreement sets out how the 2 countries will forge closer ties in their work in AI, quantum, and semiconductors to be forces for economic growth and to help tackle major challenges facing both countries, from climate change to healthcare.
The UK’s minister for AI and online safety, Kanishka Narayan, and the Netherlands’ cabinet minister for economic affairs, Vincent Karremans, signed the UK-Netherlands Innovation Partnership at a meeting in London on 11 November.
DSIT stated that the UK and the Netherlands are well-placed to collaborate on the UK’s semiconductor clusters in South Wales and Scotland.
The UK and the Netherlands are exploring new forms of computing, inspired by the workings of the human brain, to make future AI systems more powerful and sustainable
UK minister for AI and online safety, Kanishka Narayan, said: “Breakthrough technologies like AI and quantum are at the heart of our ambitions for economic growth, better public services, and national renewal.
“These fields are already delivering breakthroughs: from life-saving medicines to next-gen batteries for clean energy, these breakthroughs are already changing lives.
“By partnering with the Netherlands, we can accelerate innovation and deliver more impact, faster.”
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