CCIA UK

“It’s quite something to kind of have the regulatory and the spending elements here going in completely different directions.” thetimes.com/uk/technology-…

CCIA’s London office Director Matthew Sinclair is quoted in a Times article on the UK government’s change in Copyright policy when it comes to AI. 1/2

Without competitive protections for AI training, Britain will fall behind the U.S., EU, and Japan—and stifling the innovators it claims to champion, warns CCIA’s Matthew Sinclair. Read more: ccianet.org/news/2026/03/c… 2/2

UK backs away from AI copyright reform while going the wrong way on regulation, undermining its own ambition to lead in the “defining technology of our era”. 1/2

While concerns remain, limiting access to UK training data or forcing firms to share sensitive info could worsen reliability, privacy, and security risks.. Read more: buff.ly/r27QSiD

A recent poll shows UK voters are increasingly benefiting from #AI and support regulations that enable research and training. 1/2

Avoiding overly prescriptive regulation helps safeguard security, maintain service quality, and support a stronger UK digital economy. ccianet.org/news/2026/02/c… 2/2

CCIA welcomes the voluntary App Store commitments announced by Apple and Google following CMA concerns, an encouraging step toward flexible, innovation-friendly oversight. 1/2

A majority say that it would be concerning if the UK regulates AI more than other countries, potentially slowing innovation and leading companies, talent, or investment to move elsewhere. Read more: ccianet.org/news/2026/02/b… 2/2

A new poll finds that voters support the UK allowing AI models to learn from publicly available online content such as websites, blogs, news articles, forums, and images. 1/2

#Competition, costs, and customer choice. Read more from our survey: ccianet.org/news/2026/02/n… 5/5

Restrictive licensing terms carry enormous weight in UK IT procurement. 92% of decision-makers say equal rights for Microsoft software across cloud providers would change their buying decisions, showing how licensing, not performance, is shaping... 4/5

New research shows restrictive software licensing is acting as a hidden tax on UK businesses and public services, raising costs, limiting flexibility, and slowing digital transformation. 67% of UK IT leaders say legacy licenses undermine productivity. 1/5

Read our statement: ccianet.org/news/2026/01/c… 2/2

As the CMA consults on conduct requirements for Google Search, CCIA urges a proportionate, innovation-first approach. Overly prescriptive rules risk delaying new services, degrading the search experience, and costing millions of UK users time and frustration. 1/2

...unprecedented powers without the guardrails that should protect companies against disproportionate or simply misguided attacks on their businesses.” nytimes.com/2025/12/16/bus… 2/2

As the U.S. and U.K. weigh next steps on a tech deal, CCIA UK’s Matthew Sinclair (@mjhsinclair) told @nytimes: "The U.K. should do more to address barriers to trade in digital services, whether that is taxes that single out U.S. multinationals or regulators wielding... 1/2

As leading exporters of digital services, the US and UK should be deepening cooperation, not letting discriminatory digital taxes and overreaching regulation stand in the way of a stronger partnership, notes CCIA’s Matthew Sinclair. Read more: ccianet.org/news/2025/12/c…

The US and UK should prioritize cooperation on a trade deal that is in keeping with our longstanding relationship. 1/2