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Preparing for “Changes Unseen in a Century”: What to Expect From China’s New Five-Year Plan
Delivering AI Impact: A Leadership Agenda for Turning Technology into Public Value
For many low- and middle-income countries, artificial intelligence’s impact depends on focus, execution and leadership, rather than frontier competition.
Five Tests for Europe’s Security and Agency
Europe’s security and agency depend on supporting Ukraine, deterring Russia, and building defence capability at speed and scale in a harder world.
Open Source: How Middle Powers Can Build Influence in the Age of AI
Middle powers can thrive in AI by leveraging open-source ecosystems to enhance national capabilities and capture value without competing at the frontier.
Policing That Makes Britain Safer – Not Just Better at Counting Crime
Crime is at the heart of UK political debate, highlighting the need for effective policing reform and public-trust restoration.
Generation Ready: Scaling Safe, High-Quality AI in England’s Schools
Unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence in education requires a government action plan, clear standards, training and targeted investment.
Sovereignty in the Age of AI: Strategic Choices, Structural Dependencies and the Long Game Ahead
An agenda for states to strengthen AI sovereignty through strategic positioning, deliberate interdependence and effective technology governance.
Public-Service Reform in the Age of AI
The UK needs a new reform agenda – one that harnesses AI technologies to deliver public services that are personalised, preventative and always on.
Preparing for Tomorrow’s Multi-Speed, Multipolar World Order
To modernise the state, leaders should focus on building AI strategies, unlocking data, and reshaping energy and security systems for future resilience.
Reimagining the State: A Playbook for 2026
In a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, leaders must adapt early to new realities, build alliances, and shape frameworks around AI, climate and trade.
AI for Climate: Making Clean Energy Cheaper and Easier
AI can enable cleaner, cheaper and more reliable energy systems by automating when and how energy is used, cutting waste and easing strain on the grid.
Trust by Design: How Could Blockchain Help Reimagine Public-Service Delivery?
Blockchain can strengthen trust in public services by providing transparent records, secure transactions and verifiable data.
Tech & Digitalisation
Tech & Digitalisation
The US AI Opportunity: Global Leadership Starts at Home
Embedding artificial intelligence to transform public services can strengthen US leadership abroad and set a global example of effective AI-enabled governance.
Building on Success to Secure India’s Future Health
India’s obesity epidemic has led to a rise in preventable chronic diseases. Digital-health tools and strengthened data systems can deliver more effective care.
Rebooting the UK’s Tech-Diffusion Ecosystem to Drive Growth
Stronger tech diffusion can raise productivity by helping businesses adopt proven tools, skills and innovations at scale.
A New National Purpose: Reimagining UK Science and Technology Through Lovelace Disruptive Invention Laboratories
Lovelace disruptive invention labs would focus on vision-oriented, high-risk projects, accelerating breakthrough innovations and economic growth in the UK.
AI-Native Biotech Is an Opportunity for UK Leadership and Growth
A new era of biotechnology is being shaped by wealth-generating AI-native biotech companies – and the UK’s sovereign assets make it the perfect host for them.
Europe in the Age of AI: How Technology Leadership Can Boost Competitiveness and Security
By scaling digital infrastructure, embracing artificial intelligence and reforming tech regulation, Europe can strengthen its economy and strategic autonomy.
Live Canopy: Harnessing AI And Digital Innovation for Forest Conservation and Reforestation
Modern technology can improve forest management, reduce deforestation risks and mobilise higher-quality finance for conservation and restoration.
UK Budget 2025: A Growth Bargain for Government and Business
Ahead of the 2025 Budget, a call for a growth‑focused partnership between government and business, combining targeted investment, fiscal discipline and reforms.
A New National Purpose: A UK Quantum Strategy for Sovereignty and Scale
The UK must be more ambitious with its quantum strategy – focusing on R&D, commercialisation and sovereignty – in order to reap the economic rewards.
Scaling the Carbon-Removals Economy
Achieving climate goals requires scaling durable carbon removals through clear standards, effective incentives and coordinated public–private investment.
On Leadership: Young People Are Rewriting the Rules of Political Communication
Leaders need to update their political-communications strategies to most effectively engage young people, pivoting to authentic and informal content.
Can Moldova Point the Way Through Europe’s Rural-Depopulation Challenge?
To revitalise its rural communities and boost resilience, Moldova needs economic diversification, governance reform and new digital infrastructure.
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