Separate UK, EU tech sovereignty pushes risk fragmentation, lobby group says
( September 10, 2026, 00:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Separate pushes for tech sovereignty by the EU and the UK could create regulatory fragmentation and reduce opportunities in the wider European market, industry lobby group techUK said in a report Thursday. Proposing a new framework for EU-UK cooperation, the group urged politicians to negotiate mutual-recognition agreements and to create an "AI assurance partnership" between the UK's AI Security Institute and the EU's AI Office. It also warned that sovereignty measures could weaken UK-EU industrial cooperation and exclude UK firms from EU digital infrastructure projects.Report attached....
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