27 Jan Dr Mike Lynch OBE FREng FRS writes for London First on why 2021 could mark an inflection point on the UK’s tech roadmap. With an unapologetically pro-tech government at its helm, post-Brexit Britain has the opportunity to move faster than its European counterparts and adopt forward-looking regulatory frameworks to facilitate innovation. Mike Lynch: “To retain our relevance on the global stage, Britain must nurture its tech assets to generate the giants of British business and harness the associated benefits of technical talent, spin-off start-ups and angel investors.”

“It’s our innovation and our openness to the future and now the freedom we have to implement that, that will allow Britain to become the place you go to do technology.” Dr Mike Lynch on why the UK has the opportunity to move faster, put in place forward-looking regulatory frameworks and become the go-to country for the world’s brightest tech entrepreneurs and most exciting advancements. The first step? Communicating this mission to the public.

Dr Mike Lynch OBE discusses the strategic important of the UK’s technology sector and why we must defend and bolster our tech companies if we want to protect Britain’s sovereignty. Watch more Invoke Insights videos here.

Hear from Dr Mike Lynch OBE on how the British government can maximise the opportunity presented by Brexit for the tech sector; the importance of signposting the UK’s aspirations to be a tech leader, and the regulatory frameworks we need to achieve this. View more videos from Invoke Capital here.

Dr Mike Lynch, OBE — June 2019 London Tech Week is in full swing, offering some rare good news in our current political climate: all signs point to growth. The UK, together with the US and China, leads the way in creating fast-growing global tech companies. Over $5 billion have…

Dr Mike Lynch, OBE — August, 2018 Advances in mathematics and computing have meant that in recent years we have made huge progress in machine learning, and a number products that incorporate self-learning algorithms are widely available to companies and consumers alike. The most obvious examples of these are the…

Dr. Mike Lynch, OBE — February 2017 It strikes me, as we move deeper into the era of fake news and the leader of the free world discredits long-established news organizations with a stab of his finger in the air, that trust is becoming more important than ever. As is…

Dr. Mike Lynch, OBE — September 2016 I was recently asked by a very wise journalist whether I agreed with him that “data is the new oil”. It is a very good question. After all, oil powers modern life, from cars to kettles as well as the digital device you…

Dr. Mike Lynch, OBE — July 2016 I have written many times about how we carry supercomputers in our pocket, capable of making intricate calculations at a much faster speed than desktops a decade ago. Furthermore, as we have repeatedly discussed, our smartphones can see and hear, and as applications…