Taso Tech Talks

It’s been a busy year in tech policy in the UK and EU, with rapid technological developments and the ticking of the electoral clock in both territories accelerating an already fast moving political and regulatory environment. So with the summer recess upon us, we thought it was the perfect time to take stock of what’s happened in both territories to help you get on top of the tech policy agenda. G...

Tech policy has become front page news, with topics such as AI, online safety and even encryption rising up the media agenda. But why has it become central to the news debate? And what does that mean for businesses trying to influence the political agenda through the press? In this month’s Taso Tech Talks, George Osborn, Director of Policy Communications at Taso Advisory, chats to Matt Honeycombe-...

Artificial intelligence has leapt up the news and business agenda, with regulators increasingly interested in getting to grips with its revolutionary technologies. But what approach is the UK planning to take with its AI White Paper and what will this mean for business? Mia Bartoloni, Policy Manager at Taso Advisory, was joined by Camilla De Coverly Veale, Policy Director at Coadec, and Guillaume...

The European Union is cementing its position as the global centre of digital and tech policy, shaping the regulatory environment for business across the world. But why has the EU embraced this role and what does this mean for companies navigating the landscape? Simone Casadei Pastorino, Director at Taso Advisory, spoke to Jillian Mertsch, Senior Director of Government Affairs at Qualcomm, and Kai...

Mia Bartoloni, Policy Manager at Taso Advisory, caught up with Chantal Swainston, Senior PR manager at Wise and Founder of The Heard, and Dani Dhiman, Policy Manager at TechUK, to discuss what it means to be a woman in tech and tech policy in time for International Women’s Day.  They discussed how they joined the world of tech and tech policy (1:45), the challenges facing women in tech genera...

Lulu Freemont, a Director at Taso Advisory, is joined by Vicki Shotbolt, CEO of Parent Zone, and Harry Eccles-Williams, Managing Associate at Mishcon de Reya, to discuss the Online Safety Bill, its impact, and what it should and should not cover. They cover the history and ambition of the Online Safety Bill (1:45), the impact the Bill will have on adults using the internet (2:55), the impact of th...

Ben Greenstone, Managing Director at Taso Advisory, and Matt Peake, Global Director of Public Policy at Onfido, discuss the purpose of the policy function in scaleups, and how to make the business see the value of the function. They cover off the role of a scaleup policy team (1:35), what you need to give the business as a policy professional (2:40), carving out a policy team's internal reputation...

Lulu Freemont, Director at Taso Advisory, and Rt Hon Baroness Morgan, former DCMS Secretary of State and Chair of the Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee, discuss online fraud, the Committee's report, and what the Government, regulators and companies can do to protect consumers. They discuss what the Committee covered and how they gathered evidence (1:51), how we should define fraud to best...

Ben Greenstone, Managing Director at Taso Advisory, Margot James, Chair at Taso Advisory, and Joel Gladwin, Director at Taso Advisory, explore what the UK's new Prime Minister and his team mean for tech policy and tech companies. They cover off the Government and Prime Minister's general view on tech (1:50), potential tensions between the Prime Minister and his Cabinet (5:03), potential changes to...

Ben Greenstone, Managing Director of Taso Advisory, and Saskia King, Legal Director at Bird & Bird, explore the UK's efforts to create a new regulatory regime for digital markets and the tech companies operating in them. They cover off an overview of the proposed approach (1:35), the enforcement tools available to the new regulator (4:00), where the UK is now compared to the EU (5:10), what th...