1. Policy update for data centres
I’m Emma Fryer from techUK. I sit between industry – the data centre industry – and government, or in other words between a rock and a hard place.

2. What do we do?
TechUK provides a collective voice for the digital technology sector in the UK.
Our data centre activity sits within that wider landscape.
Informing policy
Representing the sector in policy dialogue
Collating data
Setting the record straight: Data Centres and Power
Explaining who we are: Data Centres for Tiny Tots
Cooperating with other bodies
Identifying business risks
What I mainly spend my time doing is explaining the sector to people who
Don’t understand it
Aren’t interested in it
But nevertheless have policy responsibility for it.

3. What have we done? Changed the law
Obtained a tax concession for the industry
Gained government recognition for the sector
Alerted members to a range of business risks
Resisted inappropriate regulation
Mitigated the adverse effects of regulation
Informed the policy process
Provided an objective expert stakeholder forum
What I mainly spend my time doing is explaining the sector to people who
Don’t understand it
Aren’t interested in it
But nevertheless have policy responsibility for it.

4. How do we work? 20 20
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What I mainly spend my time doing is explaining the sector to people who
Don’t understand it
Aren’t interested in it
But nevertheless have policy responsibility for it.
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5. Contacts & links
Policy contact: Links: