Government cuts £1.3bn of UK tech and AI funding

Government cuts £1.3bn of UK tech and AI funding

Government cuts £1.3bn of UK tech and AI funding Labour said the previous Conservative administration had not allocated the funding in spending plans. ![The Government said it was pulling together its own plans to invest in computer infrastructure (PA)](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/02/09/6eb7d5ba9f926802a5ea79228acd314dY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIyNjcwODI3-2.76872990.jpg) The new Labour Government has shelved £1.3 billion of “unfunded” investment for UK tech and AI projects promised by the Conservatives. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said no new funding for the programmes had been allocated in the …