Lord Markham’s keynote speech given yesterday at London Tech Week 2023.
I’m delighted to be here with you all today at our annual Health Tech Summit in collaboration with London Tech Week.
As you will have heard from the Prime Minister earlier today, this government has a clear mission – to make the UK the most innovative economy in the world. The UK tech industry is one of the engines for economic growth and a clear representation of our plan to cement the UK’s status as a Science and Technology ‘Superpower’ by 2030.
Last year, the UK became just the third country in the world to have a tech sector valued at $1 trillion. It is the biggest in Europe by some distance and behind only the US and China globally.
I want to illustrate my passion about the role of innovation and technology in improving the health of our nation, and how I’ve seen the power they hold first-hand….
