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MPs endorse Ian Cheshire Ofcom chair appointment

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons has endorsed the government’s preferred candidate, Sir Ian Cheshire, as the new chair of media and communications regulator Ofcom. The cross-party committee has produced a report setting out its endorsement of Sir Ian after holding a pre-appointment hearing on Wednesday May 20th. During […]

May 22, 2026By Colin Mann

MPs to quiz government’s preferred Ofcom Chair candidate

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons is to scrutinise the government’s preferred candidate for Ofcom Chair. The Committee will hold a pre-appointment hearing with Sir Ian Cheshire on May 20th. Cheshire is chair of Land Securities Group, Spire Healthcare Group, the King Charles III Charitable Fund, the corporate climate […]

May 15, 2026By Colin Mann

SITC Chair writes to Google, OpenAI on AI, copyright

Chi Onwurah, Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons, has written to Google and OpenAI requesting information on their response to the Government’s consultation on AI and copyright. In February 2025, the committee held a joint session with the Culture, Media and Sport Committee to examine the proposals […]

March 13, 2025By Colin Mann

MPs to probe AI, copyright law

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee and Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons will hold a joint evidence session on the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright law. The session, on February 4th, will consider the Government’s recently announced consultation on copyright and AI. MPs will examine the current […]

January 31, 2025By Colin Mann

MPs identify 12 AI governance challenges

With their colleagues on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee calling for a Government rethink on proposed AI copyright exemptions, an interim report from the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons sets out the Committee’s findings from its inquiry so far, and the twelve essential challenges that AI governance must […]

August 31, 2023By Colin Mann

MPs to probe AI in the creative industries

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold an evidence session on ‘Artificial intelligence and the arts: How is AI impacting the creative industries?’ as part of its governance of artificial intelligence (AI) inquiry, looking at the impact of AI in the creative industries, and the implications for […]

May 5, 2023By Colin Mann