Tech

  • Remove planning barriers to 5G adoption by allowing 5G Small Cells under permitted development.

     
  • BySector regulators such as Ofcom, OfGem and Ofwat should be given a new mandate to promote innovation within each respective sector. 

  • Commit to the auctioning off of more public spectrum airspace with allowance for a secondary market to develop. 

  • Ban local governments from capping or restricting ridesharing services like Uber etc. 

  • Treat data-mining by Machine Learning (ML) firms as fair use under copyright to allow innovative firms access large high-quality datasets.  

  • Eliminate EU Net Neutrality Restrictions. 

  • Commit the UK to repeal of the EU’s Copyright Directive post-Brexit: 
    • Replace it with GDPR instead. 

  • Commit to repeal of the EU’s Link Tax after Brexit. 

  • Aim to get The Digital Economy as an overall percentage of the UK economy to at least 25% of GDP by 2050. 

  • Set up a commission that looks at the most effective way the government is able to harness the Fourth Industrial Revolution.