UK Council for Science and Technology Publishes AI Sovereignty Advice

The UK Council for Science and Technology published a letter to AI Minister Kanishka Narayan on October 19, 2026, setting out four recommendations for building national AI sovereignty. Proposals include a sovereignty plan mapped across compute, data, skills and models, a single accountable owner, investment in people and datasets, and trusted access to leading global models alongside domestic capabilities.

• The letter is dated July 30, 2026 and signed by the Council's co-chairs
• First recommendation: an AI sovereignty plan mapped across compute, data, skills and models
• Pilots proposed for national security, health and education with public engagement
• Council suggests allocating national AI compute for trials of open-weight and smaller domestic models