Official Opening – Edward Ferguson
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UK digital sector employs over 3 million people, contributes £150 billion a year, has a combined market cap above £1 trillion and counts 144 unicorns; the UK convenes AI leaders at Bletchley Park where 28 states plus the EU sign a Bletchley declaration and create a global panel to assess frontier AI risks, with major firms agreeing to share models for safety testing; Serbia is rapidly building digital capacity and trade links (UK now third for services with Serbia), while the Petrov 1983 false alarm and a cited 5–50% extinction risk underline real stakes.
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