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A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NVIDIA and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) will see greater focus placed on Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT)
The UK government continues to court favour with AI chip giant NVIDIA, striking an MoU with the company this week to help inject AI into UK universities.
The MoU, signed by Sir Chris Bryant, Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms, and Ronnie Vasishta, NVIDIA’s SVP Telecom, will see DSIT facilitate greater collaboration between NVIDIA and academia, with the goal of developing new technologies and commercial use cases.
More specifically, the partnership seeks to leverage NVIDIA’s 6G Developer Program and Academic Grant Program, both of which make use of the chip giant’s AI Aerial platform and supporting technologies. These programs, NVIDIA says, will help UK researchers to develop and test new AI tools, testing technologies, and curated data sets to facilitate R&D.
Alongside the creation of new AI tools and technologies, the partnership is also aimed at contributing to global technology standards, particularly 6G.
The signing comes in tandem with NVIDA CEO Jensen Huang appearing on stage with Prime Minister Kier Starmer at London Tech Week 2025, promising to make the UK an ‘AI Maker, Not an AI Taker’. As part of this pledge, NVIDIA said it will be launching a new AI Technology Center seeking to offer ‘hands on’ training in AI, data science, and accelerated computing technologies.
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