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An overview of Accenture news in the UK:

Europe seeking greater AI sovereignty amid geopolitical friction Concerns around fraught supply chains and geopolitical tensions are giving rise to demands for ‘sovereign AI’, as nations seek to develop and deploy the technology, without being reliant on overseas
20 November 2025
UK AI talent pool increasingly shifting to North West A new study from Accenture has found that the UK’s technology talent pool enjoyed double-digit growth in the last six months.
01 August 2024
European companies could gain $3 trillion by closing tech gap North American companies have been quick to adopt new technologies such as generative AI, and believe they are already reaping the rewards.
12 July 2023
Alantra advises sale of Objectivity to Accenture Global deals advisory firm Alantra has played a key role in the deal which saw Accenture agree to purchase Objectivity.
16 May 2023
Lack of tech-leadership 'hindering' European transformation efforts The majority of large companies across the world’s largest economies are confident in their ability to innovate and adapt, as they look to survive the recession.
18 January 2023
Nine-in-ten bank boards lack professional technology experience Around 90% of board directors at leading banks have confessed to lacking professional technology experience.
06 April 2021
Meet UK's 80 female technology leaders of tomorrow Eighty professionals have been named a ‘Future Star of Tech’, of which around twenty work in the consulting industry.
01 June 2020
The top technology trends for 2020 and 2021 Technology has become an intrinsic part of life – deeply embedded in how governments, businesses and people work and live.
17 February 2020
Large and SME consulting firms on government's DOS4 framework The UK government has selected nearly 3,000 large, mid-sized and boutique consulting firms, digital agencies and technology providers for its Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 framework (DOS4).
21 October 2019
The professional services firms that are helping NHS embrace technology The NHS has appointed nearly 80 consulting firms, IT consultancies, system integrators, healthcare specialists and other profesional services provides to its Health Systems Support (HSS) Framework.
29 October 2018
Digital skills gap could cost UK £141 billion in GDP growth If G20 countries fail to adapt to meet the needs of the new technological era, they could be in line to miss out on as much as $1.5 trillion in GDP growth over the next 10 years.
03 October 2018
Eight in ten CFOs spearheading digital transformation According to a new study, finance directors are increasingly leading the charge for digital change within companies as their role pivots away from the traditional accounting function.
17 September 2018
Venture capital investment in FinTech reaches record $27.4 billion high Global investment in FinTechs by venture capital grew to a record $27.4 billion in 2017, spurred on by high deal value in the US, UK and India.
17 April 2018
Digital disruption is becoming mainstream, four strategies to keep an edge Despite the widespread buzz surrounding ‘digital disruption’, its impact so far has been limited to well-known sectors, such as travel (Booking.
27 February 2018
Accenture Technology launches AI testing services Accenture Technology has launched a new set of Artificial Intelligence Testing Services.
22 February 2018
WEF and professional services firms team up to launch IT skills platform The World Economic Forum has partnered with 10 professional services firms in order to deliver a new re-skilling platform.
19 February 2018
Advisors partner World Summit Artificial Intelligence Accenture, Synechron and Oxyma subsidiary aFrogleap have joined the World Summit Artificial Intelligence, an event hosting the full ecological system of Artificial Intelligence (AI) under one roof.
11 October 2017
Accenture and CGI buy technology consulting firms in North America Accenture and CGI have each completed an acquisition in North America.
11 September 2017
Accenture, Cognizant, Brickendon and Infosys recognised for DevOps skills Top firms offering their expertise within the IT and Technology services sector have been recognised by the 2017 DevOps awards.
25 August 2017
Smarter distribution networks required to meet changing energy demand Distributed energy generation is taking off as economics, sustainability and new technologies converge.
22 June 2017
Large advertising firms likely prey for consulting and IT giants One of the top six advertising groups is likely to be purchased by giants in management consultancy or IT, who are increasingly encroaching on the lucrative advertising market, according to a mergers
19 May 2017
Accenture opens Digital Hub in Chicago to serve tech economy Accenture has added a new hub in Chicago to its growing global cohort of Digital Hubs.
28 October 2016
Accenture: Digital payment systems rise slowly as awareness grows Digital payment systems are becoming more prevalent, as new technologies are rolling out. Consumers switching to the new systems remains key to their success.
26 October 2016
FinTech booming in Asia-Pacific, market nears $10 billion mark The Asia-Pacific region has seen a boom in FinTech investments over the past six years, jumping from a mere 10 deals valued at $100 million in 2010 to 192 deals with a total value of more than $9.6 billion.
15 September 2016
Cushman & Wakefield hires Accenture for back office transformation Real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield has launched a large scale back office transformation.
05 September 2016
Accenture invests €500,000 in RoboValley, innovation hub for robotics International consulting firm Accenture has invested €500,000 into RoboValley, a Netherlands-based hub for startups specialised in robotics.
22 August 2016
The top 15 digital consulting firms in the Netherlands IBM, Capgemini and Atos are according to executives and managers in the Netherlands the country’s best consultancy firms in the field of digital consulting.
28 July 2016
Consumer interest in connected cars gaining speed in top markets In the coming decades hundreds of millions of new cars will be connected cars.
23 May 2016
Accenture, Bilfinger, Deloitte & IBM win mega deal with Thames Water Accenture, Bilfinger, Deloitte and IBM have following a competitive tender process won a mega deal with Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water and sewerage company.
03 May 2016
Accenture creates 300 additional jobs in San Antonio Accenture Federal Services recently announced the creation of 300 new jobs at its Technology and Innovation Center in San Antonio, Texas.
11 March 2016
Accenture expands financial services blockchain footprint Blockchain technology is estimated to have the potential to save the financial services industry up to $20 billion by 2021.
23 February 2016
Digital both enabler and accelerator of growth strategies As the business environment becomes more complex due to competition, digital technologies and changes in consumer behaviour, companies are increasingly using cost cutting measures to fund new growth
18 February 2016

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