Britain and the United States are about to sign a historic technology agreement
Coinciding with the anticipated visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to the United Kingdom, the technological relations between the two countries have entered a new advanced phase with the announcement by the British Embassy in Washington of a high-level agreement in preparation.
The embassy stated on Saturday that the United Kingdom and the United States are preparing to sign an important technology agreement in the coming days aimed at enhancing cooperation between the technology sectors of both countries, which are valued at about one trillion dollars each, "which will support the opportunities available to companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic."
This partnership, whose final details are still under negotiation, will focus on key technologies including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, communications, and quantum computing.
In this context, British Technology Minister Liz Kendall, who took office on September 5, commented in the statement: "Advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing, will change our lives."
President Trump is scheduled to arrive in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for his second official visit, expected to last three days, accompanied by a high-level delegation of senior American executives, including Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.
In connection with the statement, BlackRock plans to invest $700 million in British data centers, as part of a series of deals expected to be announced during the visit.
This agreement comes to enhance the path of technological cooperation between the two countries, after they launched joint action plans in the field of artificial intelligence at the beginning of the year, while American companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are intensifying their international activities by opening offices in London, while British companies like DeepMind continue to invest in transatlantic cooperation.
