Rigby Group has brought together senior technology leaders to unveil a new blueprint for UK AI leadership, urging swift action to turn ambition into tangible progress.
The Project Sovereign AI Leadership (SAIL) Taskforce, chaired by Steve Rigby, CEO of Rigby Group, united leaders from organisations including Microsoft, Nvidia, Cisco, BT, Barclays and OneAdvanced. Their goal: to review progress since the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan and pinpoint what must happen next to secure the UK’s long-term competitiveness.
The taskforce’s report, Project SAIL: Mobilising the Nation, recognises the UK’s strong vision for AI but stresses that success depends on deeper collaboration between government, industry, local leaders and communities. It calls for action on digital infrastructure, talent development and building public confidence.
With time limited to earn public support for the infrastructure underpinning AI growth, the taskforce proposes a national “Prosperity Compact” linking government, business, places and citizens. Ten core recommendations are outlined to accelerate compute capacity, strengthen the skills pipeline and define a practical framework for sovereign AI.
Steve Rigby, CEO of Rigby Group and Chair of the Project SAIL Taskforce, said:
“AI is the defining technology of our generation, but realising its £75 billion economic potential demands collective mobilisation. A clear Prosperity Compact between government, industry and communities can give Britain the infrastructure, skills and momentum it needs for a digital future. This taskforce isn’t here to produce another strategy—it’s here to drive the meaningful actions that will speed the UK’s shift to an AI-enabled economy.”
As a long-standing UK investor and the owner of SCC, Europe’s largest privately owned technology solutions business, Rigby Group convened Project SAIL to combine industry insight with practical solutions to keep the UK globally competitive in the AI era.
Read Project SAIL: Mobilising the Nation to explore the taskforce’s recommendations and discover how your organisation can play a role in building the UK’s AI future.