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Tech predictions 2021
'Tis the season for Graham Hann's annual tech predictions for the year ahead. More 
Online harms: increased responsibility for user generated content in 2021
Adam Rendle and Alex Walton look at what to expect from the UK's plans to regulate online harms. More
What's next for data privacy?
Vin Bange makes his top five predictions for data privacy in 2021. More
Advertising the future: predictions for 2021
Simon Jupp looks at the issues likely to dominate the UK's advertising industry in 2021. More
Life sciences and healthcare predictions 2021: more politics
Alison Dennis and Justyna Ostrowska look at what 2021 holds for life sciences and healthcare in the context of COVID-19 and Brexit. More
New strategies for data in 2021
Xuyang Zhu and Maria Luchian look at parallel initiatives from the EU and the UK which will shape the future of data sharing in 2021 and the years to follow. More
2021 predictions: increased regulation of online platforms
Paolo Palmigiano, Xuyang Zhu and Debbie Heywood look at upcoming UK and EU initiatives which will impact platforms in 2021 and beyond. More
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Predictions 2021
We look at what to expect in the digital and tech space next year. The COVID-19 pandemic will have an enduring effect on policy, technology, and our lives, even as we (hopefully) start to emerge from its immediate impact, and the end of the Brexit transition period will also play a role in the UK and EU. Against this backdrop, we focus on wider issues set to take centre stage in 2021,covering online harms, regulation of platforms, big data and data privacy, life sciences and advertising.