Building useful software for UK industry
Notes on how Blocks helps businesses across the UK Government's IS-8 priority sectors build practical applications with AI-assisted development.
What is Blocks?
Blocks is Make More Digital's platform for building intelligent business applications. It is modular, composable technology: pre-built components that snap together to create workflows, AI agents and data pipelines without the usual development overhead.
The UK Government's 2025 Modern Industrial Strategy identifies eight priority sectors, the "IS-8", intended to improve growth, investment and productivity. Blocks is built for businesses in those sectors that need software sooner.
Explore the Blocks platformBritain's next reinvention will be measured in productivity
Britain has reinvented itself before: coal, factories, finance. The next shift is less tidy. It will come from making slow, expensive work cheaper and more reliable with AI automation.
How Blocks helps advanced manufacturers run cleaner production systems
How Make More Digital's Blocks platform helps advanced manufacturers build production systems, improve quality control and compete in one of the UK's priority sectors.
How Blocks helps clean-energy companies manage more moving parts
How Make More Digital's Blocks platform helps renewable-energy developers optimise generation, manage storage and move faster towards net zero.
How Blocks helps creative companies keep production under control
How Make More Digital's Blocks platform helps agencies and studios manage projects, simplify workflows and deliver good work with less waste.
How Blocks supports secure defence operations
How Make More Digital's Blocks platform helps defence organisations build secure operational systems without losing the pace modern threats demand.
How Blocks helps technology companies ship software faster
Learn how Make More Digital's Blocks platform helps technology companies build better software faster with AI-assisted development and secure infrastructure.
How Blocks helps financial firms automate without losing control
How Make More Digital's Blocks platform helps banks, insurers and fintechs automate compliance, manage risk and serve customers better.
How Blocks helps life-sciences teams move research along
How Make More Digital's Blocks platform helps pharmaceutical and biotech companies speed research, manage trials and bring treatments to patients sooner.
How Blocks helps professional-services firms spend less time on admin
How Make More Digital's Blocks platform helps law firms, consultancies and accountancies simplify operations, serve clients better and grow profitably.
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