Maya Singer Hobbs, IPPR senior research fellow, reacted to Labour's announcement of a plan to extend and speed up bus franchising, and other changes it says are aimed at improving local bus services
The rollout of Laser weapons systems far quicker than expected, following defence procurement reforms, with DragonFire to be on Royal Navy warships from 2027.
New results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) include the largest 3D map ever made of the Universe.
The UK and the Republic of Korea announced today, they are pressing forward with plans for the upcoming wave of global discussions on the safe development of Artificial Intelligence technologies, with the AI Seoul Summit scheduled for May 21st and 22nd, which will take place partially virtually.
Concerns have been raised about some of the DPDI Bill's provisions, some of which stem from misunderstandings of the Bill's approach and its legislative intent. techUK addresses these misconceptions.
The Digital and Quantum Business Incubation Centres are helping start-ups to bridge the gap between science and business.
Announced in September 2021, AUKUS is a trilateral Defence and Security agreement between the United Kingdom, United States and Australia.
Danielle Jefferies, Senior Analyst at The King's Fund, commented on the latest monthly NHS performance data
There have been two turning points in trends in life expectancy in England this century. From 2011, increases in life expectancy slowed after decades of steady improvement, prompting much debate about the causes. Then, in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic was a more significant turning point, causing a sharp fall in life expectancy, the magnitude of which has not been seen since World War II.
As the Mayoral election is approaching, techUK asked the Centre for the New Midlands for their ‘asks' of the winning candidate.
Through Rounds 1-3 of the PropTech Innovation Fund, we have funded 65 pilots involving 47 different LPAs. This blog post outlines the top five barriers identified through our pilots and research. If these are addressed, we believe they will help enable the adoption of digital engagement tools at scale.
This week (Monday 8 to Friday 12 April) we will be exploring the role the technology industry is playing to support digital transformation in the public sector. #techUKDigitalPS
In this latest white paper from techUK member OneID®, it points the financial services and payments industry to an effective solution to one of the most pressing challenges in the UK's digital economy. The paper presents an analytical view of the current payment infrastructure, the safeguards in place, how fraudsters circumvent them, and how strong digital identity verification can close the gates to fraudsters
The spring Budget 2024 announced £3.4 billion funding for NHS technology and transformation to drive productivity improvements and support the NHS Long-term Workforce Plan. The money is earmarked to be provided over a three-year period, starting from April 2025.
From March to October 2023, we worked closely with 8 pilot councils to identify the most common challenges that consistently block local government digital transformation work. In this blog post, we're excited to share some of the key findings from our pilot report.
Before the pandemic, the average adult consumed around 270 calories a week from takeaways.
In this post, Greg Winfield, Head of User-Centred Policy Design at DLUHC, talks about how adding user-centred design support at the spend control gateway spreads digital thinking across policy-making.
April is set to showcase the most spectacular displays in the cosmos, from a partial solar eclipse to a glimpse of the Lyrids meteor shower.
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday 1 April 2024, which will see the US and UK AI Safety Institutes work together to develop tests for advanced AI models.
techUK is excited to announce a formal partnership agreement with Policing Insight and Policing TV.
The Cabinet Office has published a Carbon Reduction Contract Schedule to assist all central government departments, their executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies with integrating sustainability goals into public procurement contracts. The Schedule has been accompanied by a new Procurement Policy Note (PPN 01/24)
If we want high quality, highly qualified people delivering public services then we can't let their pay fall relative to what's available elsewhere.
Emerging public attitudes towards transport in modern Britain have been revealed in a new survey, commissioned by IPPR.
Sally Warren, Director of Policy at The King's Fund commented on the 2024/25 priorities and operational planning guidance, published by NHS England
UK Government makes new investment into Semiconductor innovation
