Getting the Public Sector Future-Ready - Guest blog by Oliver Hester at FDM
Read FDM's blog on the digital skills gap and its impact on reducing organizational efficiency.
Updated: Thu Jul 04 2024
OFEME symposium to be biggest so far
The fifth annual event will bring together themes including quantum, AI, electronic systems, antennas and space technologies.
Updated: Thu Jul 04 2024
IFG - The next government has just days to avoid a prisons emergency: heres what it could do
The next government must immediately decide how to free up thousands of prisons places.
Updated: Wed Jul 03 2024
IFS: Levelling up: its time to step up
The gap in employment rates between the best- and worst-performing areas is at its widest since 2005, says Christine Farquharson.
Updated: Wed Jul 03 2024
techUK co-signs a letter urging the next government to modernise the UKs data protection framework
techUK, along with several other leading business groups, industry leaders, and experts, has co-signed a letter urging the next Government to modernise the UK's data protection framework through a set of reforms that foster innovation for economic and societal growth, while maintaining high data protection standards.
Updated: Wed Jul 03 2024
How the next Government can help the UK tech sector thrive internationally
techUK is delighted to see that each of the key manifestos highlighted the importance of international trade in boosting the UK economy, improving productivity, creating jobs, and augmenting commercial and diplomatic relationships around the world.
Updated: Tue Jul 02 2024
The Kings Fund: Scenes in Channel 4 Dispatches AE episode truly harrowing
Chief Analyst at The King's Fund, recently commented on Channel 4 Dispatches Undercover A&E: NHS in crisis, Siva Anandaciva.
Updated: Tue Jul 02 2024
IFG - How Keir Starmer can knock down the 10 biggest barriers to Labours 2030 clean power plan
A potential Labour government will face 10 big barriers to hitting its 2030 clean power target - and would need a plan for week one, month one and its first 100 days in power to overcome them, says a new Institute for Government report.
Updated: Fri Jun 28 2024
JRF - Hundreds of charities push for hardship to be top of Prime Ministers priorities from day one
Over 200 organisations committed to ending poverty have called on the people most likely to be the next Prime Minister to put tackling hardship at the top of their agenda from day one.
Updated: Fri Jun 28 2024
UK Data Centres Digital Economy Report 2024
techUK is seeking to commission the research and a report into the contribution data centres play to the UK's economy 2024.
Updated: Fri Jun 28 2024
Crops to Code: The role of data in fostering sustainable agricultural trade and responsible supply chains | Report with
Access our report on the impact of data in driving sustainable agricultural trade and responsible supply chains.
Updated: Thu Jun 27 2024
IEA - Tsunami of new red tape in party manifestos, warns new IEA briefing
Manifestos contain 361 policies to increase regulatory burden, with just 67 to decrease it
Updated: Thu Jun 27 2024
Esteemed UK space sector colleagues recognised in King's Birthday Honours 2024
The King's Birthday Honours saw UK space sector colleagues recognised for their work's contributions. The UK Space Agency celebrates and congratulates these space pioneers.
Updated: Wed Jun 26 2024
EU Energy Efficiency Directive EED - EUDCA Knowledge Hub
The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) introduces a reporting obligation for data centre operators in the EU. The reporting scheme may be the first step towards the introduction of further measures to improve the sustainable development of the data centre industry, such as minimum performance standards or a labelling scheme.
Updated: Wed Jun 26 2024
Party Manifestos: Breakdown of sustainability-related commitments
Earlier this month, we saw the publication of all party manifestos ahead of the upcoming general election. But what did Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats commit to in terms of sustainability?
Updated: Wed Jun 26 2024
The Kings Fund - Key facts and figures about the NHS
What's the NHS annual budget? How many doctors and nurses are there? What's the cost of an operation?
Updated: Wed Jun 26 2024
The Kings Fund comments on ongoing industrial action
Siva Anandaciva, Chief Analyst at The King's Fund comments on ongoing industrial action in the NHS, ahead of junior doctor strikes beginning on Thursday 27 June
Updated: Wed Jun 26 2024
Want to join techUKs AI and Data Analytics Leadership Committee? Nominations are now open
Submit your nomination to join techUK's AI and Data Analytics Committee!
Updated: Wed Jun 26 2024
KPMG report: three ways to make AI work
Learn more from KPMG on agent augmentation, enterprise augmentation and cognitive agents.
Updated: Tue Jun 25 2024
IFS - Cuts to council services likely unless cost pressures abate even with the biggest council tax increases for 20 ye
Cuts to some council services are likely unless spending pressures abate, even with big increases in council tax and especially in more deprived areas
Updated: Mon Jun 24 2024
techUK Local Digital Index 2024
techUK is looking to commission the production and publication of the 2024 iteration of the Local Digital Index and report to show the strength of regional tech ecosystems across the United Kingdom
Updated: Mon Jun 24 2024
Work Foundation - Unequal access to sick pay and time off work risks deepening UKs long-term health crisis
More than a million UK workers are unable to claim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) due to their low earnings and may feel forced to work when they are ill, a new report warns.
Updated: Mon Jun 24 2024
IEA - Bank of England wrong to not cut rates
Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on the Bank of England's decision to hold the Bank Rate at 5.25%
Updated: Fri Jun 21 2024
IEA - Inflation data makes interest rate cut a lot easier
Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs Commented on inflation falling to the Bank of England's target of 2 per cent in May
Updated: Thu Jun 20 2024
IEA - New book reveals why economists and central bankers failed to predict the cost of living crisis
Leading economist Professor Tim Congdon calls for a shift in the Bank of England's approach to controlling inflation.
Updated: Thu Jun 20 2024