Northern Ireland/Business & Economy

Increase efficiency and reduce emissions with Crown Hosting

Crown Hosting customers benefit from best-in-class operation efficiency and a 99% reduction in carbon emissions

Updated: Fri Dec 31 2021

Prime Minister celebrates success of vaccine programme in New Years message

The Prime Minister hails success of vaccine programme and heroic public response to booster campaign in New Year's message.

Updated: Fri Dec 31 2021

How Payment Initiation Service Providers are changing the way citizens pay online

Our Payment Acceptance framework enables customers to maximise savings and online security with a fast and transparent solution.

Updated: Mon Dec 27 2021

How we work with logistics and warehousing suppliers to mitigate the risk of modern slavery

Modern slavery happens in the UK and is often hard to spot. We want to do all we can to work with our suppliers to address and mitigate the risks of modern slavery.

Updated: Mon Dec 27 2021

The Shed: A safe place to talk

Dean is a Continuous Improvement Manager at the Insolvency Service, and in this blog Dean looks at the thought process behind the creation of the agency's men's network 'The Shed'.

Updated: Fri Dec 24 2021

Behind the scenes at the Forward Thinking conference

Sarah describes the build-up and the planning for the recent Forward Thinking conference hosted by the Insolvency Service at Aston University.

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

The ONS announces appointment of two new Deputy National Statisticians

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) yesterday announced the appointment of two new Directors General.

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

The top four Christmas movie project managers

Blog posted by: Richard Young, 22 Dec 2021.

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

Ukraine stands firm, but its allies must do likewise

Pressing Kyiv to settle at gunpoint is unlikely to deliver Moscow its desired outcome but will drag both parties into a long conflict at the heart of Europe.

Updated: Wed Dec 22 2021

Africa and climate change: Time for urgent action

African leaders and negotiators came to COP26 with well-coordinated joint policy positions and high ambition. But the result fell short of what they need.

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

How chartered status can boost your career as a project professional

Blog posted by: James Elliott, 21 Dec 2021.

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Rescon 4.0: user research conference

The 4th Annual ResCon (user research conference) was held on 12 and 13 October this year. Over 100 professional user researchers came together virtually to hear from a number of external speakers. Making Reconnections This year's theme for the ...

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Skills development must be at the heart of government projects

Blog posted by: Andrew Baldwin, 20 Dec 2021.

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Thinking of a career change? Switch to be a Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) professional

3 professionals reflect on how and why they changed career path and share top tips for making the switch.

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Your route to minibus procurement

Minibuses are an important and flexible part of your fleet but the procurement process can be complicated. Our Fleet experts offer advice and guidance.

Updated: Tue Dec 21 2021

Creating specialist skills in the service management office

Blog posted by: Kirandeep Singh Kalra - Continual Service Improvement (CSI) Lead, 17 December 2021.

Updated: Mon Dec 20 2021

Russian treaty proposals hark back to post-Cold War era

With increased tension and military forces on Ukraine's border, Russia's proposed treaties with the US and NATO are a strange tactic, but must not be dismissed.

Updated: Mon Dec 20 2021

Dont shy away from your true self when youre at work

Blog posted by: Deborah Lewis, 15 Dec 2021.

Updated: Fri Dec 17 2021

Global study seeks to clarify project profession salaries and career structures

UK project professionals are being invited to take part in a research initiative that will shine new light on our profession.

Updated: Fri Dec 17 2021

How public support has helped small businesses throughout the pandemic

A guest blog post by the British Library. Find out how small local businesses have been able to thrive and grow throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic due to an increase in public support.

Updated: Fri Dec 17 2021

Phoney peace fails to break Armenia-Azerbaijan deadlock

Since a ceasefire brought the 2020 Karabakh war to an end, peace initiatives have won only rhetorical support while the reasons driving conflict multiply.

Updated: Fri Dec 17 2021