Join techUKs Skills Diversity Council
Do you work for a techUK member organisation? Applications are now open for techUK's Skills and Diversity Council.
Updated: Wed Feb 14 2024
Kings Fund - Call for radical refocusing of health and care system to put primary and community services at its core
The health and care system in England must be radically refocused to put primary and community care at its core if it is to be effective and sustainable, according to a major new report published by The King's Fund.
Updated: Wed Feb 14 2024
Prices still rising a reminder of the costs working people have paid says IPPR
Dr George Dibb, associate director for economic policy at IPPR responds to today's monthly inflation figures
Updated: Wed Feb 14 2024
Space medicine for the future of space exploration
How a team at the University of Nottingham is working to ensure the health of astronauts on long space missions.
Updated: Wed Feb 14 2024
Diversity in Tech - Our Commitment
A resolution During the colder months, it is usual to reflect on the year just past and the year ahead and perhaps even make a resolution or two. Here in Justice Digital our Capability Team has already fulfilled a major ...
Updated: Tue Feb 13 2024
Get involved with techUKs Local Public Services Committee LPSC
Mission and priorities of the LPSC and how members and councils can get involved.
Updated: Tue Feb 13 2024
IFS - Scottish NHS is treating fewer patients than pre-pandemic, despite big increases in staffing
The COVID-19 pandemic is having long-lasting impacts on NHS hospital activity, productivity and performance in Scotland.
Updated: Mon Feb 12 2024
Labour announcement means neither party has plan for sufficient investment to drive growth and net zero, says IPPR
IPPR has reacted with disappointment to the scaling back of Labour's ambition on its “Green prosperity plan”, saying the party's recommitment to key policies is welcome but more investment will be needed.
Updated: Mon Feb 12 2024
National Apprenticeship Week: my journey to become a cyber security apprentice at DLUHC
Tarun recently completed his cyber security apprenticeship in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Tarun shares how he found his career in cyber security and what he has learnt on his apprenticeship journey.
Updated: Mon Feb 12 2024
Semiconductor industry receives RD and Skills boost
DSIT announces new funding for semiconductor “Knowledge and Innovation Centre's”
Updated: Mon Feb 12 2024
British Army publishes Approach to Artificial Intelligence
The British Army publishes strategy paper setting out how it plans to become 'AI Ready' by April 2024.
Updated: Fri Feb 09 2024
Introducing the Innovation Clusters Map
Statement from the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Michelle Donelan, on the Innovation Clusters Map.
Updated: Fri Feb 09 2024
Kings Fund - Long-term action needed to improve NHS performance
Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, commented on the latest monthly NHS performance data
Updated: Fri Feb 09 2024
McPartland Review - Driving Economic Growth through Cyber Security
McPartland review of cyber security and economic growth.
Updated: Fri Feb 09 2024
IEA - Minimum alcohol price set to rise, despite failure
Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs Comments on reports that the Scottish government is set to raise the minimum alcohol unit price by 30 per cent to 65p.
Updated: Thu Feb 08 2024
IPPR - Years of under-investment in Englands streets has left people walk wary and cycle cautious, says new report
Chronic underfunding of active travel across England is undermining efforts to get people walking, wheeling and cycling, instead of driving, according to a new report from IPPR. This failure has locked in more congestion and contributed to worsening air quality, making it harder to reduce emissions while also stifling local growth, the report says.
Updated: Thu Feb 08 2024
MOD Single Source Regulations Office publishes updates to pricing guidance
The Ministry of Defence Single Source Regulations Office publishes updated pricing guidance for the regulation of single source, or non-competitive defence contracts.
Updated: Thu Feb 08 2024
Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre publishes Defence AI Playbook
The Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre publishes its ‘AI Playbook' demonstrating the breadth of opportunities that AI presents.
Updated: Wed Feb 07 2024
IFS - Scottish Budget: Tax and spending in 202425
The Scottish Government is raising taxes on the 5% highest-income Scots, but health funding is, on current plans, set to fall in real terms next year.
Updated: Wed Feb 07 2024
IPPR - BP hands excessive pay-outs to shareholders despite fall in profits
The UK's leading progressive thinktank, IPPR, has responded to the announcement that BP has made £11 billion ($13.8 billion) in profits last year and announced a new round of share buybacks, transferring £1.4 billion ($1.75 billion) to shareholders.
Updated: Wed Feb 07 2024
National Apprenticeship Week - Our Team's Journey
To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, I'm delighted to share the experience of my team's apprenticeship journey. Rewind to my school days, when the notion of apprenticeships was confined to specific trades and the belief that university was the ultimate ...
Updated: Wed Feb 07 2024
techUK is attending Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
techUK is pleased to confirm that Sophie Greaves, techUK's Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, will be attending MWC Barcelona later this month. MWC - or Mobile World Congress - is an annual trade show and exhibition organised by GSMA for the mobile and telecoms sector. It's held in Barcelona, Spain at the Fira de Barcelona and - typically - around 100,000 people attend. Luckily for techUK, this includes many of our members!
Updated: Wed Feb 07 2024
The Times Health Commission calls for patient passports
This insights examines recommendations on digital health from The Times Health Commission, as well as recent policy proposals from the Labour Party and Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
Updated: Wed Feb 07 2024
UK Government puts forward its plans to regulate AI
UK Government sets out its approach to AI regulation in response to the AI White Paper consultation.
Updated: Wed Feb 07 2024
The Delivery Profession at the Home Office
Agile working, clearing blockers, supporting teams to deliver projects: what exactly does a Technology Delivery Manager at the Home Office do?
Updated: Tue Feb 06 2024