Technical take off for UK Armed Forces
A newly developed programme will deliver battlespace solutions to the UK Armed Forces.
Updated: Thu May 25 2023
UK-Switzerland FTA negotiations represent an opportunity for digital trade and services
The Free Trade Agreement negotiations between the UK and Switzerland represent significant opportunities for services companies in both countries.
Updated: Thu May 25 2023
IEA - Sticky inflation could mean higher interest rates
Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) consumer price inflation figures
Updated: Wed May 24 2023
JRF - Sky-high food price inflation shows the corner hasnt been turned for struggling families
Inflation has fallen today but new JRF analysis shows that since inflation began to rise in April 2021, costs have risen by almost a fifth in the last two years. Energy prices have more than doubled, and food prices have increased by over a quarter.
Updated: Wed May 24 2023
Part III: One Year On, Where To Next?
When we set out our digital strategy a year ago we, somewhat unusually, started from the bottom and summed up the impact of a lot of in-flight work and over 40 individual strategies. This isn't the way that you might ...
Updated: Wed May 24 2023
Science and collaboration helps fight against violent extremism
The Violent Extremism Research and Evidence (VERE) repository provides easy access to the best research and how it can be applied in practice.
Updated: Wed May 24 2023
Faith provides the foundations for free markets, says new IEA book
An upcoming book from the Institute of Economic Affairs suggests that the foundations of a free society can be found in the teachings of the three major Abrahamic religions
Updated: Mon May 22 2023
Managing Deputyships with DigiDeps: A Collaborative Digital Solution
My name is Alexander Pulley and I am a team leader within the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). Some of you might have heard of the OPG and some of you may even be our customers. At OPG, we ...
Updated: Mon May 22 2023
Resetting your PRINCE2 knowledge and approaches
Blog posted by: Lawrie Kirk, 19 May 2023.
Updated: Mon May 22 2023
Sunday Times Rich List shows tax reform more urgent than ever says IPPR
Dr George Dibb, head of the centre for economic justice at IPPR, responded to the latest Sunday Times Rich Lis
Updated: Mon May 22 2023
UK and Japan sign Science, Technology, and Security Accord
On May 17th, The UK and Japan announced a significant bilateral partnership called the "Hiroshima Accord" focusing on economic, security, and technological collaboration.
Updated: Mon May 22 2023
Ministry of Defence reopens Uncrewed Air Systems Heavy Lift Capability UASHLC framework
The MOD's UAS Heavy Lift Challenge has reopened, with the £95m framework now open to new suppliers.
Updated: Fri May 19 2023
1.5 million for innovations that can tackle UK Defence and Security challenges in space
DASA has launched Space to Innovate - Charlie Drop which seeks innovations that can aid UK Defence and Security to develop future space science and technologies.
Updated: Thu May 18 2023
IFS - A deepening freeze: more adults than ever are paying higher-rate tax
How many people pay higher rates of income tax? We analyse the large increases in the share of adults paying the 40% rate or above since 1991-92.
Updated: Thu May 18 2023
Future of Computing for Defence: bringing together the top minds
The conference will explore the changing landscape of computing and why understanding this new technology is vital to defence.
Updated: Wed May 17 2023
IEA - New rental rules risk backfiring
Matthew Lesh, Director of Public Policy and Communications at the Institute of Economic Affairs comments on the introduction of the government's rental reforms legislation
Updated: Wed May 17 2023
IPPR - More people are now out of work due to ill health than any other time since records began
Chris Thomas, head of IPPR's Commission on Health and Prosperity responds to the latest inactivity stats in the UK from the ONS showing that 2.55 million people are out of the labour market due to long-term sickness
Updated: Wed May 17 2023
Reflections on a Royal Coronation
I was hugely honoured to be asked to represent IfATE at the King's coronation. As IfATE is the employer voice for skills, it was so nice for apprenticeships and technical education to be celebrated in this way. It'd been a ...
Updated: Wed May 17 2023
First of a kind FinTech accreditation
Employers with an interest in FinTech are invited to participate in a new collaborative effort to increase the flow of talent through industry-valued Masters degree programmes.
Updated: Tue May 16 2023
How the UK can become a science and tech superpower
The rhetoric is set, but the ambition - what does it actually mean to be a science and technology superpower - will require addressing several multi-layered and long-standing challenges facing the UK's society and economy.
Updated: Tue May 16 2023
Designing a new career path
We are four early-career designers at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). We've developed a buddy group to support each other, building on the wider support we've received from others in the MoJ user-centred design community. We'll be talking more about ...
Updated: Mon May 15 2023
Investment in World Class Labs to maintain UK infrastructure
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is investing £103m to expand and upgrade the UK's world class research infrastructure, including digital infrastructure.
Updated: Mon May 15 2023
Open and Secure: Charting a path for UK tech in a world of resurgent strategic competition
techUK's report, ‘Open and Secure: Charting a path for UK tech in a world of resurgent competition', highlights how the challenges of a radically different geopolitical world, has exposed the vulnerabilities of the technology sector, including disruptions to supply chains and the manufacturing of semiconductors.
Updated: Mon May 15 2023
Apprenticeship support hit by postcode lottery, says IPPR
The postcode lottery of small business support is undermining the government's ability to address England's national skills shortages, according to a new report by IPPR.
Updated: Fri May 12 2023
The Kings Fund responds to the latest NHS performance stats
Saoirse Mallorie, Senior Analyst at The King's Fund responded to the latest NHS performance statistics
Updated: Fri May 12 2023