Voting Open: techUK Digital Twin Steering Group Chair and Vice Chair
Voting is now open for the techUK Digital Twin Steering Group Chair and Vice Chair positions. The elections will be open until 14 February 2022.
Updated: Wed Jan 25 2023
IFS response to new public finance figures
Isabel Stockton, Senior Research Economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies responded to the new public finance figures
Updated: Tue Jan 24 2023
Public finances still on the wrong path, warns IEA economist
Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on today's ONS public sector finances figures
Updated: Tue Jan 24 2023
Financial Services Policy Explainer | Payment Services Regulations PSR Review and Call for Evidence
Helping to map the UK's Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee's (JROC) upcoming strategic work, HM Treasury's latest Review, and Call for Evidence of the UK's payments regulatory environment will shape the following stages of determining digital technology suppliers' contributions to building the payments infrastructure of UK Open Banking
Updated: Mon Jan 23 2023
Government must resist saving poorly run businesses, urges IEA expert
Andy Mayer, Energy Analyst at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on the collapse of Britishvolt
Updated: Fri Jan 20 2023
How UK tech companies are playing their part to tackle the rise of online fraud
Fraud isnowthemost commonly experiencedcrime in the UK, costingover a hundred billionpounds every year, with online fraud making up an increasing proportion of incidents.
Updated: Fri Jan 20 2023
IEA - Red tape could strangle Britains lab meat revolution, warns new report
Research from the Institute of Economic Affairs urges government to create a more favourable regulatory regime for food innovation
Updated: Fri Jan 20 2023
JRF - Falling housing affordability for renters the result of four decades of cuts to housing subsidies
The affordability of rental properties would not have fallen had successive governments not eroded housing subsidies over four decades, according to a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
Updated: Thu Jan 19 2023
Switching to a design career in my forties
I have always loved art and design, but following this passion as a career didn't seem possible until I joined the Ministry of Justice. Since 2021, I have been re-training as a designer, having previously worked as a Business Support ...
Updated: Thu Jan 19 2023
IPPR - UK is falling billions short of investment needed in current parliament for energy efficiency and clean heat
The government's ambition to reach net zero, become energy independent and improve the country's housing stock is being critically undermined by the lack of public investment in retrofitting homes, according to new analysis of government spending by IPPR.
Updated: Wed Jan 18 2023
There is still a good case for one final half-point hike in interest rates, says IEA economist
Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs Comments on the latest ONS inflation figures
Updated: Wed Jan 18 2023
complacency about the UK labour market is unjustified, warns IEA expert
Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs comments on the latest labour market data from the ONS
Updated: Tue Jan 17 2023
IEA - A Zero Growth Mission: Energy Expert Responds to the Skidmore review
Andy Mayer, Energy Analyst at the Institute of Economic Affairs Responds to the government's Net Zero Review
Updated: Tue Jan 17 2023
Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards 2023
Celebrating UK business success around the world, The Department for International Trade's Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards are launching in January 2023
Updated: Tue Jan 17 2023
A fresh approach to service assessments
It's fair to say that some people don't like service assessments because they take up a lot of time and preparation. In this post, Reema Fardous explains how her team took a new approach to assessments, which also made them more accessible.
Updated: Mon Jan 16 2023
IFS - Stamping on stamp duty would free empty nesters to fly their coops
A reflection on the housing market.
Updated: Mon Jan 16 2023
Impractical outrage: IEA economist responds to Oxfam report
Professor Len Shackleton, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow comments on Oxfam's annual report on global wealth inequality
Updated: Mon Jan 16 2023
techUK statement on an amendment to introduce expanded senior management liability provisions in the Online Safety Bill
Amendments have been presented by MPs that introduce expanded senior management liability provisions to the Online Safety Bill
Updated: Mon Jan 16 2023
Welcome to techUKs National Security Week #NatSec2023
This week, techUK is showcasing pioneering work across the technology sector which has the power to contribute to and transform UK national security and techUK's members thought leadership on this.
Updated: Mon Jan 16 2023
Government Science for Office publishes Wireless 2030 report
The Government Office for Science has published its Wireless 2030 report, examining four possible scenarios for the future of wireless connectivity in the UK.
Updated: Fri Jan 13 2023
More needs to be done to reboot the economy, says IEA Fellow
Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs comments on November's GDP figures
Updated: Fri Jan 13 2023
techUK | How do we advance international collaboration for the future of compute? | Summary
This session convened international leaders to explore how to challenge barriers limiting international collaboration as advancements in high-performance compute infrastructure unlock further opportunities for research and innovation.
Updated: Fri Jan 13 2023
The criticality of telecoms in the digitalisation of energy
Guest blog by Archie Breare, Telecoms Programme Intern at techUK.
Updated: Fri Jan 13 2023
The night sky in January
This month there is a chance to see all of the planets in our Solar System, as well as the Pleiades star cluster, Andromeda galaxy, and a comet!
Updated: Fri Jan 13 2023
The state of AI in the UK: What we can expect from 2023 and beyond
As we begin 2023, it is worth reflecting on the progress of AI adoption and what we can anticipate for the year ahead. It is commonly stated that the UK is a global leader in AI, with a cutting-edge research and innovation sector. Nevertheless, AI remains to be at an early stage of development, although some markets, sectors and individual businesses are more advanced than others
Updated: Fri Jan 13 2023