Importance of apprentices celebrated in STFC annual awards
STFChas celebrated the successes of their latest cohort of engineering, technical and scientific apprentices at their annual awards ceremony.
Updated: Tue Dec 13 2022
UK and Japan launch new a digital partnership
The UK and Japan have announced a new digital partnership to boost their joint working in emerging tech, data sharing, supply chain resilience, online safety and data innovation among others.
Updated: Tue Dec 13 2022
A strategic approach to semiconductors is needed to ensure the future of British chips
The House of Commons Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Committees' report into UK semiconductors emphasises the need for a more strategic approach to the UK chips industry to promote growth and secure the UK's place in global value chains.
Updated: Mon Dec 12 2022
Bridging the IT/business gap with ITIL 4
Blog posted by: Sophie Hussey - Director, Lapis Consulting Services, 08 December 2022.
Updated: Mon Dec 12 2022
Modern service management, ITIL 4 and multiple methods
Blog posted by: Dirk Brinkmann, Cloud Solution Architect for Modern Service Management, 08 December 2022.
Updated: Mon Dec 12 2022
UK-led robotic sky scanner reveals its first galactic fingerprint
A major telescope upgrade has peered through to the distant Universe to reveal the spectra of a pair of galaxies 280 million light years away from Earth.
Updated: Mon Dec 12 2022
Dstl tests new technology at Army Warfighting Experiment
Part of the second phase in the AWE Urban series which focuses on how the Army can sustain and protect a Brigade force in an urban environment
Updated: Fri Dec 09 2022
Webb reveals details of messy death of a dying star
Images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) offer new insights into the death of stars.
Updated: Fri Dec 09 2022
IEA - Approval of the Whitehaven coal mine is welcome but further deregulation is needed
Andy Mayer, Energy Analyst at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, responded to the news that government has approved a new coal mine in Cumbria
Updated: Thu Dec 08 2022
Ofcom publishes conclusions on future of mobile markets and spectrum
UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has recently published its conclusions from the Meeting future demand for mobile data' & Future approach to mobile markets' consultations, setting out its future regulatory approach to mobile markets and spectrum.
Updated: Thu Dec 08 2022
Recent report published by HMICFRS: An inspection into how well the police and other agencies use digital forensics in t
Police forces are reported to be overwhelmed and ineffective when it comes to digital forensics.
Updated: Thu Dec 08 2022
Sharing user-centred design lessons learnt at the Home Office
We've learnt a lot of lessons on how to build a successful user-centred design community. We want to share those with you.
Updated: Thu Dec 08 2022
The Kings Fund responds the latest NHS performance data
Danielle Jefferies at The King's Fund, commented on the latest monthly NHS performance data
Updated: Thu Dec 08 2022
IEA - The RMTs Christmas chaos threatens the future of British rail
Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs Commented on the RMT's announcement of a series of Christmas strikes
Updated: Wed Dec 07 2022
IFS - The number of new disability benefit claimants has doubled in a year
The number of working-age people received PIP payments doubled between July 2021 and July 2022. This report investigates that increase.
Updated: Wed Dec 07 2022
IPPR - A universal childcare guarantee for children up to 11 would boost economy by extra 13 billion a year, report find
A universal childcare guarantee' for children up to 11 would boost economy by extra 13 billion a year, report finds
Updated: Wed Dec 07 2022
IPPR - Revealed: Mental health problems most common condition among the sick forced out of UK workforce
Mental health problems are the most common condition among working age people economically inactive due to poor health, according to a state of the nation audit by IPPR.
Updated: Wed Dec 07 2022
Talking 5 with Local Public Services Member Me Learning
This month's Talking 5 guest is Kevin Stenner, Account Director - Local Government, Me Learning
Updated: Wed Dec 07 2022
Competing on the global stage with ITIL 4
Blog posted by: Szymon Urbanowicz, consultant at Mindstream, Poland, 28 November 2022.
Updated: Tue Dec 06 2022
Construction begins on the ear that will listen to the Universe
The construction of 2 next-generation radio astronomy telescopes from the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) has begun on-site in Australia and South Africa.
Updated: Tue Dec 06 2022
More companies across the UK join Digital Security by Design to test and learn from prototype cyber security technology
Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, welcomed a further four companies to its Digital Security by Design (DSbD) Technology Access Programme (TAP).
Updated: Tue Dec 06 2022
techUK win: Making flexible working the default
Employees can now ask for flexible working from day one under new government plans to make flexible working the default, as techUK recommended.
Updated: Tue Dec 06 2022
WBA CHRB 2022: How can the ICT sector translate human rights commitments into action?
Corporate Human Rights Benchmark 2022 indicates more to be done in ICT sector supply chain.
Updated: Tue Dec 06 2022
Government commits to rural connectivity
The first regional Project Gigabit contract, worth 108 million, has been awarded to Fibrus to connect 60,000 premises in Cumbria. This announcement, combined with a trial of satellite connectivity for very hard to reach areas, shows Government commitment to improving digital connectivity and closing the digital divide.
Updated: Mon Dec 05 2022
IEA - Local revenue raising powers are key to implementing meaningful devolution
Matthew Lesh, Head of Public Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs commented on the Labour Party's A New Britain report
Updated: Mon Dec 05 2022