Digital Outcomes/G-Cloud: An update from the Crown Commercial Service
Changes to launch dates for Digital Outcomes 6 and G-Cloud 13
Updated: Thu Aug 04 2022
ITIL 4 Organizational Change Management: bringing people on the journey
Blog posted by: Mika Virtanen, Group Head of IT Service Delivery, Lowell, 03 August 2022.
Updated: Thu Aug 04 2022
Meeting my inspiration: how a moment started my career
I'm often asked when I first became interested in space. It's difficult to pinpoint, but, for as long as I can remember, I've been captivated by the wonders of the night sky and the adventures of those who've flown among them.
Updated: Thu Aug 04 2022
One final push needed to reap the full benefits of reform to the UKs data laws
The Bill strikes a sensible balance between reform and upholding a high standard of data protection rights but could go further in seeking the full benefits of data driven innovation.
Updated: Thu Aug 04 2022
Six Scottish start-ups locate to the Higgs Centre for Innovation
At the Higgs Centre for Innovation, start-ups are developing their technologies to tackle the real world problems and challenges we face today.
Updated: Thu Aug 04 2022
UK Space Agency: Dstl and UKSA plan closer collaboration
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the UK Space Agency will investigate ways to collaborate more closely.
Updated: Thu Aug 04 2022
Preparations intensify ahead of WRC-23
UK regulator Ofcom, the European Commission, and the EU's spectrum advisory group RSPG have all launched consultations on their positions for the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23).
Updated: Wed Aug 03 2022
techUK Intelligent Mobility and Transport programme reveals new strategy
Activity will demonstrate how technology is enabling transport decarbonisation and improving customer experiences while addressing the wider social impacts of transport innovation.
Updated: Wed Aug 03 2022
The night sky in August
There's a spectacular meteor shower, the chance to see the Moon passing close to all of the brighter planets of our Solar System, the Milky Way overhead and the possibility of noctilucent or 'night shining' clouds.
Updated: Wed Aug 03 2022
Celebrating four years of the Local Digital Declaration
Every July, the Local Digital team holds a month-long campaign to celebrate the anniversary of the launch of the Local Digital Declaration.
Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022
IEA - Raise interest rates to 1.75 per cent immediately, votes Shadow Monetary Policy Committee
During the July 2022 Shadow MPC meeting, the key area of debate concerned the scale of the rise in Bank rate.
Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022
IFS - School spending per pupil in 2024 to remain 3% below 2010 levels in real-terms once you account for actual costs faced
Between 2009-10 and 2019-20, we estimate that school spending per pupil in England fell by 9% in real-terms. In the 2019 and 2021 Spending Review, the government allocated extra funding to schools and explicitly stated that this would restore spending per pupil to 2010 levels in real-terms by the end of the parliament in 2024-25. Unexpectedly high cost pressures on schools mean that the government is no longer on track to deliver on this objective.
Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022
Junk science: IEA expert rubbishes claim TfL junk food ad ban prevented almost 100,000 obesity cases
Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs responds to a study published in the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity claiming that Transport for London's ban on junk food' advertising may have prevented 100,000 cases of obesity
Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022
Our Peoples' Experience -The Beating Heart of Our Strategy
Once you have been around for a while and have seen numerous strategies come and go, you understand that the most important ingredient in any of them is your people. They will be the difference between whether you achieve them ...
Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022
techUK Intelligent Mobility and Transport programme unveils new strategy
Activity will demonstrate how technology is enabling transport decarbonisation and improving customer experiences while addressing the wider social impacts of transport innovation.
Updated: Tue Aug 02 2022
M_o_R 4 Risk Management in Public Sector Projects
Blog posted by: Alison Bennett, ICT Project Manager, 01 August 2022.
Updated: Mon Aug 01 2022
Combining ITIL 4 and Agile best practices for customer focus
Blog posted by: Jonathan Wafford, ITIL 4 Strategic Leader/Managing Professional, 27 July 2022.
Updated: Fri Jul 29 2022
Guest blog: Sourcing for change
Guest blog from Jonathan Stern, Public Sector Director, Computacenter.
Updated: Fri Jul 29 2022
UKI2S expands fund by 37m to boost support of British innovation
The UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) has expanded its patient capital fund by 37 million.
Updated: Fri Jul 29 2022
Artificial Intelligence in Life Sciences: An Evolving Risk Landscape
Read the second article in a series on AI in Life Sciences authored by techUK members Marsh in collaboration with the law firm Kennedys.
Updated: Thu Jul 28 2022
Changes to Help: to Grow Digital open the scheme to more small businesses
On Monday 25 July, The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced that the Help to Grow: Digital scheme, a government initiative that provides free and impartial advice as well as a discount of up to 5,000 for SMEs to invest in productivity-enhanced software, will be subject to major changes.
Updated: Thu Jul 28 2022
Government unveils vision of contactless digital border
Home Office believes use of new technology will mean people can enter the UK without going through a gate or being checked by an official
Updated: Thu Jul 28 2022
Green transformation for UK science estate
One of the UK's leading science research organisations is undergoing a green transformation, including creating one of the largest solar car ports in the country.
Updated: Thu Jul 28 2022
The Defence Technology Exploitation Programme
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) supported by Innovate UK has launched a new opportunity to apply for grant funding.
Updated: Thu Jul 28 2022
UK engineers build critical link for global neutrino experiment
UK engineers have started producing a crucial element of an international flagship experiment that will allow scientists to answer fundamental questions about the Universe.
Updated: Thu Jul 28 2022