Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on news that the average FTSE 100 CEO has earned more than the average annual salary in 2024
Last week, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published a long-awaited consultation on the proposed reforms to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013.
Following a competitive set of elections, I am delighted to announce that techUK's Health & Social Care Council has now elected a new Chair and two Vice-Chairs. Shane Tickell (CEO, Temple Black) will lead the Council as Chair, after several years as Vice-Chair. The Vice-Chair positions will now be filled by Charlotte Lewis (Commercial Lawyer, Mills & Reeve) and Phillipa Winter (Chief Technologist, CDW).
Experts from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) are among those recognised in the 2024 King's New Year Honours.
The government faces a massive up-hill battle fixing the UKs broken public services, according to a new report from IPPR.
A new report has urged the creation of a kitemark-style accreditation scheme for employers whose workforces include refugees and people fleeing war and persecution.
I was excited (and slightly daunted) to be asked to speak in the 'Walk in our Users Shoes' series as part of the recent 'Transforming with Digital' campaign. As a user researcher, the opportunity to walk in users shoes is ...
Desk research can help you find your bearings at the start of a project. Finding information about your users' habits and priorities will give you a good basis to work from when user research begins. In some cases, you may ...
As we wrap up the year, it's time to look back through the 2023 highlights of DLUHC's Digital Planning Programme.
Yesterday morning, 19 December, Ofcom has released their annual report on progress in the availability of broadband and mobile services in the UK, including the roll-out of fixed full-fibre and mobile 5G networks.
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology yesterday announced new measures agreed by the larger Communications Providers aimed at better protecting the vulnerableduring the UK's landline phone network upgrade.
techUK welcomes the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill including the pro-competition regime for Digital Markets which plans to put the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) on a statutory footing.
Last week, techUK submitted its response to the Call for Evidence on Scope 3 emissions reporting in the UK.
Dstl's simulation capability, the Virtual Proving Ground, enabled users to test emerging technologies during a recent Army Warfighting Experiment.
A new book outlines how the ‘free banking' alternative to central banks can and has delivered stability and prosperity.
A summary of the work that techUK's Central Government Council has been up to this year.
Experts from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have achieved a significant milestone within Pillar II of the AUKUS partnership.
New business support programme will enable pioneering digital and quantum technology start-ups to reach their full commercial potential.
Matthew Lesh, Director of Public Policy and Communications at the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on reports that the government is considering a crackdown on young people using social media, including a ban for under-16s
As the DPDI Bill completes its passage of Parliament techUK sets out the key benefits of the Bill as well as areas for improvement
This morning, the government has announced that the UK will implement a new carbon import levy on some products from 2027 to help to protect businesses against cheaper imports from countries with less strict climate policies.
The current state pension has many strengths, not least its simplicity. But research by the Pensions Review indicates several problems.
Ofcom has proposed to update its resilience guidance to provide greater clarity on how UK telecoms companies can reduce the risk of network outages.
Siva Anandaciva, Chief Analyst at The King's Fund, commented on the latest NHS performance data and the Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC) data for 2022/23
Space debris prompts questions about how well we look after our environment, and what we can do to be better custodians in the future. Although advanced technical societies have come to increasingly rely on space based infrastructure, they have, so far, failed to meaningfully address the scale of accruing orbital debris. Only very recently has the awareness of space debris as a severe risk to both space and Earth infrastructures increased within the space community.
