Meteors galore and a planetary conjunction: the night sky in August 2024
This month brings one of the best meteor showers of the year, an opportunity to see a conjunction of Mars and Jupiter and the chance to see our Moon pass in front of Saturn.
This month brings one of the best meteor showers of the year, an opportunity to see a conjunction of Mars and Jupiter and the chance to see our Moon pass in front of Saturn.
By supporting 98 AI projects worth a projected £32 million, the government plan to improve the delivery of services across the country.
Julian Jessop, Economic Fellow and the Institute of Economic Affairs comments on reports that the Chancellor is planning to change the way in which public debt is measured to allow for more borrowing within existing fiscal rules
It's a sobering fact that in the UK, 60% of telecoms engineers are over the age of 50 and perhaps starting to dream of retirement.
How will new technologies transform states' ability to win and maintain the support and cooperation of local populations in conflict zones.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched a Funded Cyber Essentials Plus Programme to provide qualifying organisations with help to implement baseline security controls to prevent the most common types of cyber attack.
Principle One recently signed up to the Police Industry Charter, a charter between policing and the tech industry which makes a commitment on both sides to a set of principles in the design and delivery of products and services into the policing market. The Charter has been universally welcomed across the industry and since its launch in March, we have been reflecting on what we can do to begin to fulfil the commitments made under it.
The Civil Service would love to hear from tech companies both large and small who can help shape the future of the UK's digital services.
What will a curriculum and assessment rethink mean for the place and pace of technology in education?
techUK is inviting members to contribute case studies to an upcoming paper highlighting the potential for distributed cloud and edge computing to help accelerate innovation and boost productivity in the UK.
The approach taken in recent spending reviews is not up to the job of achieving Labour's missions, warns a new Institute for Government report
"Frankly, nobody comes out of this smelling of roses". Paul Johnson writes for the Times.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation Chief Executive Paul Kissack responds to reports of rioting and violence in towns and cities around the UK
Alex Baylis, Co-Director of Policy at The King's Fund, commented on the announcement of funding to recruit more GPs, and the results of the British Medical Association (BMA) ballot for GPs to take collective action
Focusing on digital technology can be a key enabler to help deliver the unrealised ambition of moving care closer to home and help the new government achieve its vision of a ‘Neighbourhood Health Service', finds a new independent report by The King's Fund, commissioned by Nourish.
While growth in the number of houses in England has kept pace with growth in the adult population since the mid-1990s, there has been a mismatch between where homes are built and where they are needed.
The Forum's open calls for commissioned research are a fantastic opportunity to work with us and explore potential frameworks that advance spectrum policy debates. The UK SPF focused this year's second commissioning call on exploring potential use cases of AI techniques for spectrum management in th UK environment.
Megha Jain, Head of Product, applies her superpowers to bust 5 myths surrounding the product-centric approach in IT infrastructure and operations.
If the government's efforts to reduce calories in processed food through reformulation are successful, it could lead to more underweight children or higher grocery bills.
Rising workplace sickness is costing UK businesses billions every year, according to a new report by IPPR.
Last week, the Prime Ministers of India and the United Kingdom signed an inaugural 'Technology Security Initiative' (TSI).
techUK has collaborated with the SMMT to recommend four policy actions the new Government should take to support the UK's Automated Vehicles sector.
On 26 July, the first global baseline deal on digital trade has been agreed at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva. The Joint Statement Initiative Co-Convenors have announced the end of the negotiations on the “Agreement on Electronic Commerce”.
On 29 July, the UK government has announced it is pressing ahead with trade negotiations with a number of key partners, including notably India and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
A number of updates from Ofcom have been shared ahead of the summer break.