20220321: JEDHub 2021 Annual Economic Report
A new economic report published today outlines the huge value of the defence sector to UK jobs, businesses and exports.
Updated: Wed Mar 23 2022
Adam Smith Inst - Go for Growth and Cut Taxes to Ease the Cost of Living
Provide a one-off cash payment to low-income households, lower taxes, and pursue a pro-growth agenda to ease the cost of living crisis, says think-tank
Updated: Wed Mar 23 2022
IPPR North responds to the Spring Statement
Dr Arianna Giovannini, interim director of IPPR North, responds to the Spring Statement
Updated: Wed Mar 23 2022
Adam Smith Inst - Extending the Right to Work to asylum seekers is a common sense policy
A letter to the Prime Minister signed by 66 Conservative politicians has called on the Government to consider extending the right to work to asylum seekers and their adult dependents who have been awaiting a decision after six months.
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
Chancellor should rethink his strategy ahead of Spring statement, says IEA Director General
Mark Littlewood, Director General at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on the upcoming Spring statement (Wednesday 23rd March)
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
DCMS announces UK Telecoms Innovation Network
Acting on a recommendation from the Telecoms Diversification Taskforce, DCMS has announced plans to establish a UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN).
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
DWP Digital unveils new Birmingham hub
DWP Digital has announced it will be expanding its operation into Birmingham and creating 130 jobs with the launch of its newest digital hub.
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
IEA economist comments on todays public sector finances data
Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on the figures
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
Instilling programme-level best practice methods
Blog posted by: David McCreery - trainer, consultant and project manager - Althris, March 21, 2022.
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
JRF - New analysis shows Chancellor must act to avoid devastating damage to living standards of poorest families
New analysis from the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) highlights the stark impact of a scheduled real-terms cut to benefits next month, as rising energy costs threaten to devastate the living standards of families on the lowest incomes.
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
The final Online Safety Bill what is in it and what does it mean for techUK members?
The Government has published the final Online Safety Bill following years of consultation and a detailed pre-legislative scrutiny process that resulted in a long list of recommendations to improve the draft Bill.
Updated: Tue Mar 22 2022
Decentralizing IT for a Digital-First Approach
Blog posted by: David Crouch - ITSM consultant, Beyond20, 18 March 2022.
Updated: Mon Mar 21 2022
IEA - Football regulator could reduce competition and damage smaller clubs, says think tank
New analysis says Crouch Review recommendations would threaten competition, discourage investment, and stifle innovation - and government should reconsider its support
Updated: Mon Mar 21 2022
Ofcom launches new space spectrum strategy
The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, has published a consultation on its proposed new space spectrum strategy, which sets the commitment to operationalise and coordinate the space domain whilst ensuring there is appropriate spectrum available for all users.
Updated: Mon Mar 21 2022
On the ground with Space Hub Sutherland and Orbex
UK Space Agency CEO Paul Bate reflects on the team's visit to the A' Mhòine peninsula in Scotland, as we gear up to the first small satellite launches from the UK.
Updated: Mon Mar 21 2022
Seizing the opportunity for tech led growth in 2022
techUK's recommendations for how the UK can leverage it's digital and tech sector to drive wider economic growth.
Updated: Mon Mar 21 2022
UKRI CEO meets next generation of scientists and innovators
UKRI's first five-year strategy was launched recently (17 March 2022) at the SciTech campus at Daresbury.
Updated: Mon Mar 21 2022
Blending best practices: ITIL 4, project management and Scrum
Blog posted by: Gergely Pal - Project Manager, European Medicines Agency, March 15, 2022.
Updated: Fri Mar 18 2022
How well do we know our users?
Every fortnight I host a stand up (these days a sit down) for the whole of my team. The focus of these stand-ups changes from fortnight to fortnight. This week we heard from a Service Owner in the Office of ...
Updated: Fri Mar 18 2022
New techUK Social Care Working Group Chair and Vice-Chair announced
Following recent elections, we are pleased to announce that the new Chair and Vice-Chair of techUK's Social Care Working Group have been confirmed.
Updated: Fri Mar 18 2022
techUK will join UK-US Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade in Baltimore, Maryland
On 16 March, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced joint UK-U.S.
Updated: Fri Mar 18 2022
Dstl scientists develop pioneering bio-batteries
The new battery technology harnesses the power of DNA to provide a safer, greener solution to generating power and has potential applications across society.
Updated: Thu Mar 17 2022
Guest Blog: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Decommissions Bleeps, Unifies Clinical Communication Amidst Pandemic
Vocera technology sped up communication and coordination during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis.
Updated: Thu Mar 17 2022
IFG - Governments post-Brexit farming regime risks falling short of high expectations
By setting high expectations for post-Brexit agricultural support, the government risks its ambitious reforms being seen as a failure by some (if not all) of farmers, environmentalists, taxpayers and consumers, argues a new Institute for Government report.
Updated: Thu Mar 17 2022
Online Safety Bill introduced in Parliament
The Online Safety Bill has been introduced in Parliament today.
Updated: Thu Mar 17 2022