Technology

Transforming with Digital: Walk in our users shoes

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 ...

Updated: Thu Dec 21 2023

Desk Research in Discovery

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 ...

Updated: Wed Dec 20 2023

MoJ's Data Strategy - one year on

Data is at the heart of the Ministry of Justice's work. It helps us to measure the impact of policy interventions, gives us operational insight into prisons and probation, and gives us insights which help us to deliver better services ...

Updated: Tue Dec 19 2023

Dstl AI success with AUKUS

Experts from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have achieved a significant milestone within Pillar II of the AUKUS partnership.

Updated: Mon Dec 18 2023

IEA - Social media under-16s ban utterly ill-conceived

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

Updated: Mon Dec 18 2023

UK Government to implement a new carbon import levy

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.

Updated: Mon Dec 18 2023

Future impact of Space Debris on Global Industries

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.

Updated: Thu Dec 14 2023

Shoosmiths key takeaways from techUKs Digital Ethics Summit

On December 7, 2022, techUK and partners hosted the sixth annual Digital Ethics Summit, which brought together academics, philosophers, attorneys, technology specialists, policymakers, and other critical stakeholders.

Updated: Thu Dec 14 2023