Portfolio management: connecting strategy with projects and programmes
Blog posted by: Marcus Dowdeswell, Senior Consultant, PA Consulting, 11 July 2022.
Updated: Fri Jul 15 2022
IFS - The share of children whose families could not afford essentials fell by a quarter in the six years running up to the p
Benefit cuts pushed up relative child poverty in the years running up to the pandemic, measured as living in a household with incomes below 60% of median income. However, based on asking their families whether they could afford essentials, the share of children in material deprivation fell by a quarter, from 24% in 2013 to 18% in 2019.
Updated: Thu Jul 14 2022
Online Safety Bill should be stripped back or abandoned entirely, says IEA expert
Victoria Hewson, Head of Regulatory Affairs at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on reports that the government's flagship Online Safety Bill has been dropped from Commons business
Updated: Thu Jul 14 2022
Project management expertise in demand at Dstl
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has more than 30 opportunities for experienced project managers to help deliver transformative science and technology.
Updated: Thu Jul 14 2022
TAPping into Test Automation
In Justice Digital we have been experimenting with using an Enabling Team to promote Test Automation. Here's what we've learnt along the way. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) Digital has a mission to enable fair and swift access to Justice ...
Updated: Thu Jul 14 2022
The Kings Fund responds to the latest monthly NHS hospital performance data
Danielle Jefferies, Policy Analyst at The King's Fund commented on the latest monthly NHS hospital performance data
Updated: Thu Jul 14 2022
Getting IT Done: techUK Public Sector Supplier Perspectives
techUK has today launched a new report - Getting IT Done; techUK Public Sector Suppliers Perspectives.
Updated: Wed Jul 13 2022
How IfATE is supporting the Government's climate change agenda
Technical education and apprenticeships are important in both retraining the current workforce and equipping young people with the skills required for the transition to net zero. We've been working hard to support the Government's climate change agenda. We already have ...
Updated: Wed Jul 13 2022
IPPR - Revealed: 3 in 5 people in Scotland on low incomes worry about being able to afford transport
As the cost-of-living crisis intensifies, and as the nation looks to meet its interim targets to reduce carbon emissions, over half of people on low incomes in Scotland agree reducing reliance on cars would make Scotland fairer and greener.
Updated: Wed Jul 13 2022
New techUK Intelligent Mobility and Transport Chair and Vice-Chair appointed
Congratulations to Phil Evans, Market Development Director, Transport, Capita and Liz James, Senior Security Consultant, NCC Group.
Updated: Wed Jul 13 2022
Time for a radical change on tax and spend, says IEA expert
Matthew Lesh, Head of Public Policy at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on tax cut pledges made by Conservative leadership candidates
Updated: Wed Jul 13 2022
IEA - Starmers pledge to end charitable status for private schools shows Corbynism is not dead
Professor Len Shackleton, editorial and research fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs Comments on the Labour leader's proposal to end the charitable status of private schools,
Updated: Tue Jul 12 2022
New Local - NHS risks losing founding principles unless it invests in community-led health
The NHS could cease to be fair and free at point of use, unless it shifts focus to building health in the community, new research has found.
Updated: Tue Jul 12 2022
UK SPF commissions study into spectrum market mechanisms
The UK Spectrum Policy Forum has appointed management consultancy Analysys Mason to produce a comprehensive independent report into market mechanisms to help inform decisions made by the UK regulator, government, and legislators, in determining what the next decades of spectrum regulation should look like.
Updated: Tue Jul 12 2022
Work Foundation - New study reveals benefits of hybrid working for disabled workers but some fear choice between health and c
Eighty-five per cent of disabled workers in the UK say they are more productive working from home, new research by the Work Foundation reveals.
Updated: Tue Jul 12 2022
Guest blog: What the UK tech industry needs to know about password security
Guest blog by John Ward, Digital Marketing Manager at Specops Software.
Updated: Mon Jul 11 2022
Solving an interesting problem with Sender Policy Framework records
The Securing Government Services team found and fixed a curious problem regarding email security
Updated: Mon Jul 11 2022
Sensitive dark matter detector comes to life
The world's largest and most sensitive dark matter experiment has come to life, moving closer to giving clues about one of the biggest mysteries of the universe.
Updated: Fri Jul 08 2022
Space sustainability plans will pave the way for future generations
Edward Baker reflects on the 4th Summit for Space Sustainability and how ambitious UK plans will benefit space users around the world.
Updated: Fri Jul 08 2022
WSO2: How APIs and Cloud Are Enabling Public Services to Transform
Guest blog by Chris Davey, VP of Solution Architecture (integration), WSO2 as part of the Digital Transformation In the Public Sector Week.
Updated: Fri Jul 08 2022
Artificial intelligence in the driving seat
Defence data scientists and engineers come close to world record time in a DeepRacer artificial intelligence challenge.
Updated: Thu Jul 07 2022
Getting certified, and what to do next
Blog posted by: Adam McCullough - Principal ITSM Architect, 06 July 2022.
Updated: Thu Jul 07 2022
Guest blog: How shipbuilding can chart a course for maritime 4.0
Guest blog by Matthew Medley, Industry Director, A&D Manufacturing at IFS solutions.
Updated: Thu Jul 07 2022
Large Hadron Collider takes first data in record-breaking run
The world's most powerful particle accelerator is ready to start delivering proton collisions to experiments at a record-breaking energy level.
Updated: Thu Jul 07 2022
Quantum encryption spacecraft closer to launch
Speqtre, an innovative secure communications cubesat, has passed a major milestone in its journey to space.
Updated: Thu Jul 07 2022