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Inequity in the UK STEM workforce is being made worse by COVID-19 This article is sponsored by:

A lack of representation in the STEM sector of minoritized groups is intersectional, systemic and is leading to a lack of skills, experiences and perspectives in the workforce.

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Tech giants to be given ‘Strategic Market Status’ in UK and forced to follow code of conduct This article is sponsored by:

The UK’s newly created Digital Markets Unit has been given powers to tackle the market dominance of big tech firms - but will it work without global consensus?

British Government lays out plans to invest in green and digital skills This article is sponsored by:

Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a speech this week aimed at ‘levelling up’ the country - where skills and education form a key focus.

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Coming soon! UK AI strategy - the same, only more so This article is sponsored by:

This week’s eForum on AI policy tries to locate the signal amidst the noise regarding the UK’s strategy, with help from Professor Dame Wendy Hall.

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The UK (once again) says digital is important and (once again) has a plan to be world leader This article is sponsored by:

The British Government is this week telling the world that it’s going to be a really good place for digital to thrive. And it has some principles (?) to make that happen.

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British Government must act now on future of work or risk groups being excluded This article is sponsored by:

MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee have raised concerns about the government’s lack of ambition when it comes to planning for the future of work.

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UK’s new Infrastructure Bank opens its doors to support post-pandemic growth This article is sponsored by:

The Infrastructure Bank was announced in the Autumn last year and aims to help support Britain’s recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Technology has a crucial role to play in enabling local government reform This article is sponsored by:

Local government reform is triggering massive organizational and technological change for UK councils. James Arvin at Unit4 looks at the scope and scale of the transformation and the technology choices for new unitary councils.

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How the Internal Revenue Service is thinking about taxpayer-centric digital services This article is sponsored by:

The Internal Revenue Service’s thinking about digital taxpayer services has been accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Britain’s Government Digital Service sets out new three year strategy This article is sponsored by:

The Government Digital Service (GDS) has said that it is no longer in start-up mode and has cited what it won’t be focusing on.

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