Evidence-based policy making can help create powerful stories for change
In a digital age, public sector stakeholders must ensure that facts and data underpin their decision-making.
Regulation
Did the government kill off the Oligopoly or just send it back to the (US) cloud?
The advent of the G-Cloud and a stricter procurement policy sought to break up the original Oligopoly a decade ago. But do the same rules apply to Oligopoly 2.0?
Politicians will not have their content moderated on social media platforms
Some of the world’s largest social media platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, have said that it isn’t appropriate for them to police what world leaders say online.
Jobs for Bots - Why the UK must grab the automation opportunity
Whilst the media obsesses over how robots are coming for all of our jobs, a new government-backed report claims that we actually have too few robots in the workplace.
GDS seeks to reassure that GOV.UK data gathering is business as usual
Reports that claimed data could be scooped up from GOV.UK to help the Prime Minister’s campaign is not true, say GDS and civil service bosses
Digital markets - regulate the beasts or set them free into the wild?
Chris Middleton presents the first of two reports from the Westminster eForum policy conference on digital competition, post Furman.
Government needs to “significantly increase” research and innovation funding beyond London, Oxford and Cambridge
A report released this week by MPs has also urged BEIS and UKRI to publish their roadmaps for the increase in R&D funding.
Government’s new “tough” prompt payment rules come into force
The Cabinet Office announced the new prompt payment rules back in November, with the aim of benefiting SMEs. It has said that non-compliant suppliers face exclusion from government contracts.
An inside look at the digital initiatives looking to boost social mobility
Social mobility has changed little in the UK over the last four years, leading to far too much wasted potential in a country hit by skills shortages across many sectors. As a result, we explore two initiatives that are aiming to provide members of disadvantaged communities with the support they need to follow a successful career in the digital and tech world.
“Highly likely” cross-government cell will be used to monitor interference and threats if election called
Representatives from the Cabinet Office and DCMS gave evidence to a House of Lords Committee today on the impact of digital technology on democracy.
Government makes £10m ‘Brexit readiness fund’ available for business...one month before Brexit deadline
The fund will be made available to all businesses and aims to make sure that all organisations are “fully ready” for Brexit.
Department for Transport set to invest in green tech, open data and airport efficiency
The Department for Transport has made a slew of announcements in recent days regarding the use of tech to improve British transport networks.
Foreign investment in UK tech grows, but the North-South divide continues
The British government has said that foreign investment in UK tech firms in 2019 is already more than the whole of 2018.
