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.
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SAP Innovation Conference - down with hype, have some reality
SAP's Innovations Conference set out to show business users the reality of working with the vendor here and now, rather than spout a glorious future yet to come. That does prompt thoughts of whether the wider infrastructure in which it will have to work, here and now, will be able to stand the strain.
Nationwide takes hybrid approach to HR IT
The UK building society keeps one HR foot firmly on-premise while reaching for the cloud, with Oracle PeopleSoft and Fusion.
Is Pandora tuning in for a sale?
Is Pandora readying itself for a sale? CEO Brian McAndrews isn't being drawn on the subject, choosing to focus on big plans for the firm instead.
From customer experience to experience design - are we getting any closer?
It's about time I revisited my cynicism about "customer experience." Here's a review of recent learnings, including a podcast chat with Brian Solis, the author of a new book on experience design.
Data center powerplays as global energy supplies hit
Data center operators take electricity for granted, but that may have to change, says Maxwell Cooter.
Expedia predicts 2016 growth, home and away
The Paris terrorist attacks hurt Expedia's bottom line, but there's enough going on for CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to be confident about for 2016.
digibyte - CSC looks to close acquisitions to drive growth
CSC CEO John Lawrie is looking to close two major acquistions to get the company's growth trajectory back on track.
Marketo CEO - pricing is the new weapon in the marketing cloud wars
Enterprise marketing cloud providers are turning to aggressive pricing rather than innovation, claims Marketo founder Phil Fernandez.
Cognizant CEO - learnings from the digital transformation frontline
Observations from the digital transformation frontline from Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza as a slowdown in banking and healthcare hits outlook.
Why Apple may need to 'steel' itself
Apple may be a stupendous financial and technological success, but could it also be the first example of how the old Steel Intensity Curve may start to impact not just high tech vendors but the wider reaches of the IT sector?
Autodata motors ahead on API strategy
The automotive content publisher is using Tibco Mashery to make information available to its own online platform and to third-party developers.
Salesforce's 'half time show' opens up field service push
A big day of product announcements from Salesforce, with the opening-up of a new front in the field service management market.
