A wide-ranging review to improve business access to broadband has been announced 24 February by Business Secretary Sajid Javid in a keynote speech to the EEF annual conference, where he also set out his plans to support British manufacturing. Broadband has the potential to transform the way in which modern businesses work together, reach their […]
A consortium of leading UK businesses has secured funding from Innovate UK to examine the data requirements needed to support autonomous navigation. The ground breaking ‘Atlas’ initiative will study data critical to the efficient operation of autonomous vehicles and how it can be enhanced. Testing the feasibility of maintaining, processing and distributing this data is a core […]
Leaders from the business community – including Sir Nigel Knowles, Global Co-Chairman of DLA Piper, and Paul Booth OBE, President and Chairman of SABIC Petrochemicals – joined forces on 23 February 2016 with James Wharton to identify investment opportunities which could further boost the economy across the Northern Powerhouse. The minister met with chief executives […]
A new funding deal, paving the way for the Scottish Parliament to become one of the most powerful of its kind in the world, was agreed on Tuesday 23 February. Following ten rounds of negotiations, involving the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the UK and Scottish Governments have agreed a new […]
A search was launched on 23 February to uncover Wales’ next big tech stars as TechHub Swansea launches its first tech accelerator programme. It will give promising entrepreneurs the opportunity to work alongside some of the UK’s biggest names in technology and secure long-term investment. ideas.fund (external link), a new intensive-growth programme is jointly funded […]
Plans by the Tirion Group to turn a huge former steelworks site at Newport into a flagship 500-home urban village have taken a big step forward with the start of work on a multi-million pound contract to clear and clean the land in preparation for construction. It is expected that the project at Whiteheads will […]
A new Energy Efficiency strategy that will play a major role in driving economic growth, tackling fuel poverty and improving energy efficiency was launched on 23 February by Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant. The new strategy sets out a clear direction for the next 10 years and outlines how we can support action across all sectors. Supporting the […]
Scotland’s leading science and technologies industries offer increasing opportunities for students, the Youth Employment Minister said on 23 February as she visited a college which targets sectors with skills shortages. Dundee and Angus College has worked with major employers to design programmes in the energy sector, including micro-renewables and oil services. The new courses are boosting […]
Coastal communities across the country on 22 February 2016 unveiled over 100 radical plans in a drive to boost growth, jobs and prosperity – from building a new history centre in Plymouth to redesigning the high street in Scarborough. More than 11 million people live in coastal communities, from major cities to seaside villages. The […]
The proposals for BBC Charter Renewal laid out in the Scottish Government’s paper on broadcasting will secure the future of the BBC for at least the next decade, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said on 22 February. Speaking after a meeting with Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport John Whittingdale and ahead of Scottish […]
