Four leading local government groups have joined forces to call on council leaders to use digital technology to help transform services. In a recently published paper, the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE), the Local Government Association, the Local CIO Council and the IT group Socitm claim digital innovation can play a key role […]
A new £36m EU-backed scheme to develop post-graduate research and innovation skills in partnership with small and medium-sized businesses has been announced by the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones. The Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships (KESS II) scheme will partner over 500 businesses with academics and postgraduate research students to develop innovative research projects aimed […]
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss will meet with UK farmers and banking experts today to make the best use of available EU funding. The food and farming industry could benefit from an extra €360 billion in EU funding to help SMEs and larger processors grow their businesses, the Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss said. In a meeting […]
The cost of a 4-person holiday to Europe this summer could rise by £230 following a vote to leave the European Union. The Treasury’s analysis of the immediate impact of a vote to leave, published on Monday, estimates the value of the pound will fall by 12%, making travel in Europe and the rest of […]
R&D framework contracts worth up to £12 million were awarded to a series of consortia, as NDA seeks innovative solutions to technical challenges. Among the organisations involved are UK universities, global corporations and around 20 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The NDA’s Direct Research Portfolio (DRP) forms a key part of the NDA’s strategic research […]
Britain’s economy would be tipped into a year-long recession, with at least 500,000 jobs lost and GDP around 3.6% lower, following a vote to leave the EU, new Treasury analysis launched by the Prime Minister and Chancellor shows. Speaking at B&Q in Eastleigh, Hampshire, the Prime Minister and Chancellor set out the Treasury’s analysis of […]
A new international air link between Dundee and Amsterdam starts this morning, funded through the UK Government’s £7 million Regional Air Connectivity fund. The first Flybe flight from Schiphol will touch down in Dundee at 11.55am today, and marks the start of Dundee’s first ever international air route. Flybe will run the service six times […]
New powers for the Scottish Parliament will be used to create a fairer country, Constitution Secretary Derek Mackay has pledged. From today, the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government receive new powers through the Scotland Act 2016. Many of these powers allow for legislation to be taken forward in areas including equal opportunities, consumer advocacy and […]
Orders improved a little overall and output grew, according to the latest monthly CBI Industrial Trends Survey. The survey of 489 manufacturers found that a rebound in the food and drink sector, following localised flooding earlier this year, drove an increase in overall output in the three months to May. Excluding food and drink, the […]
Thousands of acres of South Pennines moorland and peat bogs to be better protected as a new EU-funded restoration project gets underway. The MoorLIFE 2020 project – which received €12m funding from the European Union – will restore and preserve areas of blanket bog developed over thousands of years which are internationally rare due to their high […]
