Challenges for digital government: Still a long way to go
Daniel Thornton at the Institute for Government highlights some of the challenges for digital government, with its complex objectives and legacies
Generations of internet start-ups...
Drug development for cancer and inflammatory disease
Sumith A Kularatne, Vice President of Research and Development at On Target Laboratories shares the research strides he has made in drug development
Career development in public administration
Professor Mark Priestley from the University of Leeds considers the options for professional career development in public administration
No one said dealing with an ageing...
Schools can save cash on computer equipment with DfE deal
Schools can save cash on computer equipment including laptops, desktops and tablets under a new deal offered by the Department for Education
The Department for...
Developing MBA students: The leaders of tomorrow
UK business schools and businesses should work together on developing MBA students and their careers as future leaders writes AMBA chief Andrew Main Wilson
As...
Exeter University tackles banana supply chain threat
The future of the UK’s favourite fruit hangs in the balance, but researchers from Exeter University are tackling the threat to the banana supply...
Lincolnshire street lighting project enters final phase
Work to introduce more cost-effective Lincolnshire street lighting is continuing in and around Boston, Skegness and Mablethorpe over the next few months
Lincolnshire County Council...
Women as Leaders: Why women on boards matter
Alison Cutland, executive development partner at the Praxis Centre for Leadership, explains why women as leaders are benefiting business
On the face of it, things...
Exclude small council schools from apprenticeship levy, say LGA
The Local Government Association say small council schools should be exempt from the new apprenticeship levy just as small academies and faith schools are
Small...
Inside the ECA audit of the target EU budget spend on climate action
Phil Wynn Owen, member of the European Court of Auditors, gives an insight into the ECA audit of the target EU budget spend on...
The EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking: One year on
The EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking sees member states working together to close loopholes used by criminals, writes EU Commissioner Karmenu Vella
In a...
Biomedical engineering and social sciences receive £52m boost
Imperial College London and the London School of Economics will receive a share of £52m to lead research in biomedical engineering and social sciences
As...
The German mandate for open access to research
Germany’s Ministry of Education and Research has put in place a strategy for open access to research publications funded with public money
Open access scientific...
Users come first in seamless digital public services
At the third D5 conference in South Korea, Cabinet Office Minister Chris Skidmore explained how putting users first is making digital public services better
I...
MPs call for new Environmental Protection Act post-Brexit
A committee of MPs has published a report calling for the government to reassure farmers and to introduce a new Environmental Protection Act to...
Fly tipping fines reach more than £430,000 since new powers
Councils have revealed they have issued hundreds of fines for fly tipping after receiving new powers to handout on the spot penalties
Health and Social Care Network: Connectivity in public sector procurement
Innopsis director Michael Bowyer takes stock as the healthcare sector prepares for the launch of the Health and Social Care Network in March this...
UK’s top diplomat in European Union resigns
Downing Street confirms that Sir Ivan Rogers, the UK’s top diplomat in the European Union, has resigned just months before Brexit negotiations are due...
Be Food Smart app to help with healthier choices for kids
The Be Food Smart app, Public Health England’s latest Change4Life campaign, aims to help parents make healthier food and drink choices for their children
Following...
Innovative reform vital to action plan on antimicrobial resistance
Health First Europe’s honorary president, John Bowis, looks forward to a new EU action plan on antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections
“Excessive and inappropriate use...