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Canada: Cultural spaces, museums and creative professionals

Open Access Government charts the Government of Canada’s policy priorities concerning arts and culture, focussing on the examples of supporting cultural space, museums and creative professionals.

Brexit deal needs to be decided before new independence referendum

Almost a third of Scottish voters are calling for a deal over the EU to be laid out before a new independence referendum is...

North Yorkshire programme for looked-after children receives praise

A programme developed in North Yorkshire for looked-after children has received praise, with calls for other local authorities to adopt it… The ‘No Wrong Door’...

Delivering a sustainable and low carbon economy

At the 7th Summit of the Regions and Cities in Bratislava last month – of which AG was in attendance – Vice-President of the...

European Commission announces call for tenders for fintech study

A tender notice has been issued by the European Commission relating to a study into the financial technology sector… A tender worth €350,000 has been...

Reasons to be cheerful about public sector cloud

Jessica Figueras, Chief Analyst, Kable talks about how public sector IT is utilising cloud technology and why it remains a bright spot in a...

€8.5bn investment announced for Horizon 2020

The budget for 2017 has been set at €8.5bn for the European Commission’s research programme Horizon 2020… The European Commission has announced the research and...

Residents owe Coventry City Council £14m in council tax

Coventry City Council is owed an estimated £13.9m in unpaid council tax, it has emerged… Coventry City Council is owed more than double the amount...

Digitising cultural heritage for future generations

The Ministry of Culture in Lithuania highlights to AG how they are supporting digitisation of cultural heritage in libraries, museums and archives… Supporting digitisation in...

London City Airport expansion given the green light

Ministers have approved plans to expand London City Airport, creating at least 1,600 new jobs and adding £1.5bn to the economy… Chancellor Philip Hammond, Transport...

The future of solar power: what it means for small businesses

Phil Foster, Managing Director of Love Energy Savings shares his thoughts on the future of solar power and what this may mean for small businesses... Whilst...

Reconnecting Europe

Markku Markkula, President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) tells AG why Europe needs to connect and deliver better investment in order to...

Northern Powerhouse minister reaffirms commitment to the north

Northern Powerhouse Minister Andrew Percy has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to develop the north… The Northern Powerhouse will continue to develop under new leadership, it...

Teacher job adverts cost secondary schools £56m

According to new figures from Labour secondary schools spent a whopping £56m on advertising for teaching positions last year The recruitment crisis in teaching is...

Birmingham Council launches £33m business growth scheme

Businesses in Lichfield are set to benefit from a new programme, aimed at helping with expansion and growth… The Business Growth Programme will help business...

City of York Council releases sustainability plans

The City of York Council has revealed 10 key principles that will help improve sustainability in the area… ‘One Planet York’ is a new plan...

Young people’s decision making in environmental health

Liliana Cori,  Institute of Clinical Physiology of the Italian National Research Council, outlines the role of young people in making environmental health decisions... The LIFE +...

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