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Kevin Cunnington
This page is dedicated to the prestige contributor Kevin Cunnington. He is the Director General at the Government Digital Service (GDS). He has contributed the following articles Leading the digital transformation of UK government and The Government Transformation Strategy: One year on.
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Open Access Government (February 2018)
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Blockchain and AI research at the University of Nicosia
Prof. Spyros Makridakis and Prof. George Giaglis, Directors of IFF at University of Nicosia lift the lid on the institution’s blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) research, including the launch of The Institute For the Future (IFF)
2018 may prove to be a historic year: as a number of technological innovations...
Blockchain technologies for automatic regulation and compliance
Professor Tomaso Aste from The UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies shares his perspective on the use of blockchain technologies for both automatic regulation and compliance
Blockchain technologies have the potential to radically change compliance and regulation improving efficiency, reliability and transparency whilst redefining the services industry landscape generating new business...
UK and France to strengthen links in tech sector and artificial intelligence
Britain and France’s leading tech sector will be brought closer together with plans for a digital conference to promote deeper integration in the digital economy
The UK’s tech firms have attracted more venture capital funding than any other European country in 2017 putting it at the top of the list...
Understanding mental health – through our stomachs
Alex Schubert from the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) explores the link between our mental health and what we eat
Every day we consume a wide variety of substances with the specific goal of modifying our mental states. These can range from substances that are overtly mood-altering, such as coffee...
Natural colours from cellulose
Silvia Vignolini, Reader in Chemistry and Biomaterials at University of Cambridge explores the wonderful world of colour and how it affects our perception and mood
Colour is a powerful communication tool, it deeply affects our perception of the world, stimulating our senses. It is not by chance that since the...
Sustainable soil management challenges
Dr. Robert Simmons, Prof. Jane Rickson and Prof. Ron Corstanje from Cranfield University’s School of Water, Energy and Environment sheds light on sustainable soil management (SSM) challenges, including soil degradation
Sustainable soil management (SSM) is fundamental to effective soil function, particularly in intensive production systems where optimal plant growth is...
AAV: From almost a virus to an awesome vector for human gene therapy
Dr. Arun Srivastava, George H. Kitzman Professor of Genetics, from the University of Florida describes the rationale and strategies for the development of next generation (NextGen), generation X (GenX) and optimised (Opt) recombinant AAV vectors for human gene therapy
Recombinant AAV vectors have been, or are currently being, used in...
Blockchains, trust and power: Governance models of the future
Sari Stenfors, PhD from the ReCon Blockchain Research Project at Aalto University looks at how distributed and open technologies transform our interactions
In a forward-looking research project at Aalto University’s Business School in Helsinki, together with partner companies and public organisations such as the Finance Ministry of Finland, we are...
Space: An essential sector for Europe at a time of digital revolution
Sebastien Moranta, coordinator of studies at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) explores why space is an essential sector for Europe during a time of digital revolution
The international space community recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1 (October 4th, 1957), humankind’s first step into the...
How digital solutions enable efficient passenger handling at airports
Renjit Benjamin, Senior research analyst from Frost & Sullivan explores the world of airport passenger flow management, focussing on how digital solutions enable efficient passenger handling
The demand for air travel has been increasing over time with the International Association of Air Travel (IATA) expecting 7.2 billion air travellers in...
Japan suffers biggest cryptocurrency heist
Japan is clamping down on cryptocurrency exchanges after suffering one of the biggest cyber attacks
The Financial Service Agency (FSA) has said that they will be inspecting all exchanges and put pressure on Coincheck after $534m (£378m) of cryptocurrency was stolen by hackers.
Coincheck, a cryptocurrency wallet and exchange service, have...
Advancing the frontiers of computing
Erwin Gianchandani and Michal Ziv-El from the National Science Foundation (NSF) provide a fascinating insight into how fundamental computing research is profoundly transforming our lives
From cybersecurity to autonomous vehicles and assistive robotics, investments by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) CISE directorate have resulted in myriad breakthrough technologies over the...
Promoting research, science and innovation in Europe
The work of European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas is placed under the spotlight by Open Access Government
European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas was previously Secretary of the State to the Prime Minister of Portugal. One of Moedas’s main priorities today is social...
New aircraft configurations
Professor Jonathan Cooper from the Faculty of Engineering at University of Bristol discusses the constant drive for aircraft manufacturers to develop more fuel-efficient designs and new configurations
Today’s commercial jet aircraft all look very similar and haven’t changed fundamentally over the past 50 years; essentially the designs consists of a...
The challenge of replacing hazardous substances
Alberto Mantovani and Francesca Baldi from the Endocrine Disruptors Project-Istituto Superiore di Sanita shed light on the challenge of substituting hazardous chemicals
What happens when a substance is suspected or found guilty of adverse effect on human health or the environment? Removing a toxic chemical from a product’s ingredients is...
Pernicious Anaemia: The world’s forgotten disease
Chairman of The Pernicious Anaemia Society, Martyn Hooper MBE lifts the lid on the history, causes and diagnosis of the world’s forgotten disease
From the time it was first described in the mid-nineteenth century, the cause and treatment of Pernicious Anaemia became the subject of some of the most inquisitive...
Science, research and innovation in the UK
The role of the UK’s Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation is placed under the spotlight by Open Access Government
Recently appointed on 9th January 2018 as Minister of State at the Department for Transport and Minister for London, Jo Johnson was previously the Minister of State...
Increasing the quality of higher education and research
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, former Minister of Education and Research reveals his ambitions to increase the quality of higher education and research in Norway
These are interesting times for education, research and innovation policy. Policy development is taking place against a backdrop of an increasingly volatile world, with climate change, an...
