UK Government

The UK government’s position on airport expansion and greener aviation

The UK Government has outlined its strategy to balance the need for airport expansion while also staying committed to its promise of sustainability in aviation.

UK-India science ministers reinforce strong research and partnership as future collaboration is announced

Science Minister Sam Gyimah and Indian Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Harsh Vardhan announce another wave of UK-India research projects

Increased funding provided to businesses that support disabled people in the workplace

Today the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Esther McVey, has announced increased funding to support businesses that provide extra employment support for disabled people with the greatest barriers to work

Rural areas to benefit from £45 million investment in broadband

Rural businesses and communities are set to benefit from improved broadband access as part of a £45 million boost by the government

Previse announces G-Cloud 10 listing

Previse, the global instant supplier payments decisions company, has today announced it has been accepted onto the UK Government’s G-Cloud 10 framework

New health secretary pledges £475 million digitisation fund in first speech

Matt Hancock, the new health secretary, has unveiled a £475 million digitisation fund to help the NHS invest in technology

UK hosts first ever Global Disability Summit

The Department for International Development will today host the UK Government's first ever Global Disability Summit to shine a light on the discrimination and stigma faced by up to 1 billion people globally who have a disability

Education secretary announces new online resources to reduce teacher workload

Head teachers will receive more support to reduce teacher workload from unnecessary and time-consuming tasks, under plans set out by Education Secretary Damian Hinds 

Full fibre broadband and 5G future for all

Mandatory full fibre broadband for all new build homes and new priority to connect hard-to-reach rural areas are key measures proposed in a national, long-term strategy for UK telecommunications

Government discuss E10 fuel in low carbon fuels consultation

The Department for Transport has launched a consultation today on whether and how it should introduce E10 fuel - which contains more bioethanol than traditional petrol - to the UK market

Energy price cap law will be in place by winter as legislation passes Parliament

Consumers are one step closer to cheaper energy bills as legislation to cap poor value energy tariffs completed its passage through Parliament yesterday (18 July 2018)

SMEs given opportunity to supply cloud computing services to government with new G-Cloud 10

The new G-Cloud 10 framework, which could eventually be worth £600 million, is now open for business and thousands of SMEs are lining up to provide their services to the government

The GDS: Leading digital, data and technology for the UK government

The work of the Government Digital Service (GDS) in leading lead the digital, data and technology function for the UK government is examined here by Open Access Government

NHS procurement process must change, says O’Donovan

Matt O’Donovan, CEO of WiFi SPARK, discusses his views on NHS procurement in this Open Access Government article 

NHS Trusts struggling to implement digital transformation strategies despite Government investment

Research from SolarWinds reveals two-fifths of NHS trusts either have no digital transformation strategy, or have just begun to work on one

New drone laws bring added protection for passengers

New drone laws will restrict the unmanned aerial vehicle from flying above 400 feet and within 1 kilometre of airport boundaries

Will Brexit really help or hinder the NHS?

Tilly Bailey & Irvine Law Firm, has looked at the latest commentary surrounding how the NHS will operate post-Brexit to try and draw up some conclusions about what lies ahead for the organisation

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