Developing essential digital skills
Developing essential digital skills Digital skills are increasingly important for day-to-day life, including for communication, accessing services and employment. However, [...]
Low-carbon hydrogen supply
Hydrogen could play a significant role in tackling climate change. Using it does not produce carbon dioxide, so it could replace fossil fuels in a range of applications.
Energy sector digitalisation
Energy sector digitalisation The incorporation of digital technologies in the energy sector can support progress towards key UK objectives such [...]
Smart Cities
This POSTnote looks at smart city innovation in the UK and the technologies involved.
Advances in vaccine technologies
This POSTnote from the UK Parliament provides an overview of vaccine development and technologies.
UK’s Industrial Policy: Learning from the past?
This report by The Productivity Institute looks at the decisions of successive UK Government's over the last 50 years to attempt to glean learnings from what has worked well and what has worked not so well in improving the rate of productivity in the UK economy.
THE CREATECH REPORT 2021
THE CREATECH REPORT 2021 The UK has long been renowned as a shining light in the global tech ecosystem, and, equally, [...]
Science Advice in the UK
This report aims to inform other governments about the evolution and function of science advice in the UK, illustrating how structures and processes have been developed and embedded, highlighting key strengths and attributes, as well as articulating where the tensions and challenges lie.
Exploring tech jobs and transformation in the UK – Job and Skills Report 2021
A new report from TechNation has revealed that tech companies are hiring at higher than pre-pandemic levels and Northern Ireland is the region with the third highest growth in the number of advertised tech vacancies across the 12 UK regions.
National AI Strategy
National AI Strategy The UK Government has today launched its first National AI Strategy. The aim of this Strategy is set [...]
Lift Off to Leadership
A new survey from global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman and the International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) was launched last week, giving an insight to the challenges faced by the aviation industry in attracting and retaining diverse workforces.
3 Year Strategy for FinTech in Northern Ireland
3 Year Strategy for FinTech in Northern Ireland FinTechNI has published a 3 Year Strategy and Roadmap for FinTech in [...]
TechIreland Healthtech Report 2021
HealthTech Report 2021 TechIreland - Innovation island has produced the 2021 Health Tech Report 2021. The report looks at the [...]
Beyond COVID-19: laying the foundations for a net-zero recovery
In this briefing the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) calls for an economic recovery that pivots the UK towards a net-zero future, rather than one that locks us into a high-carbon future.
Fast Forward for Digital Jobs
techUK's Fast Forward for Digital Jobs report examines the state of play of adult education and digital skills training and sets out seven key recommendations to support learners, support employers, and deliver change at scale.
Skills for success: Supporting business leaders with digital adoption
Skills for success: Supporting business leaders with digital adoption The embrace of technology by small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across [...]
Management practices and innovation, Great Britain
Using firm level survey data, this report from the Office of National Statistics explores the relationship between management practices and innovative activity, including formal R&D.
The economic case for reskilling in the UK: How employers can thrive by boosting workers’ skills
The economic case for reskilling in the UK: How employers can thrive by boosting workers’ skills This report from McKinsey [...]
Employer Skills Survey 2019
Documents relating to the employer skills survey 2019 conducted by the Department for Education in England, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive.
The next normal arrives: Trends that will define 2021—and beyond
2021 will be the year of transition. Barring any unexpected catastrophes, individuals, businesses, and society can start to look forward to shaping their futures rather than just grinding through the present.
Intelligent futures: Working with automation & digitisation to deliver sustainable employment and growth
This report, developed by Ulster University's Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC) and commissioned by the Department for the Economy examines the increasing role of automation and it's effects on the Northern Ireland economy.
Decarbonising Transport
In this report the UK Department for Transport presents its path to net zero transport in the UK, the wider benefits it can deliver, and sets out the principles that will underpin the approach to delivering it. It also sets out the department's commitments and the actions needed to decarbonise transport.
UK Transport Vision 2050: investing in the future of mobility
This vision document has grown out of extensive research into the future of transport and out of consultation with Innovate UK's partners in both the public and private sectors. It takes a view of where we will be by 2050 and outlines the likely steps along the way to achieving this.
UK Hydrogen Strategy
The UK’s first-ever Hydrogen Strategy has been published. It sets out how the UK government will work with industry to meet its ambition for 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030.