UK Wireless Infrastructure Strategy

2023-08-31T15:18:52+01:00

The Wireless Infrastructure Strategy sets out a policy framework to affirm our unwavering commitment to extending 4G coverage to 95% of the population, deliver high quality 5G to all populated areas in the UK by 2030, and investing £40 million to drive take up of innovative 5G-enabled services for businesses and the public sector. It also sets out a comprehensive 6G strategy to harness and develop the UK’s strengths in future telecoms, and to ensure that the UK can influence and benefit from the development of 6G in a way that meets the UK’s future connectivity needs.

Wireless 2030

2023-03-22T15:12:56+00:00

Wireless 2030 Wireless connectivity has become increasingly critical for different aspects of our lives, from keeping in touch, to getting [...]

Longer Duration Energy Storage

2022-12-21T11:52:44+00:00

Longer duration storage can support a future energy system with high proportions of renewable energy by providing flexible energy supply and demand, and increasing the resilience of energy networks.

The UK Green Growth Index

2022-03-02T14:44:22+00:00

This report notes that Northern Ireland faces challenges in the transition to net zero given its heavy dependence on jobs in carbon intensive sectors. There is also a strong need to reduce emissions from businesses, households, and transport.

Interpretable machine learning

2022-03-02T14:46:06+00:00

Interpretable machine learning Modern machine learning (ML) systems are increasingly being used to inform decision making in a variety of applications. However, for some types [...]

Science Advice in the UK

2021-09-24T10:19:49+01:00

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.

National AI Strategy

2021-09-22T13:53:31+01:00

National AI Strategy The UK Government has today launched its first National AI Strategy. The aim of this Strategy is set [...]

Fast Forward for Digital Jobs

2022-03-02T14:50:52+00:00

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.

UK Hydrogen Strategy

2022-03-02T14:52:55+00:00

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.

UK Research and Innovation’s management of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

2021-02-10T13:34:59+00:00

This report examines whether the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund has been set up in a way likely to optimise value for money. The report examines the establishment of the Fund, in particular whether it has attracted sufficient good-quality bids, whether the selection processes have been efficient and whether the budget is managed effectively and the approach to monitoring and evaluating the Fund’s performance, as well as its performance to date.

UK Innovation Report

2021-02-10T13:36:28+00:00

This report provides a review of the UK’s industrial and innovation performance in a global context, drawing upon the latest available international indicators.

AI Roadmap

2021-01-31T17:21:56+00:00

An independent report, carried out by the AI Council, providing recommendations to help the government's strategic direction on AI.

Spotlight on Spinouts

2021-01-22T15:02:49+00:00

The analysis in this report is based on Beauhurst’s data on 1,424 spinouts – both alive and dead – that have spun out or met one of Beauhurst’s tracking triggers since 2011.

A blueprint for digitally driven recovery from Covid-19

2021-03-26T16:23:24+00:00

This report highlights the extent, pace and scale at which NW businesses have adopted new digital technologies and made more use of existing ones over the last year, and how significant this has been in terms of positively responding to the pandemic, creating new business models and opportunities, as well as retaining jobs.

Technation Jobs and Skills Report 2020

2020-09-14T12:40:34+01:00

Over the last three months, recruitment for tech jobs has quickly recovered from the inevitable slump during lockdown. In fact, according to Tech Nation’s new Jobs and Skills Report 2020, the number of advertised tech job vacancies increased by 36% between June and August.

Airspace 2050: Three Futures

2020-07-22T12:01:15+01:00

Airspace 2050: Three Futures contains three alternative scenarios which might play out around the year 2050. These are challenging but plausible futures. They are not predictions, but envision potential outcomes arising from the call to action on climate change, from technological disruption and geopolitical change, from burdens put upon the regulatory system, and from changing demographics and attitudes.

UK Research and Development Roadmap

2020-07-01T14:01:34+01:00

Over the coming months the UK government will develop the proposals in this Roadmap into a comprehensive R&D plan, working very closely with the devolved administrations where plans cover or impact on their devolved policy responsibilities.

20 Tools for Innovating in Government

2019-09-18T12:26:16+01:00

This handbook is a digest of 20 tools that are proven to help innovation flourish inside government, based on Nesta's work over more than a decade in UK local and central government, as well as with more than 30 international governments.

Preparing for a changing world

2019-09-02T15:21:00+01:00

This document builds on POST’s previous publication, Topics of Interest 2018 and represents evidence gathered between May 2018 and April 2019. Topics included consist of areas of change with a larger volume of evidence attached that are likely to have significant impact, as these are most likely to be of most interest to Parliament.

Gender Diversity in AI Research

2019-08-21T17:25:42+01:00

Lack of gender diversity in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) workforce is raising growing concerns, but the evidence base about this problem has until now been based on statistics about the workforce of large technology companies or submissions to a small number of prestigious conferences.

Future of skills and lifelong learning

2019-08-08T19:54:11+01:00

The Government Office for Science looked at how changes in technology and an ageing population affect what skills the UK will need in the future. The project also considered how investment in skills and encouraging lifelong learning can have a positive impact on productivity.

The Future of Food 2040 

2019-08-08T19:27:49+01:00

The Future of Food 2040 report highlights the importance of establishing a future domestic agricultural policy that enables the farming industry to increase its productivity, profitability and resilience in the future, which will be crucial for businesses to thrive in an increasingly volatile world.

A compendium of innovation methods

2019-08-08T14:35:22+01:00

This compendium brings together some of Nesta's innovation experience over the years. Each section gives a simple introduction to the method and describes Nesta’s work in relation to it. In each case they have also provided a link to further relevant resources and inspiration on their website.

The Four Futures of Work

2019-08-08T19:57:31+01:00

The RSA’s Future Work Centre has published research that models four ‘futures of work’ by 2035 - and shows how politicians may not be up to speed on what’s going on.

Materials Landscaping Study

2019-08-08T14:46:33+01:00

This report details the scale, geographical distribution and competitiveness of the UK materials sector. It is based on a database of the UK materials companies that was extracted in a bottom-up approach from a wide range of company datasets and sources of information.

Move fast and fix things

2019-08-08T14:51:50+01:00

This report counters the long-held caricature of the state as a slow, lumbering, bureaucratic machine and sets out to find the people, processes and practices in government that are ‘moving fast, and fixing things’ and demonstrating a new kind of public entrepreneurship. It draws on several examples of work done in Northern Ireland.

Creative Hubs: Understanding the New Economy

2019-08-08T15:34:12+01:00

This British Council report has been commissioned to better understand the diverse value, processes and motivations of creative hubs and in doing so, analyse how best to support and stimulate the wider creative economy they are rooted in, particularly in times of political and financial uncertainty.

The Geography of Creativity in the UK

2019-08-08T15:36:39+01:00

This report – a collaboration between Nesta and Creative England – reveals hotspots of creative activity in all nations and regions of the UK, and produces data that economic development agencies and policymakers charged with promoting business growth can use when setting strategic priorities.

Improving the management of digital government

2019-08-08T15:44:22+01:00

This report draws on 30 interviews with senior digital and policy officials across Whitehall and the public sector, and vendors to government. It focuses on the role of the Government Digital Service (GDS) in creating a framework for digital government that is successful, and assesses how GDS is performing in that role.

The Digital Powerhouse

2019-08-08T15:47:09+01:00

This report maps out how the North of England can better engage with its tech clusters, drawing on respective expertise and innovation in order to provide solutions for smart cities and digitise industry strengths.

Measuring the UK’s Digital Economy with Big Data

2019-08-08T16:12:58+01:00

It is clear we need a new way of measuring the economy and that is what is presented in this report by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, based on the pioneering big data techniques of Growth Intelligence, a UK company who specialise in tracking and measuring the economic activities of companies.

Machine learning: the power and promise of computers that learn by example

2019-08-08T16:15:49+01:00

What is the potential of machine learning over the next 5-10 years? And how can we develop this technology in a way that benefits everyone? The Royal Society’s machine learning project has been investigating these questions, and this report sets out the actions needed to maintain the UK’s role in advancing this technology while ensuring careful stewardship of its development.

Employer Ownership of Skills

2019-08-08T16:53:09+01:00

This report looks at what has been achieved against the original vision for Industrial Partnerships (IPs). It focuses on the lessons learned from the activities, the challenges and successes.

The 2013 Sustainable Energy Report

2019-08-08T18:14:41+01:00

This report was commissioned when DETI and MATRIX identified substantial commercial opportunities associated with sustainable energy technology markets which were likely to grow significantly as worldwide demand for lower-carbon technologies increased.

The 2010 Telecoms Report

2023-02-10T10:44:10+00:00

This report finds that major advances have been achieved in the quality and extent of telecommunications provision in Northern Ireland and, combined with near term plans, the overall provision places it among the leading regions in terms of international standards.

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