On 11 March 2020, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Jesse Norman MP, responded to a written question concerning whether investment in the laying of fibre cables as part of the…
Suzi StephensonMarch 12, 2021
On 3 March 2021, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, Gillian Keegan MP, responded to TIGA’s calls to retain and enhance funding for Applied General Qualifications…
Suzi StephensonMarch 10, 2021
The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has today outlined its priorities for the coming year. Today’s DRCF workplan for 2021/22 sets out a roadmap for how Ofcom, the Competition and Markets Authority…
Suzi StephensonMarch 10, 2021
The Children’s Code team at the ICO, the Information Commissioner's Office, are launching an open call for transparency champions. The ICO is inviting online services, children’s rights advocates, designers, and…
Suzi StephensonMarch 9, 2021
On 4 March 2021, the House of Commons Library released a new research briefing on the roll-out of superfast broadband in the UK and the Government's superfast broadband funding programme.…
Suzi StephensonMarch 5, 2021
TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, today welcomed the Government’s decision to allow international students to remain in the UK to work, or look for work,…
Suzi StephensonMarch 5, 2021
TIGA, the network for games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry, welcomed the Government’s plans to improve the migration system and R&D tax…
Suzi StephensonMarch 3, 2021
The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has today published its annual yearbook. The yearbook, which draws on data from Sheffield Hallam University’s Leisure Industries Centre, shows that there was an 18.3%…
Suzi StephensonMarch 3, 2021
With just six months until the Children’s Code comes into force, The Information Commissioner’s Office, ICO, is urging businesses to act now. Initial findings from industry research set up by…
Suzi StephensonMarch 2, 2021
TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, has today published a Parliamentary activity update for the education sector. Written Answers and Statements: Video Games: Qualifications Department for…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 26, 2021
TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, today welcomed the European Commission’s draft data adequacy decisions. TIGA made the comments following the publication of the European Commission’s…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 22, 2021
On 19 February 2021, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced that the Government is set to launch a new research agency to support high risk, high reward…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 19, 2021
On 24 December 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the UK would no longer participate in the Erasmus+ programme, and it would be replaced by the Turing Scheme, named after…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 19, 2021
In December 2020, The Information Commissioner’s Office published their new Data sharing code of practice. The code, which was published alongside a suite of new resources, gives businesses and organisations confidence to…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 19, 2021
On 17 February 2021, John Penrose MP, backed TIGA’s calls to boost competition across the UK economy. In a tweet published at 8:45pm, Penrose stated that he was ‘particularly proud’…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 18, 2021
On 16 February 2021, Jesse Norman, Financial Secretary at HM Treasury, responded to a written question on video games tax allowances. The question, asked by Jonathan Gullis, Conservative MP for…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 17, 2021
The National Worker Programme is now open for registration to organisations with over 50 employees. This programme allows eligible organisations to order free rapid lateral flow testing kits for employees.…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 17, 2021
TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, said today that the UK Government should adopt a more robust approach to foster healthy competition in the UK. TIGA…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 17, 2021
On 15 February 2021, Centre for Cities published a report exploring the successes and challenges of the UK’s digital infrastructure. According to the article, the UK is currently a world-leader…
Suzi StephensonFebruary 16, 2021