On 11 June 2020, TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, wrote to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP,…
Suzi StephensonJune 12, 2020
On 9 June 2020, the Government launched an application process to the world’s first artificial intelligence and data science conversion courses. Up to £24 million of funding will be made…
Suzi StephensonJune 10, 2020
On the 9 June 2020, the Government announced a range of measures as part of a Future Technology Trade Deal, to help boost digital trade and establish the UK technology…
Suzi StephensonJune 10, 2020
On 9th June 2020, the Minister of State for Digital and Culture, Caroline Dinenage MP, appeared before the DCMS Select Committee to answer questions from MPs on online harms. The…
Suzi StephensonJune 10, 2020
Goldsmiths University of London is working with Imperial College London researchers and the UK games industry to develop and release a Tetris-inspired educational game for young people. The game will…
Suzi StephensonJune 9, 2020
TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, has welcomed the Government’s response to the Immersive and Addictive Technologies Consultation and the subsequent report on addictive technology issues,…
Suzi StephensonJune 8, 2020
As part of the Government’s plans to help the economy bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic, the Business Secretary Alok Sharma is creating 5 new business-focused groups to unleash Britain’s…
Suzi StephensonJune 8, 2020
On Friday 5 June, the Minister for Universities Michelle Donelan MP, outlined support for international students and the higher education sector throughout the coronavirus crisis. Michelle Donelan MP announced the…
Suzi StephensonJune 8, 2020
On 3 June 2020, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for DCMS responded to a written question, outlining the three local authority areas with the fastest and slowest rates of…
Suzi StephensonJune 4, 2020
On 3 June 2020, the Government published guidance for Higher Education providers in England on when and how to reopen their campuses and buildings. The guidance is for higher education…
Suzi StephensonJune 4, 2020
On 1 and 2 June 2020, Baroness Barran, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, responded to a series of written questions regarding…
Suzi StephensonJune 3, 2020
On Friday 29 May 2020, the Chancellor provided an update on the future of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. The key details are included…
Suzi StephensonMay 29, 2020
On 28 May 2020, TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, responded to the Education Committee’s inquiry into the impact of coronavirus on the education sector, with a…
Suzi StephensonMay 28, 2020
On 26 May 2020, a new report highlighted the growth of the safety tech sector in the UK. The independent study, ‘Safer technology, safer users: The UK as a world…
Suzi StephensonMay 27, 2020
On 14 May 2020, the Government published a report reviewing the evidence base on UK cross-border digital trade and identifying potential improvements to data sources. The research was carried out…
Suzi StephensonMay 26, 2020
This document sets out the principal parliamentary activity relating to the higher education sector in the last two weeks. It includes key written answers from Ministers on international students and…
Suzi StephensonMay 26, 2020
On 22 May 2020, Gillian Keegan MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Education, responded to a written question on what steps the Government are taking to…
Suzi StephensonMay 26, 2020
On 20 May 2020, the Culture Secretary, Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, announced the formation of a new Cultural Renewal Taskforce. The taskforce will work on getting the country’s…
Suzi StephensonMay 21, 2020
TIGA, the trade association representing the games industry, has published a new report based on surveys which shows that while the video games industry is relatively resilient to the Coronavirus…
Suzi StephensonMay 21, 2020