On 12 March 2021, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, Gillian Keegan MP, responded to a written question on funding for digital skills. The question, asked by…
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden MP, has today set out the Government’s Ten Tech Priorities for 2021. During his announcement of the plan, Oliver…
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…
On 3 March 2021, HM Treasury published its Build Back Better policy paper along with the 2021 Budget. The publication sets out the Government's plans to support economic growth through…
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…
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…
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.…
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%…
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…
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…