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10DS: Government plans to make sure no-one is left behind on broadband access ~ techUK welcomes recognition of importance of UK connectivity
HMT: Government creates new body to help manage & deliver major projects for UK economy – (HMT: More than £9bn in commercial deals agreed during Prime Minister Modi visit)
DECC: UK-India partnership on energy & climate change agreed
BIS: Business Secretary sharpens the UK’s innovation expertise with regional research and development audit – (BIS: Opening up the roads - the government’s commitment to innovation ~ BIS: Javid welcomes outcomes of European steel talks ~ British Minister calls for solar revolution across Ghana)
CLG: New Blackpool Enterprise Zone to light up the Northern Powerhouse
DWP: Employment rate reaches new record high
HMRC announces next step in its 10-year modernisation programme to become a tax authority fit for the future
Better Regulation Delivery Office: Growth - regulators can help council comms engage with business
Defra: Bovine TB biosecurity plan and information hub launched
ScotGov: Energy capacity warning – (ScotGov: Flying the flag for Scottish food & drink ~ Efforts to increase trade and investment with Ireland ~ Scotch beef & lamb exports ~ ScotGov: Stronger trade union relations ~ Seven out of 10 Tullis Russell workers re-employed ~ Spreading the word on Scottish dairy ~ ScotGov: Whisky galore ~ Hopes rise for Scotch lamb & haggis exports ~ ScotGov: Working with Scotland’s cities)
WAG: New £39m fund will bolster Wales’ world-class scientific research capacity – (WAG: Marketplace Wales offers trading boost for entrepreneurs as Christmas countdown gets underway ~ Welsh businesses to explore new export markets ~ New requirement for domiciliary care workers in Wales to be registered from 2020)
Wales Office: Wrexham prison pumps £ms into economy of North Wales & gets set to become major employer – (Wales Office: Welsh Businesses Told ‘Exporting Is Great’ – And It Will Help Your Business Grow ~ Secretary of State vows "I won't let Wales slip behind" as unemployment rises ~ Wales "punching well above its weight on the global sporting stage" say UK Government Ministers)
BCS introduces RITTech - A new standard for IT Technicians
Crown Commercial Service sign pricing deal with Huddle – (CCS: eSourcing suite downtime)
UKTI: Exporting is GREAT - major opportunities programme launches - (UKTI: Hundreds of overseas opportunities on offer for UK businesses as major new exporting initiative is launched in Gateshead )
Cefas leads the marine "Open Data" revolution
MoD: UK-India Defence and International Security Partnership
CESG: £6.5m CyberInvest scheme to boost world-class UK cyber security research ~ techUK: GCHQ announce industry-funded cyber security research scheme ~ CESG: Certified Cyber Security Consultancy – Version 1.0 of the Standard and application form available now)
techUK: EU Commission issues guidance on EU-US data transfers – (techUK: FCA publishes plans for a regulatory sandbox ~ techUK: Vote Now in techUK's Women in Tech Council Chair Election ~ techUK: Superfast broadband reaches an additional 3.3m UK premises through BDUK)
Land Registry: National Polygon and Title Descriptor datasets published
Innovate UK: Technology key to unlocking farming’s potential
STFC: Science goal to double battery life in electric vehicles
NCA: International public protection events offer online safety information
Ofgem: E.ON to pay £7m for failing to supply advanced meters
CBI: UK economy resilient despite turbulence – (CBI praises UK/India business ties as Narendra Modi visits ~ CBI: UK labour market powers ahead)
TUC: Number of commuters spending more than 2 hours travelling to & from work up by 72% in last decade
CIPD: Wage inflation unlikely to take off as UK's flexible labour market continues to contain skills shortages & pay pressures - new report
MoD: Corporates urged to remember veterans ~ MoD: Defence Secretary welcomes employment pilot for veterans
Financial Reporting Council: Year-end advice to preparers of annual reports
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