Business and Other Briefings (Archive)

DECC sets out its Capacity Market parameters for 2019/20 auction

HM Treasury:  UK signs founding Articles of Agreement of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – (HM Treasury:  Greece has introduced temporary capital controls: guidance for businesses ~ HMT:  Government confirms Tax-Free Childcare launch date as it welcomes judgment from Supreme Court ~ HMT:  Tax-Free Childcare: 10 things parents should know)

DCMS:  Boom in employment and exports for the UK’s creative industries

CBI position on EU membership

BIS:  Government examines support for self-employed

Defra:  Food hubs to drive rural food revolution – (Defra:  British pigs will fly...to China)

ScotGov:  Building trade links with Japan – (ScotGov:  Halfway to Living Wage target ~ Japan’s growing appetite ~ Japan’s Renewables Revolution)

WAG:  Advisors appointed to develop plans £200m North East Wales road improvements)

Wales Office:  Alun Cairns announces Cardiff tech hub extension to boost digital start-ups in Wales

HEFCE funding vital to university-business collaborations

CESG:  Guidance on Security Operations & Management now available on GOV.UK ~ AXELOS:  Cyber Resilience & ITSM)

BCS:  SFIA version 6 launched to drive the digital age – (BCS & the Tech Partnership put professional development high on agenda for IT specialists)

techUK members feature in new research on corporates working with startups – (techUK responds to Sir Nigel Sheinwald's Summary of Work to Date)

Innovate UK:  UK-Malaysia partnerships - Apply for innovation funding – (Innovate UK:  Power company works with regulator to devise environmental tool)

CLG:  Digital giant Google to give expert help to Britain's best high streets

TUC:  4m extra parents have access to parental leave this summer

CIPD:  Quality of work, not quantity of workers, is key to increasing UK productivity

Public Service Insights: Effectively Onboarding New Employees With An Intranet