Business and Other Briefings (Archive)

BEIS:  UK-India Partnership hailed as Science Minister announces winners of inaugural Newton Prize

HM Treasury:  New matchmaking service for small businesses looking for finance

DIT:  Rona Fairhead promotes UK as a leading Western hub for Islamic finance

10DS:  PM announces new drive to end the gender pay gap ~  EHRC:  Gender pay gap: closing the gap for a more equal Britain

NIC:  Energy review ‘welcome contribution’ to debate on costs of supply

ICO:  New data protection advice service aimed at small organisations preparing for GDPR

DIFD:  New opportunities for Midlands businesses to deliver UK aid

Defra:  Environment Secretary opens £40m fund to boost farm productivity – (Defra:  Countdown begins for Countryside Stewardship woodland creation)

DfT:  First of a Kind competition - transform tomorrow’s train journeys – (DfT:  Sustainable growth at heart of future strategy for UK aviation ~ DfT:  HS2 train building to pave way for new era of British jobs)

DfE:  Level 4 & 5 technical education to be reviewed

FCO:  Call for bids – Gender Policy & Programmes Consultancy

ScotGov:  Record number of small businesses accessing relief – (ScotGov:  Unlocking Ambition Challenge)

Ofgem launches annual ‘State of the Market’ report

Ofwat consults on underperformance penalties & outperformance payments for 3 water companies

Spooky science at Dstl – (Dstl:  Do you want to be a Data Scientist at Dstl?)

techUK:  Made Smarter: A £445bn Prize – (techUK:  MOD RFI-GB-Corsham:Contracting, Purchasing, & Finance Supplier Hub Replacement ~ techUK:  New, Fast-track Route Into the NHS for “Breakthrough” Medicines and Technologies)

Innovate UK:  Creating greener, smarter communities - apply to take part – (Innovate UK:  Using augmented reality to boost tourism: apply for contracts ~ Innovate UK:  People - not products - are the secret to scaling up businesses)

UK Space Agency:  Initial £3m awarded for UK leadership of new space science mission SMILE

GDS:  Bringing policy and digital together to deliver contracts

CBI: Optimism among SMEs falls for 1st time in a year – (CBI: UK ahead of the curve in China investment strategy)

TUC: 260,000 more people working at night in past five years – (TUC: New analysis finds market volatility can cost savers up to £5,000 in their annual pension payment)

How Lambeth Council undertakes effective know your citizen (KYC) / ID checks to prevent fraud