Web3 metaverse growth is exponential November 17, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher explains how the community around a platform can co-create enabling the platform ecosystem to grow even stronger.
Magic materials, paperless tickets and Web3: Sports technology trends to watch in 2023 November 16, 2022 Rebecca Hopkins, chief executive of the STA Group, picks out the sports technology trends to watch in the next year. It is exciting to realise how far sport has come in the past 12 months and whilst the post-pandemic era is throwing up more external challenges than could have been predicted, the sector remains as [...]
We have all the information to change our lives, but we don’t know how to use it November 15, 2022 Accurate, accessible and secure data has the potential to transform policymaking in the UK. During the pandemic, data helped us identify the most vulnerable in society. It provided the backbone for the medical research used to create the vaccines so quickly. The ability to understand and use data across the public sector is critical to [...]
No need for EU: UK strikes major post-Brexit science and research deal with Switzerland November 10, 2022 The UK and Switzerland have signed a major agreement deepening the relationship between the two countries’ research and innovation communities, the two countries said this morning. Both countries are excluded from the EU’s science partnerships. The deal was signed by UK Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, George Freeman MP, alongside Federal Councillor [...]
Y2Pay: Robots eat into wage growth in the UK but boost productivity November 10, 2022 Fears of robots taking people’s jobs have been “overblown”, with low investment and productivity growth being the real culprits behind the UK’s stagnant economy, according to a new report by the Resolution Foundation today. However, automation has dampened the average take-home for staff operating alongside new tech, the report, in collaboration with the London School of [...]
EQT Ventures eyes UK investment spree with £970m fund November 9, 2022 Sweden’s EQT Ventures said it was eyeing up a UK investment spree today after it bucked a downturn in the market to raise $1.1bn (£970m) to pump into early-stage tech firms across Europe.
What is the point of having an information age if you cannot access and learn from it? November 9, 2022 Viktor Prokopenya says we need to ensure future generations are able to harness a positive and more equitable learning ecosystem.
Finalist November 9, 2022 Start-up of the Year supported by World Mobile Swash Swash is reinventing data ownership through new incentivisation streams and a collaborativedevelopment framework, governed by the ethos of Web 3. It enables individuals, developers, and businesses to cultivate new realities of data ownership and value creation. It is the largest data unionin the market with over [...]
As Gavin Williamson clears his desk, attention shifts to judgement of brand new PM Rishi Sunak November 9, 2022 As senior Tory and former Education Secretary Sir Gavin Williamson has quit the Cabinet after just a fortnight in office, questions are raised about the judgement of the new prime minister, Rishi Sunak. Sunak will appear in the Commons to face MPs following the loss of his ally, who stood down after accepting that allegations [...]
‘Golden source’ for ESG data will help listed firms decide where they put their cash November 8, 2022 A new ‘golden source’ for environmental and social governance (ESG) data will help listed firms decide where they put their money, and even what their values should be. Nina Spencer saw a gap in the market after more than 15-years sitting on company boards and advising leading fintech firms. Her new analytics and benchmarking database, [...]