May 17, 2012

SMEs & MSBs are key to economic growth

SMEs & MSBs are key to economic growth
Nick Brooks Comment Piece 0
According to the Department for Innovation, Business and Skills (BIS) there are 4.8 million private enterprises in the UK, of which almost all are classified as SMEs. Collectively, SMEs account for almost 60% of private sector employment and around 50% of private sector turnover, at £1,589...
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April 20, 2012

Freedom Of The Internet Under attack

Freedom Of The Internet Under attack
Maurizio Fantato Comment Piece 0
In an unusually concerted effort by the media, the Internet came under scrutiny this week from a variety of UK sources.  First the Daily Mail highlighted in a prominent article titled ‘Dr Google’ that too many women diagnose themselves on the Internet, often wrongly.  One has to consider why...
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April 16, 2012

Investment in UK space & steel

Investment in UK space & steel
Nick Brooks Comment Piece 0
This week has got off to a good start for UK manufacturing. Firstly, there was the announcement from Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI) that the dormant steel making furnace on Teeside has been relit, in preparation for steel production to restart, with plans to export most materials to...
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April 12, 2012

Ultrafast UK – but still far from future proof

Ultrafast UK – but still far from future proof
Maurizio Fantato Comment Piece 0
George Osborne announced in his latest budget that the Government has ambitious plans to create an ‘ultra-fast network’ of ten lucky cities where dwellers can have access to 100Mbp internet.  Actually a similar scheme had been announced by Virgin at the beginning of the year, based on their...
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April 10, 2012

Big heat or big chill?

Big heat or big chill?
Nick Brooks Comment Piece 2
A few weeks ago I had the honour of attending a presentation where Tim Smit, CBE, the famous founder of The Eden Project, was the principal speaker.  As part of his very entertaining and eclectic talk he said that climate scientists do a disservice to the issue of sustainability by focussing too...
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April 5, 2012

Augmented Reality From Google

Augmented Reality From Google
Maurizio Fantato Comment Piece 0
Just when I was complaining that Google had put too much effort (and money) into Google+ the information leviathan came up with the ‘Project Glass - Augmented Reality Eyewear’’. A bit of a mouthful right now, but I am sure, if it were launched, it would soon be renamed something like...
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April 2, 2012

Does the UK need an industrial policy?

Does the UK need an industrial policy?
Nick Brooks Comment Piece 0
Management Today magazine online raises the question ‘should Britain have an industrial policy?’ Based on the comments from various business leaders the jury is still out. However, I think that it’s important at a time when the fortunes of UK manufacturing are slowly recovering, that this...
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