We had the pleasure of joining Healthbox to present a talk by Nick Rosa, founder of Sandbox Industries, last week. Nick has a great wealth of experience at all levels of the startup journey and Nick fielded questions regarding the…
We had the pleasure of joining Healthbox to present a talk by Nick Rosa, founder of Sandbox Industries, last week. Nick has a great wealth of experience at all levels of the startup journey and Nick fielded questions regarding the…
Congratulations to Doug Ward and Shaun Gibson who launched Tech Britain last week, their highly anticipated map of the United Kingdom’s tech startup community. In under one week they already have over 300 startup companies, 29 investors, and 20 co-working spaces listed,…
In light of the consultation on parental internet controls we, along with a number of other concerned groups, have submitted a letter to the Prime Minister. We have also outlined our main concerns here and have submitted a response to…
Last October UK’s biggest ISPs, Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk and Sky, signed a new Code of Practice to help parents block inappropriate online content. Coined as ‘active choice’, ISPs would assist customers though providing free tools to filter access to the internet, reminding them of…
Last week we submitted a response to the Joint Select Committee on the draft Communications Data Bill, who are consulting on the draft bill which was announced in the Queen’s speech this year. The Bill aims to “protect the public…
While Parliament is currently on recess we’re working away on research and consultation responses whose deadline are fast approaching. This Thursday sees the deadline for responses to the Joint Select Committee who are reviewing the Draft Communications Data Bill. The Bill potentially…
With talk of the opportunities of big data, we look at the copyright issue that could be a potential stumbling block for UK companies innovating through data and text mining. In his review into Intellectual Property and growth Professor Hargreaves…
Last week we reported on the Lords Communications Committee report which highlighted some key concerns regarding the Government’s plans for Superfast Broadband BDUK. We wrote for the New Statesman about the problems surrounding the lack of competition in the BDUK…
The skills debate is a particularly important topic for the UK innovation community, and while many of us discuss the potential solutions, we’re thoroughly in awe of Young Rewired State team. This week sees their festival of code for under…
Lords Communications Committee report recommended changes to current Government broadband strategy – From ‘high-speed’ broadband to creating a ‘high-spec’ broadband infrastructure. Released last week, Broadband for all – an alternative vision, proposed a different broadband strategy to the Government. Current Government…
