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News from BIS- Independent chair of the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme appointed January 27, 2012
- New Chair for Government’s fund management company January 27, 2012
- New calendar unlocks enterprise opportunities throughout 2012 January 26, 2012
- Red tape spotlight shines on company and commercial law January 26, 2012
- Digital economy to be catapulted into the future January 26, 2012
- Speeches by BIS Ministers
- Executive Remuneration January 24, 2012
- Our Hi-Tech Future January 12, 2012
- Resource security December 12, 2011
- International Skills December 8, 2011
- Vision for Further Education November 25, 2011
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Science and the Olympics – faster, stronger, smarter BIS Blogs
Science has played a part in every major British endeavour and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are no exception. As well as galvanising our sporting expertise, the Games bring together some of our very best scientists and … Continue reading →
Chain Reactions: growing business between social enterprise and corporates Public Sector Innovation
It is social enterprise conference season, and one of the subjects du jour seems to be “how social enterprises can better engage with corporates”. I’ve sat on two panels recently that have discussed this area in all its various component parts: … Continue reading →
(Re)Constructing success: a way forward for the Green Investment Bank? BIS Blogs
As the Green Investment Bank (GIB) moves towards operational activity, the team is designing a strategy and guiding principles. There is much to learn from the experience of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), whose mandate was, and … Continue reading →
A Great Year for Science and Innovation BIS Blogs
Today we launched the Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth, a multi-million pound package setting out the Government’s plans to boost economic growth through investment in research and innovation. One of the highlights is £75 million of new investment to … Continue reading →
Green investment news BIS Blogs
My last blogs have given you all a briefing on the initial preparation stages of bringing to fruition the vision for the Green Investment Bank – I will try to respond directly to the series of interesting comments soon – … Continue reading →
Taking Responsibility for Water BIS Blogs
Water is our most vital resource and global water security is a really important agenda. Alongside food and energy security, water security is central to economic growth, health and social well-being in all countries. On Monday a new report … Continue reading →
Valuing Brands BIS Blogs
Two years ago the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and British Brands Group (BBG) hosted a first Branding in a modern economy conference. The idea was to get a group of industry experts together to … Continue reading →
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Science and the Olympics – faster, stronger, smarter
Science has played a part in every major British endeavour and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are no exception. As well as galvanising our sporting expertise, the Games bring together some of our very best scientists and … Continue reading →
Chain Reactions: growing business between social enterprise and corporates
It is social enterprise conference season, and one of the subjects du jour seems to be “how social enterprises can better engage with corporates”. I’ve sat on two panels recently that have discussed this area in all its various component parts: … Continue reading →
(Re)Constructing success: a way forward for the Green Investment Bank?
As the Green Investment Bank (GIB) moves towards operational activity, the team is designing a strategy and guiding principles. There is much to learn from the experience of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), whose mandate was, and … Continue reading →
A Great Year for Science and Innovation
Today we launched the Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth, a multi-million pound package setting out the Government’s plans to boost economic growth through investment in research and innovation. One of the highlights is £75 million of new investment to … Continue reading →
Green investment news
My last blogs have given you all a briefing on the initial preparation stages of bringing to fruition the vision for the Green Investment Bank – I will try to respond directly to the series of interesting comments soon – … Continue reading →
Taking Responsibility for Water
Water is our most vital resource and global water security is a really important agenda. Alongside food and energy security, water security is central to economic growth, health and social well-being in all countries. On Monday a new report … Continue reading →
Valuing Brands
Two years ago the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and British Brands Group (BBG) hosted a first Branding in a modern economy conference. The idea was to get a group of industry experts together to … Continue reading →
Celebrating the value and relevance of the social sciences
Last Thursday I had the honour of speaking at the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) flagship event celebrating the social sciences, held at the British Academy. This forms part of the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science, now in its … Continue reading →
The 7 billionth person
The seven billionth person joins us at a time of unprecedented global challenge. Population growth in the last decade has been exceptionally rapid and has coincided with a global realisation that “business as usual” in terms of global food … Continue reading →
Giving consumers the midata touch
We all like a good deal. It’s particularly important now when we’re all feeling our wallets squeezed. And especially in the run up to Christmas. But sometimes it’s hard to know whether we’re getting a bargain or being ripped-off. … Continue reading →
PAS2011 Twitter Wordle Cloud
There have been a number of twitter discussions going on over the last week since the survey’s publication. There are more detailed posts to follow but I thought I’d link to the wordle.net cloud I produced in the meantime.
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