Security innovation – tackling the new shoe bomb threat
28/02/2014
The UK’s security sector is world leading because of its constant innovation. I was reminded of this last week, when the US Department for Homeland Security…
Innovation
Rolls-Royce Announce Next Generation of Engine Technology Design
26/02/2014
Rolls-Royce has today revealed details of its designs for the next generation of aerospace engines– with a strategy and roadmap in place to achieve service…
Getting more out of security R&D – academics don’t just produce paper
21/02/2014
One of the big challenges in the UK’s security sector is how to make more effective use of the limited R&D funding available for national…
Digital Policing – will the Met Police lead the way?
14/02/2014
The Metropolitan Police recently published its new technology strategy, Total Technology, for the period 2014 to 2017. The drivers for this digital policing vision are: Improving interaction with the…
The start of something beautiful (or how innovation happens)
06/02/2014
I’ve been travelling a lot this week taking about the strength and benefits of Industrial Strategy and Growth Partnerships. Yesterday, I was in South Wales to…
State of the Union 2014: Lessons for the UK?
29/01/2014
Last night, President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address in which he outlined some of the measures required in order for the US…
UK economy – maintaining the growth momentum
28/01/2014
It is encouraging news that that the UK’s economic recovery is really starting to take hold. For the first time since the recession, we have…
After the awakening: UK technology is vital to next stage of the Rosetta Space mission
24/01/2014
With today’s BBC report on Major Tim Peake’s preparations for being the next UK astronaut in space, it is worth re-visiting another big space story…
Robots and jobs (again)
17/01/2014
As an economist, I hate bad data and over interpretation of bad data. And although a picture may say a thousand words, those thousand words…
Single-Aisle Savings
16/01/2014
Aviation Week have released a great infographic (below) on just a few of the fuel saving technologies that will be available on the next generation…
