After yesterday morning’s statement from Ed Vaizey, the Digital Economy Minister, our CEO, Gerard Grech, writes his response on the Tech City UK blog I’m really pleased to read yesterday’s blog from Ed Vaizey, the Digital Economy Minister, which sets out a challenge for all of us to shape the Government’s Digital Strategy for the next 5 years. Most … Read More
As data, analytics and metrics become more and more important for businesses of all sizes, we hear from Qualtrics EMEA Growth Leader, Des Martin, on how to determine the best customer feedback channel for your digital business Building a successful voice of the customer (VoC) program requires patience and commitment. It takes time to develop out … Read More
For small startups selling to big corporations, there are some big challenges. We caught up with Import.io’s Founder and CEO, David White, on how they manage relationships with larger companies, including several Fortune 500 companies Brands for brands sake There’s a temptation among startups, to go after the big brands. But while big brands may … Read More
Today we announce the latest group of companies who are joining, and graduating, from our Future Fifty programme. The companies chosen demonstrate growing location and sector diversity in the digital technology industry The new intake (full list below) for the Future Fifty programme have been identified by a prestigious judging panel (included in the footnote) … Read More
As the food waste management industry grows, we caught up with the Co-Founders of OLIO – a company which is fast becoming a shining star in the sector – Tessa Cook and Saasha Celestial-One, on how the startup sees the area evolving in the coming years Name an industry. More likely than not it’s being disrupted … Read More
Tech City UK showcased Britain’s expertise in EdTech, FinTech, Smart Cities and Innovative technology at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta last week. Here’s our reflections on what was a fascinating week for everyone involved. We led a delegation of 12 digital entrepreneurs from across the UK to the Business Forum at CHOGM … Read More
In recent times the digital landscape has been embracing yet another area of innovation: digital fabrication. We hear from the Co-Founder of FabLab London, Tony Fish, on whether the emerging sector is likely to stick around or whether its just a trend In order to survive, we must constantly be able to adapt our behaviour … Read More
Attracting the best and brightest tech talent to the UK got easier today as the Home Office has published renewed eligibility criteria for the Tech Nation Visa Scheme (Tier 1 Exceptional Talent) Following the announcement of plans to revise the criteria on 16th October 2015, the visa route is now officially open for applications under … Read More
We’re delighted to announce the launch of Upscale, our new 6 month programme to support the next generation of UK scale-up digital businesses Upscale is a new pilot programme designed to provide scale-up tech businesses with expertise from a set of world-class Scale Coaches – who have been influential in the growth of some of … Read More
This afternoon the UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, made a statement on the draft Investigatory Powers Bill in the House of Commons The Home Secretary opened her statement by showing her recognition of the digital disruption which is going on across the UK and across the world: “We live in a digital age. Technology is … Read More
