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Reporter: Stuart Littleford Medi-Immune Ltd have revealed their ProtectivAir® compact, wearable, breathing device which will protect front-line healthcare staff and those ProtectivAir® in use on a medical professional working in biologically-compromised environments. ProtectivAir® is currently awaiting testing against the Coronavirus at PHE Porton Down. ProtectivAir® has proven extremely effective against a range of Continue reading Medi-Immune Ltd Announce Covid19 Tests
CIoJ President, Professor Tim Crook Reporter: Stuart Littleford The Chartered Institute of Journalists is calling for the emergency government measures to help businesses cope with the COVID-19 crisis to be extended to individual freelance journalists known as ‘sole-traders.’ The Institute says individual freelances are already experiencing substantial cancellation of contracts, assignments and projects Continue reading CIoJ calls on government to provide emergency support for freelance journalists
The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group – representing the largest value sector in UK construction – has expressed major concerns over the impact of COVID-19 on SMEs (which comprise 99% of firms in the construction industry). SEC Group is highlighting a number of concerns relating to sharp practices, disruption to repair and maintenance contracts (which Continue reading LEADING CONSTRUCTION BODY RAISES ALARM OVER SEVERE IMPACT ON SMEs OF COVID-19
Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds Once upon a time, automation was mainly associated with manufacturing assembly lines and little else. Fortunately, we’ve moved past assembly lines; automation today plays a critical role within an optimised IT environment in everything from robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to Continue reading IT Pros and Automation: A Match Made in Heaven
Dr David Staples, Chief Executive of the United Grand Lodge of England Reporter: Stuart Littleford Freemasons are calling for the whole community to ensure no one feels alone, even if they are physically self-isolating, by remembering them in a toast at 9pm tonight. The 200,000 strong membership organisation traditionally toasts ‘absent Brethren’ to Continue reading Freemasons are inviting the whole country to toast ‘absent friends, and those working on the frontline in the NHS’ at 9pm tonight
George Brasher George Brasher, Managing Director, HP UK and Ireland talks exclusively to GPSJ Talking to GPSJ editor, Stuart Littleford, George said: “With the new decade well underway, government departments are rightly continuing to explore new digital frontiers. From recent conversations with industry and government leaders.” He has identified five public sector trends Continue reading GPSJ Exclusive: Top Five Tech Trends Impacting the UK Public Sector
Institute of Economic Development Executive Director Nigel Wilcock has told GPSJ: “This might be the budget that brings Keynes back in vogue with the Office for Budget Responsibility expecting the expansionary measures to create a demand-led economic boost. Certainly, from the budget speech there was little not to like – some emergency fiscal loosening, some Continue reading Comments to GPSJ on the 2020 Budget
By Evan Wienberg, co-founder and CEO of Truespeed A new year is a time for renewal and resolutions. The UK government’s plans to invest billions in infrastructure transformation in the budget on March 11 and shape up the UK’s digital economy by accelerating the delivery of full fibre broadband across the country are undoubtedly full Continue reading Full fibre broadband – balancing private and public investment
Paul Moorby, Managing Director, Chipside Connected cars are one of the most hyped technologies in the ‘internet of things’ (IoT) sphere, sending and receiving real time information from the world around them. Not only can they connect with people and emergency services, they can also be connected to other cars and the road Continue reading The rise of the connected car
The Society of Editors has issued the following statement after speculation that the media should be held responsible for the tragic death of TV personality Caroline Flack. The death of Caroline Flack is indeed a tragedy, as is the case when anyone feels they have nowhere to turn and decide to take their Continue reading Statement from the SoE following speculation that the media should be held responsible for the tragic death of Caroline Flack
Latest updates as Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes government appointments: The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the appointment of: Lord Callanan as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Gillian Keegan MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Education. Paul Continue reading Latest updates on ministerial appointments
Fire and rescue services battling Storm Ciara have had their annual funding cut by £141.5 million over the last four years, according to Fire Brigades Union (FBU) analysis of England’s local government finance settlement coming before Parliament today (Wednesday 12 February). The worst storm-hit areas in England – Cumbria, West Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester Continue reading Storms Ciara & Dennis: Multi-million pound cut to local services responding
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has responded to the government’s confirmation that the HS2 high-speed rail link will be built, the first phase between London and Birmingham with a second phase going onto Manchester and Leeds. Mr Burnham said: “The Prime Minister has today listened and gone a considerable distance towards the case Continue reading Mayor of Greater Manchester reacts to HS2 announcement
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