Home Office call – explosives precursors
Home Office call – explosives precursors
The Home Office is leading a public research call seeking to identify additives to or substitutions for explosives precursors and poisons to […]
Read moreThe challenge of police procurement – what is ADS doing about it?
The challenge of police procurement – what is ADS doing about it?
Police procurement has always posed challenges for the security sector. The most obvious challenge is that the customer base is very fragmented, […]
Read moreEU Commission Sets Out Approach to Future Civil RPAS Airspace Integration
EU Commission Sets Out Approach to Future Civil RPAS Airspace Integration
The European Commission has this week released a communication to the EU Parliament and Council on the proposed integration of Civil RPAS into […]
Read moreIncreased Aircraft production rates – Supply Chain risks?
Increased Aircraft production rates – Supply Chain risks?
At the start of the year, both Airbus and Boeing announced plans to increase their aircraft production rates significantly over the course […]
Read moreUK to Boost Funding for PLATO ‘Planet Hunter’ Space Mission
UK to Boost Funding for PLATO ‘Planet Hunter’ Space Mission
Following last month’s announcement by the European Space Agency (ESA) that the PLATO Mission had been selected as the third medium-class science […]
Read moreSecurity innovation – tackling the new shoe bomb threat
Security innovation – tackling the new shoe bomb threat
The UK’s security sector is world leading because of its constant innovation. I was reminded of this last week, when the US Department […]
Read moreRolls-Royce Announce Next Generation of Engine Technology Design
Rolls-Royce Announce Next Generation of Engine Technology Design
Rolls-Royce has today revealed details of its designs for the next generation of aerospace engines– with a strategy and roadmap in place […]
Read moreGetting more out of security R&D – academics don’t just produce paper
Getting more out of security R&D – academics don’t just produce paper
One of the big challenges in the UK’s security sector is how to make more effective use of the limited R&D funding […]
Read moreDigital Policing – will the Met Police lead the way?
Digital Policing – will the Met Police lead the way?
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 […]
Read moreBenchmarking the UK’s innovation system
Benchmarking the UK’s innovation system
I’m reading Tera Allas’ thorough study of the UK’s innovation system and the summary chart is worth flagging the following summary chart […]
Read moreThe start of something beautiful (or how innovation happens)
The start of something beautiful (or how innovation happens)
I’ve been travelling a lot this week taking about the strength and benefits of Industrial Strategy and Growth Partnerships. Yesterday, I was […]
Read moreState of the Union 2014: Lessons for the UK?
State of the Union 2014: Lessons for the UK?
Last night, President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address in which he outlined some of the measures required in order […]
Read moreUK economy – maintaining the growth momentum
UK economy – maintaining the growth momentum
It is encouraging news that that the UK’s economic recovery is really starting to take hold. For the first time since the […]
Read moreAfter the awakening: UK technology is vital to next stage of the Rosetta Space mission
After the awakening: UK technology is vital to next stage of the Rosetta Space mission
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 […]
Read moreRobots and jobs (again)
Robots and jobs (again)
As an economist, I hate bad data and over interpretation of bad data. And although a picture may say a thousand words, […]
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