Digital business in the UK capital is booming, according to figures from Boris Johnson’s promotional company London & Partners, which found investments in the London technology industry have hit a record high in Q1 2015.
Sainsbury’s plans to focus on future innovations with the creation of 480 “specialist” new positions in London and Coventry, which will focus on digital, while tech boss says he is “structuring and equipping entrepreneurial teams”.
In December 2014, Rovio Entertainment, the maker of Angry Birds, cut up to 16 per cent of its workforce as a result of dwindling consumer demand. This followed on from “disappointing financial results” the previous year. But the company has a bold strategy in mind.
Realising the opportunities that new technologies provide, Jules Coleman left her management consultancy career after teaching herself to code in just six weeks – now, as the co-founder of digital cleaning marketplace Hassle.com, she calls on entrepreneurs to be ready for change.
By James Lyne
It seems that barely a day goes by without some kind of cyber attack or major hack hitting the headlines. In today’s hyper digital world, the threat of falling victim to cyber crime is real, and you might expect that these high profile cases would spur us all into action.
Lesley Stalker examines the news that HMRC has flexed new muscles by swapping paper tax returns for digital returns linked to bank accounts.
Over half of UK employees have hit out at their workplaces to say they’re not provided with access to digital services to do the job sufficiently, a report from Fujitsu has found.
Digital Catapult – the Innovate UK-funded digital ideas hub – plans to introduce three new digital innovation centres in Brighton, Yorkshire and North East & Tees Valley as part of a £9m investment to drive growth and creativity in the digital economy.
In order to support “stakeholders in town city communities”, a five-year digital strategy has been created by the Digital High Street Advisory Board to encourage a focus on web and mobile connectivity, which could unlock £18.8bn in revenue for SMEs.
Ve was founded in November 2009 and is spearheaded by the multi award-winning serial entrepreneur David Brown. Everline Future 50 member Ve has been a disruptive pioneer in the digital industry by being the first and only company so far to combine the disciplines of digital advertising, on-site behavioural messaging and email into a single solution.
