Ask a senior business leader whether MPs and the government know what is really needed to create a free-flowing and prosperous economy and you’ll probably get “no” most of the time. Technology business builder Adam Hale, of Fairsail, has shared his insight with us.
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”.
A proliferation of digital channels and mobile devices has resulted in today’s always-on consumer, bringing huge opportunities for brand engagement, yet an increasingly complicated and dynamic path to purchase. As a result, customer experience management has risen to become the top marketing technology investment, accounting for 18 per cent of total marketing budget in 2014.
By Robb Green
The Internet of Things (IoT) will change our lives. It’s about extracting data from daily experiences and interpreting it to add value to our lives. Your fridge won’t just be a fridge, it’ll know when you’re running out of milk and order some more for you. You’ll be able to control your washing machine from your phone while you’re out. Your oven will text you when your romantic dinner’s ready and let your lights know they should dim.
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Smart Systems, alongside the Heat Programme, will merge to create a new Catapult.
Britain’s businesses are on a crash course to increase efficiency and cut waste, according to new research by blur Group.
As one of the fastest-growing digital companies in the world, Real Business wanted to find out how Airbnb was growing operations in the UK and Europe. After securing an invitation to its Shoreditch base, we found out just what the team and new country manager James McClure were up to.
At 52 per cent, more than half of British businesses claim to have increased the number of female technology employees that have been recruited over the past five years.
Sphere Fluidics is an Everline Future 50 company pioneering the development of new technology for single cell analysis. Cyto-Mine is the first machine of its kind and enables analysis of millions of single cells in novel biochips and isolation of rare variants which cause disease. This will also allow them to produce new medicines.
