Tag Archives: Technology

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Over 90% of Brits want alternatives to fireworks, new polling reveals

91% of Brits are open to partial replacement of traditional fireworks with ‘alternative’ displays – like lasers, drones, or silent/quiet fireworks, think tank finds.
Published: 10 October 2024
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UK ranks last in 5G internet connectivity league, behind Italy, India, and France

The UK has ranked bottom of 15 developing and advanced international markets on both 5G availability and download speeds, as shown in a new ranking system.
Published: 07 October 2024
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Public sector could save £300m by tackling restrictive cloud licensing

A new report shows that the public sector could save £300m that is lost through restrictive software rules.
Published: 03 July 2024
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‘Police is falling behind private sector in using tech’, says Labour PPC Jake Richards

In an essay for the Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – Labour parliamentary candidate for Rother Valley Jake Richards sets out his ideas for how his party...
Published: 10 May 2024
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GDPR reforms leave people vulnerable to exploitation and privacy invasion unless Lords make urgent changes, top lawyers warn

In a paper published today by the Social Market Foundation think tank, two of the UK’s leading data rights lawyers – Ravi Naik and Alex Lawrence-Archer – have warned that...
Published: 19 March 2024
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‘Fraudemic’: Six in ten want tech giants to reimburse fraud victims

The finding comes from a report published today by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think tank, sponsored by Nationwide Building Society, providing new evidence about the impact of fraud on...
Published: 14 September 2023
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‘Set up National Replication Institute to speed up scientific progress and boost economic growth’

A new briefing from the Social Market Foundation, authored by Will Henshall – a researcher at the Harvard Kennedy School – warns that without a change in course, the UK...
Published: 30 July 2023
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