DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGY
ALLIA TEAMS UP WITH BARCLAYS EAGLE LABS TO PROVIDE SELF-PACED LEARNING PROGRAMME FOR BUSINESSES
Free online programme designed to support local businesses across the East of England to learn digital skills and grow.
Allia is working with Barclays Eagle Labs to provide a new self-paced learning programme for start-ups and established businesses across the...
UK lags behind Peru for broadband speed
The UK is still outside the top 50 in the world broadband league table – but expanding full fibre networks can boost rankings, says a regional provider.
The UK remains outside the world’s top 50 for broadband speed performance and...
ARU announces Dawes Chair of Public Protection
Professor Tim McSweeney will lead a new programme using big data to fight crime.
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has been awarded over £1million from the Dawes Trust to establish a groundbreaking, data-driven public protection programme, which will be headed by...
Many large firms not ready for Scope 3 reporting
Large companies are struggling to measure vital carbon emissions data from their staff’s commutes and business travel, according to a Norwich sustainable tech company.Â
Employee commute emissions data must be collected and reported on as part of Scope 3 reporting...
Local energy storage specialist helps electrify Volvo
Norfolk firm Connected Energy is supporting the global truck manufacturer with preparations for its all-electric HGVs.
Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland wanted to install high-powered charge points for battery-powered HGVs and buses at two service workshops in Carlisle and Enfield.
But...
King’s Award for Risilience
A Cambridge climate analytics firm has been awarded the King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation.
Risilience has developed climate-analytics technology which provides key risk insights for companies to help them identify sustainable opportunities, future-proof business strategy and protect investor interests.
The...
Tech pioneers team up with water company for hydrogen pilot
A team from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero visited Levidian’s Technology Centre in Cambridge to learn about their world-first hydrogen project with the UK’s largest listed water company, United Utilities.
Levidian and United Utilities are working to decarbonise...
Made Smarter roll-out will ‘turbo charge’ digital transformation for SME manufacturers
The Government has committed to expanding pioneering adoption programme.
Made Smarter, a programme helping SME manufacturers access technology and digital skills, is to be rolled out nationally.
The Government has committed to expanding the Made Smarter Adoption Programme to all nine...
Mayors back new tech cluster partnership between Cambridge and Manchester
A progressive new partnership between the innovation clusters in Cambridge and Manchester aims to boost investment in both cities and across the UK.
The link-up will draw on the strengths of both cities to help them accelerate the scale-up of...
Your business is invited to Unlock Space
The UK Space Agency has launched a new programme to help businesses unlock the benefits of satellite data and services.
Global satellite services currently support activity that contributes £370 billion to the UK economy, around 17.7% of our GDP.
As the...
Cambridge medtech company joins global group
Cambridge-based medtech device developers, Springboard, have been acquired by global healthcare packaging and medical device manufacturers, Sanner Group.
Prism Corporate Broking helped facilitate the sale of medtech device design and development consultancy, Springboard Pro Ltd, to leading global healthcare packaging...
AI isn’t just coming, it’s here – so what are the biggest concerns?
As AI takes the world by storm with its rapid progression, David Duffy, CEO and co-founder of the Corporate Governance Institute, discusses the top concerns for business.
It’s estimated that nearly half of surveyed businesses already use ChatGPT to complete...
Is AI advertising’s silver bullet? Or just another shot in the dark!
Advertising expert Rich Stoney investigates whether the world of ads and marketing still needs that human touch.
From the very moment Unilever’s founder Lord Leverhulme supposedly spluttered that while he knew half his advertising budget was wasted, he didn’t know...
Use enhanced privacy tech to protect data, companies urged
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is recommending organisations to start using privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) to share people’s personal information safely, securely and anonymously.
These types of technologies open unprecedented opportunities for organisations to harness the power of personal data...
Entopy wins a share of £7m fund to boost freight innovation
Data analytics innovator Entopy has won a share of a new £7million government fund to boost innovation in the freight industry. Its software is helping address supply chain issues caused by a widespread lack of cross-industry data collection and...
Space Cluster ready for lift-off
The UK Space Agency has awarded £163,000 to the region, in recognition of its extensive expertise in communications, IT and marine science space technology.
The funding was secured by New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
It aims to catapult growth in...
Cambridge University tech entrepreneurs secure UK’s #1 tech sector spot in Europe
Cambridge University’s spinout and technology founders have contributed significantly to the UK, retaining the #1 tech sector spot in Europe according to a government report prepared by Dealroom for the Digital Economy Council.
In The Next Generation of Tech Ecosystems,...
Custom Powder Alloys launch set to deliver £500k boost for Goodfellow Cambridge
A top Huntingdon manufacturer is targeting over £500,000 of sales from its latest product launch.
Goodfellow Cambridge Ltd, which makes specialist metals and materials, has launched a new range of new customised alloy powders, and expects significant interest from customers...
From data to insight: Suffolk triumphs with pioneering health dashboard
A Suffolk Covid-19 project described as an ‘agent for change’ has won one of the UK’s most prestigious IT awards.
The collaboration between Ipswich software company IJYI and Suffolk County Council triumphed at the 2022 UK IT Industry Awards, winning...
Making sure your favourite chocolate is in the box
How does technology ensure your favourite chocolate is in every box -- and that each doughnut contains just the right amount of jam? Dr Richard Parmee, of Sapphire Inspection Systems, explains.
Opening a box of chocolates to discover your hazelnut...
A new global era for business insights
We may live in the Digital Age but tracking down the right data can still be incredibly difficult. Cambridge-based AI knowledge management company iKVA has developed quickfire software solutions for complex industry needs, as CEO Jon Horden explains.
It’s estimated...
How to tell your customers THAT you’ve been hacked
Anthony Green, of cyber security firm FoxTech, explains how to communicate with customers after a cyber attack.
The short-term costs of a cyber attack are significant. Investigating and containing a breach, rebuilding IT systems and implementing new security controls, as...
Cambridge manufacturer secures funding to help keep production in the UK
Espresso machine manufacturer 9Barista has been awarded over £11,500 to purchase a collaborative robot (known as a cobot).
The funding, from the ACMI 4.0 (Advanced Capacities in Manufacturing – Industry 4.0) programme, will help 9Barista make more for less and...
Why IoT is not the key to unlock supply chain value
Toby Mills, founder and CEO of Newmarket-based supply chain visibility pioneer Entopy, explains how data mesh technology is offering a new route to avoid supply chain disruption.
Businesses with optimal supply chains can halve their inventory holdings, reduce their supply...
The growing threat of cyber warfare: a straightforward guide to protect your business
Anthony Green, CREST practitioner and CTO of FoxTech, has designed and implemented some of the most secure cybersecurity systems in the UK. Here he outlines how to protect your business from attack.
Worried about cyber warfare? You’re not alone. With...
Unicorns, universities and unbridled opportunity: why Cambridge is the best home for tech start-ups
The UK tech sector achieved its best year ever in 2021, with more investments, more unicorns and more jobs than ever. In fact, the UK’s tech ecosystem is now valued at $1 trillion, a milestone only achieved by China...
Full-fibre broadband boost: is your business eligible?
Rural full-fibre company County Broadband has secured another £100 million in private investment to extend its full-fibre rollout for a targeted 500,000 premises across the region.
Local businesses can check if they are covered in County Broadband’s rollout by entering...
What a difference one edition makes!
Since the last edition of East Anglia in Business two significant things have happened. Firstly, HMRC and the Office for National Statistics have published their review of the R&D Tax Credits Scheme for the tax year ended 31 March...
Major new hub focuses on skills, productivity and engineering
Productivity East is a new centre for engineering, technology and management focused on improving productivity and addressing manufacturing global challenges.
Based at the University of East Anglia, it brings students, academics and businesses together to find innovative ways to support...
EpiCentre definitely means business
Co-working space The EpiCentre has celebrated its first year as a hub for entrepreneurs.
Twenty businesses now occupy space at the centre, which provides support for growing enterprises in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.
The centre, in Haverhill, opened in November 2020, when...