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  • Creative Industries Council urges action to improve skills and training

    The Creative Industries Council has endorsed a report into improving the skills of people working in the sector

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The future of Britain’s creative industries

    CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY 25 January 2012 Oxford Media Convention, University of Oxford Delighted to be opening the tenth Oxford Media Convention…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM transcript: Start-up Britain speech in Leeds

    "2012 has got to be the year when we go for it. The year that we light new fires of ambition in our economy."

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Building where Enigma Code was cracked listed by John Penrose

    World War 2 heritage further protected

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A soldier's life in Helmand's Green Zone

    In his latest blog, Private Graham 'T' Thurston, a British soldier from 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (1 PWRR), currently deployed to Afghanistan, gives an account of life in a checkpoint o…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Anywhere Working initiative

    Launch of the Anywhere Working online portal.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Michael Gove speech at the BETT Show 2012

    Michael Gove gives a speech at the BETT Show 2012 on ICT in the National Curriculum.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • JAGO awarded for DataMan mapping system

    The DataMan geographic system, developed by the MOD's Joint Aeronautical and Geospatial Organisation (JAGO), has been recognised as one of 2011's top five programmes and innovations in the ISR (Intelligence, Surveill…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ‘Harmful’ ICT curriculum set to be dropped to make way for rigorous computer science

    Gove announces the scrapping the existing ICT curriculum to introduce new courses of study in computer science.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Michael Gove speaks to the Schools Network

    The Secretary of State talks about the importance of technology and digital networks.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Written ministerial statement by Michael Gove on information and communication technology (ICT)

    The Education Secretary announces a consultation on his proposal to remove ICT from the national curriculum.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Our World War 2 heritage further protected as John Penrose lists Block C at Bletchley Park where Enigma Code was cracked

    Building at Bletchley Park used to break the Enigma Code and which contributed to the allied victory in the Second World War listed Grade II

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Our Hi-Tech Future

    Economic Growth Growth is the Coalition’s highest priority for 2012. It is going to be a year of serious economic challenges. We are better…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • David Willetts speech – Our hi-tech future – Policy Exchange, Westminster, 4 January 2012

    **Economic Growth ** Growth is the Coalition’s highest priority for 2012. It is going to be a year of serious economic challenges. We are better…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Britain to be the best place in the world to do science

    In a speech at Policy Exchange, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts will argue that our greatest national assets - our universities…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government awards police forces £2.7 million to tackle motorway closures

    3D laser scanning technology to reduce motorway closures times.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Call for a WEEE bit of recycling this Christmas

    A campaign is being launched today, Boxing Day, which shows the benefits of recycling and helps the public find their nearest recycling point…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government plans to improve UK’s copyright laws

    Proposals to modernise the copyright system and remove unnecessary barriers to growth were unveiled by the Government today. The consultation…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Podcast marks International Human Rights Day

    The third in our series of human rights themed podcasts focuses on the theme of social media and human rights, featuring insights from Index on Censorship, Article 19, Free Belarus Now, Sablat Oman and Computer Science at University College London.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Secretary of State’s speech to the CBI and Green Alliance conference

    Secretary of State’s speech to the CBI and Green Alliance conference.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government