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Why government innovation starts with people, not technology

Technology should be the enabler not the driver of public sector reform

Monday, 26 June 2017

Eddie Copeland

User illusions: Data and algorithms will address long-standing consumer issues, but create new ones too

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Why consumer choice and data protection are becoming much more connected.

John Davies

13.07.17

What the new WHO Essential Medicines update means for clinicians

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The World Health Organization Essential Medicines List has just released the biggest update to its antibiotics section in 40 years...

Shannon Harmon

11.07.17

Rocket Fund: Stage 2 update

Map of schools in stage 2 on Rocket Fund

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In June, 35 state schools across Britain launched crowdfunding campaigns to buy the latest technology products and services in the second...

Ben Gill

7.07.17

Four ideas to tackle fake news

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There has always been fake news, but in the age of the smartphone and platforms like Facebook and Google, it has taken on a new character

Leighton Andrews

5.07.17

Building bridges: Understanding the organisations behind the UK's creative tech clusters

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This blog explores the role and structure of organisations behind creative/tech clusters in the UK

George Windsor

5.07.17

Making research, innovation and entrepreneurship policy in the big data era: A summary of the discussion at the IGL2017 global conference

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The data revolution is transforming our economy and society, from the way we shop to the way we date. But what about Research, Innovation...

Juan Mateos-Garcia

5.07.17

Building 1,000 new innovation labs in India's schools

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The July edition of Lab Notes brings you inspiring articles, reports and other resources by and for social innovators from around the world.

Theo Bass

4.07.17

What’s new at the Arts Impact Fund?

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We would love to hear from arts and culture organisations interested in taking on social investment to fund new or ongoing projects

Svetlana Karadimova

4.07.17

DIY Learn Module of the Month: Personas

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Explore the eighth module in DIY Learn, our online learning programme in innovation created in partnership with the Open University.

Isobel Roberts

3.07.17

What governments can do to support social innovation: the evolving national policy menu

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Prompted by a new wave of interest in various countries, this paper summarises the policy options open to governments

Geoff Mulgan

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User illusions: Data and algorithms will address long-standing consumer issues, but create new ones too

What the new WHO Essential Medicines update means for clinicians

Rocket Fund: Stage 2 update

Four ideas to tackle fake news

Building bridges: Understanding the organisations behind the UK's creative tech clusters

Making research, innovation and entrepreneurship policy in the big data era: A summary of the discussion at the IGL2017 global conference

Building 1,000 new innovation labs in India's schools

What’s new at the Arts Impact Fund?

DIY Learn Module of the Month: Personas

What governments can do to support social innovation: the evolving national policy menu

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