by Romilly Dennys | Feb 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
The UK digital technology sector is emerging as a global force. A record £6.7bn was invested in UK tech firms in 2016, more than any other European country. In contrast, the automotive sector received £1.66bn in investment. This record boom means the sector already...
by Romilly Dennys | Feb 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Britain’s digital tech sector faces a critical shortage of talent unless the government changes immigration rules, says a new report to be published on Tuesday. The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec), a policy group representing tech start-ups, warns that...
by Romilly Dennys | Feb 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
This week, the Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP, launched the long-awaited Digital Strategy. This is an important Strategy and cannot be seen in isolation from the wider aims of the Government to spread...
by Romilly Dennys | Nov 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Following trips to Brighton, Cardiff and Newcastle, next stop was Liverpool… to hear first-hand from startups on the ground.. Debbie Edwards is a founder on a mission: “to create a world where the skills, career choices and life aspirations of girls and women are...
by Romilly Dennys | Nov 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
When I joined Coadec as the new executive director, my main priority was to build our UK-wide community of tech startups, across every city and region of the country. Just as I meet startups face-to-face in London, I strongly believe there’s only one way to understand...
