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Making the Most of Help to Grow
Research commissioned by The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) shows that the Government’s attempt to boost the productivity of small businesses lacks the necessary ambition to claw back some of the £92 billion worth of productivity gains up for grabs. Report...
The Internet and Digital Economy Parliamentary Scheme
The COVID crisis has underscored the importance of digital technology for people, society, the economy and our planet. Digital technology has been at the heart of the response to the public health emergency and it has played a vital role in keeping people connected...
Breaking Banks: A blueprint for Open Finance that puts customers first
Recommendations published today by The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) advises the UK Government and regulators to take a new approach to Open Finance, otherwise it will be another damp squib. Simply broadening the remit of Open Banking won’t solve the...
Hidden Figures: Why incentivising Digital Adoption matters for tech startups – and how to do it
Recommendations published by The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) advises the creation of a Digital Adoption Fund to incentivise tech adoption amongst SMEs, and address the UK’s decades-long productivity problem. Report comes as Ministers are looking at how...
Coadec’s Plan to Give Startups Liquidity
Yesterday, along with a wide range of startup ecosystem and community partners we launched a new campaign called ‘Save Our Startups’ - asking the Government to protect our early stage tech startup ecosystem through this crisis. You can read more about it and sign up...
Coronavirus & the tech startup ecosystem
The Coronavirus pandemic is fast shaping up to be the challenge that defines us personally and professionally. The tech industry like many others is facing huge challenges, but it also has a huge part to play in the fight against a once-in-a-century pandemic. Over the...
250 Entrepreneurs back our Startup Manifesto
As we published our Startup Manifesto with The Entrepreneurs Network today, over 250 leading entrepreneurs have backed our blueprint for the next government to make the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business. In an open letter to the next...
Our Startup Manifesto for the next government
Today – we’re publishing our Startup Manifesto which provides a blueprint for the next government to make the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business. The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) last published a manifesto in 2014 and a lot...
No Deal: A Guide for Startups
Today - we're publishing our new guide for for the tech startup community 'No Deal: A Guide for Startups'. With the UK potentially just over a month away from exiting the EU, no deal remains the default option. At Coadec, we are clear that no deal would be...