The road to three percent

In the last few weeks government has made a series of announcements describing how it wants to back the innovators. Here we take a look at how our ideas have supported their thinking.

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Matt Brittin, President, EMEA Business Operations, Google UK addresses #CBI2016 Annual Conference

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As the UK develops its economic role outside of the EU, we need an ambitious commitment to innovation to ensure we have a competitive, globally-focused economy that delivers prosperity for all.

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To deliver prosperity throughout our communities, the UK needs a new era of partnership between government and businesses of all sizes and in all corners of the UK.

The entrepreneurial spirit of the UK is thriving and we are home to some of the most innovative businesses in the world. However, against this optimistic foundation is the reality that productivity growth remains weak, with the UK lagging 17% behind the G7 average. Businesses take decisions on a daily basis that affect productivity and this report highlights best practice from highly productive scale-up firms.

Middlesex University has partnered with global payment processing company Worldpay Group plc to deliver a Masters degree in Management in the International Payments Ecosystem – the first of its kind in the payments sector.

New technology is ushering in the “fourth industrial revolution” – but how can the UK’s manufacturers make the most of the opportunities?

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The boss of the luxury flooring firm on how it has competed with China and found success, despite the UK’s industrial strategy

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