World Region – UK

The UK Business Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, has appointed Indro Mukerjee as the new CEO of Innovate UK, an organisation seeking to help develop the UK innovation and drive investment in research and development. Specifically, he will be responsible for developing the UK’s innovation capability, driving investments in research and development (R&D) and technologies of the future. However, the appointment is ...

The government is to set up a Digital Markets Unit within the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to oversee a pro-competition regime for tech sites including those funded by digital advertising, such as Google and Facebook. Around £14 billion was spent on digital advertising in the UK in 2019, around 80 per cent of which was spent on Google and Facebook, and the ...

The Telecommunications (Security) Bill wiill be laid before parliament today. it gives the government the power to fine a telco a fine of up to ten per cent of turnover or £100,00 a day for breach of security directives such as allowing Huawei switchgear into their networks. In July, following advice from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the government ...

London Tech Week opens today and the Prime Minister is expected to announce £1.2 billion worth of foreign investment in the sector. Speaking at London Tech Week, the Prime Minister will make a number of ambitious commitments that will ensure the UK remains the largest tech hub in Europe. Investments totalling £1.2 billion  include: £153 million government funding, with an ...

ON Semiconductor has bought GloFo’s East Fishkill 300mm fab for $430 million

UK manufacturer BCL Enclosures, has introduced enclosures for sensors – designed to keep the air flowing around temperature, gas and humidity probes as well as thermostats. Manufactured from ABS, and called the BCS Series, there are different models. Three measure 80 x 80 x 21mm and are made in ABS HB. BCS30W is a white sensor case with slots in two ...

What is the vision for the UK? How can it paint a broader, better picture of what it wants to achieve in terms of attracting people into engineering? These are among the questions asked by the RS Components CEO Lindsley Ruth as he considers the issues around employment opportunities in the electronics industry. And yes, Brexit comes up too, in ...

A robotic design competition for the UK’s school children, based on an on-line game, has been launched by the government’s UK Robotics & Autonomous Systems Network (UK-RAS Network) and educational publishers Twinkl. The School Robot Competition invites children aged between 8 and 14 (upper KS2-KS3) to design a robot that can move across Mars and complete various tasks and challenges on the ...

GSPK Circuits’ PCB manufacturing facility in Boroughbridge Yorkshire has been certified to the EN9100:2018 quality management. “This certification to the international aircraft, space and defence quality standard signifies GSPK Circuits ongoing commitment to meeting and exceeding industry requirements for aerospace related products for both civil and military markets,” said the firm. EN9100:2018, managed by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), is ...

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has concluded that it can cope with any risks associated with using Huawei switchgear in UK 5G networks, reports the FT. The decision could have an effect on other countries which are considering whether to ban Huawei from bidding for 5G contracts. The FT quotes a source as saying: “Other nations can make the ...