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The need for digital skills…now more than ever The coronavirus pandemic has made it clear that UK businesses are desperately in need of tech skills in workers of all ages and backgrounds. Now innovative new organisations are springing up to meet the need. It is arguably more important than ever to invest in employee development and tech skills. Even pre-pandemic, government figures showed eight out of ten advertised openings required some level of digital skills. Organisations should be seeking opportunities to reskill and upskill people from all backgrounds, and develop careers in the high-growth, high-demand tech sector. This is particularly relevant [...]

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History is replete with immigrants who have brought economic, entrepreneurial and artistic skills with them, from the Flemish weavers who came to England in the 14th century to the millions of Europeans who emigrated to America in the late 19th. Today’s refugees and migrants also have plenty to offer. For too many people, being a refugee or an internally displaced person impacts every single day of their lives, and not only June 20, which has been observed as World Refugee Day since 2001. Wars, persecution and other violence have driven a record 68.5 million people from their homes in 2017, according to the U.N. [...]

There are lots of factors that contribute to food innovation and yearly trends. In order to gain a full understanding, and apply those locally or within a niche market, you need to understand the macro factors that are influencing food innovation. A Focus On Long Term Health Traceability: Sourcing & Production Awareness Social Responsibility: Waging War On Food Waste & Unnecessary Packaging Globalisation & Travel: A Search For New & Under-Explored Flavours Digital Innovation: Food At Our Fingertips Convenience: Easy But Not Speedy Home Cooking Solutions Read more …. https://www.foodstarsuk.com/commercial-kitchens-for-rent/food-innovation-six-secrets/ The post 6 Food Trends Driving Food Innovation appeared first on [...]

Banbridge Enterprise welcomed all the LIME projects partners to Banbridge, Northern Ireland for the kick-off meeting of the project. It was a highly productive meeting around a topic of significant importance, not just in the UK but across Europe.  Ciaran from Banbridge Enterprise was the Chair for the meeting ensuring everyone had their input and the meeting progressed as per the Agenda. The meeting facilitated the discussion of the partners roles and responsibilities within the project and their aims and views of Lean Innovation. The tangible results of the project will include: IO1 Formative Self-Assessment Tool. This online, interactive diagnostic tool [...]

Across Europe a growing movement of people is developing inspiring digital solutions to social challenges. These range from social networks for those living with chronic health conditions, to online platforms for citizen participation in policymaking, to using open data to create more transparency about public spending. We call this phenomenon digital social innovation (DSI). DSI offers the possibility to deliver social impact more efficiently and to empower people to take more control over the issues they face. But DSI has so much potential it is yet to fulfil, but once it enters mainstream consciousness, the public service and third sector it [...]

The EU defines the Silver Economy as “the sum of all economic activity that serve the needs of people aged 50 and over, including the products and services they purchase directly and the further economic activity this spending generates.” It stretches across all sectors (public and private) of the economy, including health and nutrition, leisure and well-being, finance and transport, housing, education and employment. Spoiler alert: the silver economy is huge…and growing. A European Commission study conducted by Technopolis and Oxford Economics estimated a baseline value of €3.7 trillion for Europe’s Silver Economy in 2015, measured primarily as private expenditure by [...]