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Chris Yiu, Head of Digital Government at Policy Exchange, is quoted in The Guardian discussing findings from Policy Exchange report The Big Data Opportunity, which shows that better use of data, technology and analytics could help the government save money by improving efficiency.
In a piece exploring the barriers to data sharing, The Guardian cites findings from Policy Exchange report The Big Data Opportunity that the public sector could save up to £33 billion through better use of technology and data.
The New Statesman covers Policy Exchange's broadband report The Superfast and the Furious, arguing that the report "makes a number of interesting recommendations" and serves as "an important counter to the prevailing trend in internet policy" with its calls for more focus on access, cost and reliability and less on world-best speed.
The Daily Telegraph covers Policy Exchange's report on broadband, The Superfast and the Furious, which says the government should spend no more public money on broadband infrastructure once it has met its commitments in 2015. It calls for the government to focus on getting the 10.8 million people in Britain who are not online connected.
Channel 4 News report on recent Policy Exchange report The Superfast and the Furious, which argues that the government is too fixated on achieving the fastest broadband speeds in the world. The report calls for the government to focus on helping the 10.8 million people who are not online, half of whom are over 65, to gain access the internet.
In a ComputerWeekly blog, Philip Virgo praises recent broadband Policy Exchange report The Superfast and the Furious for its "excellent" recommendations. The report calls for the government to offer more support for people who are not online and to small businesses to expand their online operations.
City A.M. covers Policy Exchange report The Superfast and the Furious, looking at broadband policy in the UK, quoting Chris Yiu, author of the report and Head of Digital Government at Policy Exchange, is quoted saying that the government should end its fixation with achieving superfast broadband speeds, and instead focus on helping small businesses use the internet more effectively.
ComputerWeekly quotes Policy Exchange Head of Digital Government Chris Yiu calling for the government should focus on helping small businesses make the best use of the internet, as advocated in recent report The Superfast and the Furious.
LocalGov covers Policy Exchange's recent report on broadband, The Superfast and the Furious. The article cites calls from the report for the government to focus on getting the 10.8 million people in Britain who are not online connected, rather than focusing on achieving the fastest broadband speeds.
Public Service magazine covers Policy Exchange's broadband policy report The Superfast and the Furious. The paper calls for the government to focus on broadband access, cost and reliability, rather than trying to achieve the fastest speeds in the world.