Communicating the Consumer Rights Act
The Consumer Rights Act came into force on the 1 October 2015. It was the biggest overhaul of consumer legislation for a decade, bringing 8 pieces of legislation into 1.
Engagement
Up Periscope! Lessons in live-streaming
Periscope is a relatively new live-streaming app from Twitter, but it already has nearly 2 million daily users watching 40 years of video per day.
How can Public Data Group data be made more accessible and useful?
The Public Data Group (PDG) brings together 4 government trading funds - Companies House, Land Registry, Met Office and Ordnance Survey - with significant and nationally important datasets.
Busting the civil servant stereotype
I have officially been a civil servant at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for 40 days. I have been working as part of the digital communications team with a particular focus on outreach and engagement.
Discussing science in a digital age
The Public Attitudes to Science series of studies is the only evidence of public attitudes and understanding of science in its broadest form across the UK.
Science capital consultation
Government spends £6 billion a year on science and innovation and a new Science and Innovation strategy was published in December 2014.
Review of the sharing economy
In September 2014, BIS commissioned an independent review of the sharing economy - services like Airbnb, TaskRabbit and Zipcar that that help people share their property, assets and skills.
Twitter at work: Sian's story
I got into 'Twitter for work' largely because I’m new to the area in which I’m working, and there are seemingly endless stakeholders interested in my policy area.
Season's greetings and a season of embedding digital
As 2014 draws to a close, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on the last 'season' of activity to embed digital.
A digital health check
A few weeks ago, we decided to head off from BIS towers and learn what our colleagues in the Department of Health get up to digitally.