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Reducing regulation through crowdsourcing and challenge

Posted by: Beatrice Andrews, Posted on: 11 February 2014 - Categories: Examples and findings

The Government believes that deregulation is central to economic growth. Whitehall has used regulation to achieve policy outcomes, so deregulating signalled an ambitious change of approach.

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A digital conversation on how to improve regulation

Posted by: Beatrice Andrews, Posted on: 13 December 2013 - Categories: Examples and findings, Skills, tools and techniques

Using digital tools to listen to customers can help you achieve a much richer picture of what they want and need. At least that's what the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills' (BIS) Focus on Enforcement team found when they wanted a …

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Government joins up to create new traineeships

Posted by: Beatrice Andrews, Posted on: 15 August 2013 - Categories: News

Who is responsible for supporting young people who are struggling to find employment or apprenticeships? A new Minister with a joint DfE and BIS portfolio wanted the two departments (plus, later, DWP) and four delivery bodies to form a virtual …

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