As part of a raft of announcements, Government Digital Service (GDS) will receive an additional £450m funding to transform government services by getting more services online. At the same time 11 per cent of the population have never used the… Read more

The Factory will be a new kind of large-scale venue that will be a flagship cultural centre for the North and North West, commissioning original works in partnership with leading national and international organisations. The venue will build on the success… Read more

The DCMS received an overall cut of five per cent, to include a 20 per cent cut to its administration budget, while ACE and England’s national museums will receive standstill budgets until 2019-20. However, museum directors across the country expressed… Read more

On the of the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review announcement  the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (CILIP) has branded the widely expected cuts to local authority budgets a “false economy” Speaking on the BBC’s Radio 5 Live Business this… Read more