It’s general election time and the chance for the UK’s main political parties to convince the general public that they’re worth voting for.
The certainty of a majority government will bring benefits for suppliers to the public sector software and IT services (SITS) market, an analyst at TechMarketView has claimed.
Last week, the Labour and Conservative parties issued their 2015 general election manifestos, with several pledges focused on the UK digital economy.
The election is less than a day away and the latest polls show it’s too close to call. Most likely, the 7th May will be the starting blocks for negotiations between the political parties as jostle to put together a new coalition government.
Tableau’s Andy Cotgreave is a data fanatic. During the 2015 UK General Election campaign, Andy was busy mining the rich seams of social media data.
We’ve read the manifestos, heard the promises and seen the leaders in action and now it’s our turn.
David Maitland, General Manager, EMEA at Couchbase, explains how accurate data is at the heart of the UK general election.
Technology and investment in the UK’s digital future has been at the forefront of each of the three main parties’ manifestos this time around.
Two London Boroughs has citizens that were reported as unable to vote after their names did not appear on printed registers in yesterday’s General Election.
Data analytics leader SAS offers us a few tools to help drill down into what's likely to happen in the closest General Election for a generation.
The Open Data Institute (ODI), an organisation that promotes open data culture, has claimed that open data will play a key role in any future UK government.
In an aim to boost the number of voters before the registration closes on 20 April, UK’s Electoral Commission has began to tap Twitter as a new medium, reminding people to register to vote in the General Election.
An education technology company has teamed up with Newcastle University to develop an iPad app aimed at engaging 11-14 year olds with the General Election.
So, apparently there’s been an election going on today. If you happen to have missed it, David Cameron and the Conservatives have officially gained a majority vote, prompting the resignations of rival leaders Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage.
While 2015 may have been touted as “The Year of the Election”, the voting turnout to yesterday’s UK General Election would suggest otherwise.
As we edge ever closer to the 7 May, the speculation over who will come into power, what the manifestos will look like in practice and who will ultimately lead this country in the best possible way, inevitably ramps up.
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