Reports
WhatsApp in government
This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how ministers and officials should use messaging apps – and how they shouldn’t. The government must address the inconsistent guidance – or in some cases no guidance at all – for how ministers, special advisers and civil servants use WhatsApp. Banning WhatsApp in...
Digital boundaries and disconnection at work – a guide for employers
This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the implications of an 'always on' culture for businesses, teams and individuals. This guide to digital boundaries and disconnection at work, produced jointly by the Work Foundation and Prospect, explores the implications of an 'always on' culture for businesses, teams and individuals, and lays...
No pain, no gain? The Digital Markets Act
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at the new set of rules to improve competition online. At the end of 2021, the European Parliament agreed on its preferred version of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a set of new rules to improve competition online. The DMA is part of...
Online radicalisation and algorithms
This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at how extremists utilise platforms’ algorithms to radicalise vulnerable people. This report looks at how extremists utilise platforms’ algorithms to radicalise vulnerable people. It finds that algorithms in use on social media platforms aid extremists and lead more people to self-radicalisation, it is the...
Fit for the future
This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust looks at what the NHS can learn about digital health care from other European countries. The rapid increase in the use of technology during the Covid-19 pandemic shows that digital health technology will be a fundamental part of health system recovery and for preparing for the...