In its first inquiry, the Commission looked at the design education system, resulting in the 'Restarting Britain' paper. This second project , sponsored by the Design Council, AHRC, and Capita, and co-chaired by Barry Quirk and Baroness Kingsmill, will investigate the contribution of design in public services and policymaking.

Among the suggestions in the No Stone Unturned in the Pursuit of Growth report are devolving more power to the regions by empowering local enterprise partnerships, creating an industrial strategy for the UK and a move to develop Government and business partnerships in individual sectors.

British chip designer ARM has launched processors to power a new generation of smartphones and also offer low-energy solutions for servers, increasing its incursion into a market dominated by Intel.

In addition to building its own tablet to compete with the iPad, Microsoft may design and sell its own smartphone to take on Apple's iPhone, according to a new report.

BDI member DesignEdge has been awarded the coveted Red Dot in the Red Dot Design Awards 2012, for the EndoCuff, an innovative disposable sleeve that slips onto the end of conventional colonoscopes to improve mucosal vision and enhance tip control during colonoscopy.

Apple has turned its punishment from a UK High Court into an opportunity to point out that Samsung's Galaxy Tab devices are “not as cool” as the iPad, cheekily using the UK judge's own words.

As businesses and townships look to improve energy efficiency for budgetary and environmental reasons, BDI member Product Development Technologies (PDT) working with Global Tech LED (GTL) have developed a new line of solid state miniature 4 inch LED Lamps for commercial and industrial markets.

Gartner has highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2013. They define a strategic technology as one with the potential for significant impact in the next three years.

For the second year running Revo’s touchscreen radio, AXiS XS designed in conjunction with BDI member Dekode has been awarded the prestigious honour of What HiFi Product Of The Year in the radio category.

The All Party IP Group has launched its report, The Role of Government in Promoting and Protecting Intellectual Property and whereas past inquiries have been about policy, this report examines the policy process itself.

BDI member Live|work has helped GERIA, a service unit within the Health Authority in Oslo, to design their service offering for Alma’s house, a showroom that demonstrates how furniture and technology can improve the lives of older people and their families.

Semta, the sector skills council for science, engineering and advanced manufacturing, has urged industrialists to close the gender gap by getting more women into industry.

BDI member DCA, in partnership with Reckitt Benckiser’s R&D and global design management teams, has helped create Air Wick Filter & Fresh, the only air care product in the market that breathes in odours and breathes out fresh fragranced air.

BDI member Renfrew Group International (RGi) have designed a breakthrough isolation concept known as the Temporary Side Room (TSR) an effective solution for preventing infection in hospitals.

Creative England, Ingenious Media and Pembridge have launched Collider12, an accelerator programme to support early stage businesses that are developing technologies and products to help brands engage with their consumers.

Sampling views from a panel representing Imperial College London, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of Washington, other international academics and the UK government, research has just been published that points to dramatic changes in the workplace as we know it.

Apple has lost its appeal against a ruling that cleared rival Samsung of copying its registered designs for tablet computers, in a decision which could end the two firms' legal dispute on the subject across Europe.

Charles Drury and Dan Jenkins will lead DCA’s research offer, which has recently been restructured into two capabilities: design research and planning; and human factors and usability.

This year’s annual Design Means Business Conference saw BDI member tdg share the stage with speakers from Procter & Gamble, Nokia and Aston Martin.

This novel concept was designed and developed by Pete Lomas at BDI member C-Tech Innovation. It has UK Patent granted and International patents pending and is due to be launched early next year.