17.03.2026 UK Government Vow to Stop Tech Drifting Abroad More Investment in UK Tech The UK Government have recently announced (March 2026) a £2.5bn investment in quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI), both key to economic growth and considered next-generation technologies. There is potential for quantum computing alone to create an additional 100,000 jobs in […]
10.03.2026 Game Design & Development Working As A Game Designer & Programmer The role involves conceptualizing game mechanics, narratives, and characters, while implementing them directly in engines such as Unity or Unreal. Responsibilities include prototyping features, optimizing performance, debugging, and collaborating closely with artists to bring creative visions to life, with a strong emphasis on […]
09.12.2025 Post Office Scandal Update. How It Started. We’ve been following the Post Office scandal with interest. Improving Software for Society is our rallying call. Faulty software was the root cause of the UK’s most widespread miscarriage of justice. It’s a salient reminder of how vigilant we must always be. The Horizon system was developed […]
18.11.2025 Trial Scheme to Heat Homes Using a Data Centre Aiming for Net Zero Heating We really like this BBC News article and suggest it as recommended reading: “Data centre in the shed reduces energy bills to £40”. It’s all about innovation and sustainable, renewable energy. It neatly follows on from our last blog about […]
26.08.2025 Windows 95 turns 30 in August 2025. This operating system that revolutionised the PC industry sold seven million copies in the first five weeks. There was huge excitement around the release of Windows 95. It set the standard for the future of the Windows operating system and the PC industry standards as a whole. […]
08.07.2025 Future Energy Demands to Drive AI Discussion will be taking place addressing how to correctly forecast the energy needed to deliver a twenty-fold increase in compute capacity over the next 5 years. The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Peter Kyle said: “Giving our researchers and innovators access to the processing power […]
10.06.2025 Chinese solar inverters are cause for growing concerns regarding cybersecurity risks. Europe and the USA have growing concerns over the cybersecurity risks posed by Chinese-made photovoltaic inverters. Undisclosed communication devices, so called ‘kill-switch’ components, have been found on Chinese-made solar power inverters. A report warns that a cyberattack could potential destabilize the power grids […]
12.05.2025 Cyber Attack Awareness. M&S, the Co-op and Harrods have all been recent victims of cyber attack. Software Developers Beware In the spirit of ‘improving software for society’, the IAP urge software developers to raise their awareness around cyber security in order to create and design more resilient software to combat cyber attack. Avoid using […]
