Why digitalisation is key to increasing productivity

Posted on 6 Oct 2017 by The Manufacturer

It is now 10 years since the start of the most recent financial crisis. Despite years of austerity measures, the UK economy has largely recovered, and is now weathering the new era of post-Brexit uncertainty.

Yet despite a relatively rapid return to growth following 2008 and the huge success of maintaining high UK employment levels through the past 10 years, one economic performance measure remains incredibly elusive – productivity. Chris Reeves examines the economic puzzle of UK productivity. Will the UK experience another decade of flat…

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