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    Social Metrics Commission

    Graham Pontin as the Company Director and Senior Economist at GPontin Ltd and as a Associate of WPI was commissioned to develop the Social Metrics Commission Website.

    The Social Metrics Commission is an independent charity dedicated to helping policy makers and the public understand and take action to tackle poverty. Our work is based on rigorous analysis and research and is underpinned by an open approach that looks to engage with the widest range of stakeholders possible.

    Our ultimate goal is to develop new poverty metrics for the UK. We want these metrics to both have long-term political support and effectively identify those who are in poverty. By doing so, we hope that Government and others will be better able to develop interventions that reduce the number of people experiencing poverty and improve outcomes for those people who do experience it.

    To find out more go to: http://socialmetricscommission.org.uk/

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    Launch of GPontin.com

    Today, Graham Pontin launched a new website to enable further engagement with a wider audience.

    The new site combines clean looks, sharing capabilities, security features, testimonials, previous employers and client details all in one place.

    As the site continues to develop it is envisaged that a wider range of services I offer will be added and become available if individuals or companies wish to get in touch.

    Being responsive, users are able to easily access the site in a friendly format both via a pc and mobile device for easy reading both in the office and on the move.

    I hope you enjoy browsing through the research and blogs that I have authored over my career. Please feel free to use the links provided on my site to visit my previous employers websites that have enabled me to undertake such research.

    I am sure that these previous employers  would enjoy the opportunity to discuss the research that was undertaken during my employment, and also welcome the opportunity to engage and develop their research workstreams further in the future.

     

     

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    Business Innovate Website

    Business Innovate – Website launch

    Today the new progressive Business think tank, Business innovate opened for business. This launch meant that two major milestones  were hit:

    The launch of the Business Innovate website

    Following  development work by myself, today saw the launch of the Business Innovate website.

    This site combines clean looks, sharing capabilities, automatic newsletters, security features, membership and event management all in one place to help Business Innovate grow and reach a wider audience.

    Being responsive, users are able to easily access the site in a friendly format both via a pc and mobile device for easy reading both in the office and on the move.

    To view the site please go to: http://businessinnovate.co.uk

    Soft Launch event

    On the morning of January 16, the soft launch, kindly hosted at the KPMG offices in Salisbury Square, London, saw a broad range of individuals with connections to different sectors of UK business come together to discuss the remit of Business innovate.

    Two challenges were set for the roundtable of attendees to discuss. The first was whether the proposed areas that Business Innovate would explore, innovation and fair, inclusive and responsible business practices and their planned work areas constituted a holistic progressive business position. The second challenge was a discussion of what the priority business areas should be for Business Innovate to focus on ahead of the general election should be.

    Feedback from the table included agreement that the proposed areas for Business Innovate constituted a holistic progressive business position. On the priorities ahead of the general election, better supporting young people to access opportunities and relevant training was seen as critical for a sustainable UK business future and to tackle high youth unemployment.

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