Inside Story

From world-leading innovation in semi-conductors to a thriving cyber security industry, Wales is firmly at the forefront of the tech industry in the UK.

A South Wales company has developed an innovative way to recycle single use personal protective equipment (PPE) in a bid to tackle the mountain of waste being produced as a result of the pandemic.

A new world-class rail testing facility on a former opencast mining site at the head of the Dulais and Swansea valleys is set to transform the local area and create new high quality jobs.

Researchers at the University of South Wales (USW) have developed an innovative blood oxygen monitor after supplies of this key device became limited as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Welsh Government is further extending incentives to support businesses in recruiting apprentices in Wales until February 2022.

Economy Minister Vaughan Gething met global technology company Thales to see first-hand how work on the ResilientWorks test bed environment for electric and autonomous vehicles and energy infrastructure is progressing.

Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething has congratulated software start-up company Aforza on securing a $22 million funding investment which will see it double its number of employees, establish new headquarters in the US and drive significant product innovation that will benefit consumer goods businesses of all shapes and sizes.

Having mobilised to assist UK Government efforts to combat Covid-19, a Port Talbot company specialising in the manufacture and global distribution of precision instrumentation, has now become the UK’s first safety goggle manufacturer.