This is a LinkedIn post that I wanted to share. Shame I can’t embed. The reason for sharing is that it asks the question of does the strategy of building innovation districts work and what does it rely on for a successful outcome? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremybamberg_defencetech-cyber-innovationdistricts-activity-7218577700167315457-aOrA Hopefully I might get out to Berlin and interview Jeremy Bamberg […]
We speak to Charlotte Smith, who is the Skills Growth Lead for CyNam, who are also part of the consortium to deliver CyberFirst for the South West. They are located in the Hub 8 MX building. Charlotte explains in more details the CyberFirst Schools initiative from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part […]
O Innovation, Innovation, wherefore art thou Innovation. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-innovation-strategy-leading-the-future-by-creating-it/uk-innovation-strategy-leading-the-future-by-creating-it-accessible-webpage The four pillars of this Government’s strategy, although it could change tomorrow. Pillar 1: Unleashing Business – We will fuel businesses who want to innovate. Pillar 2: People – We will make the UK the most exciting place for innovation talent. Pillar 3: Institutions & Places – […]
14 June 2024, in Portsmouth. (3 September 2025 update: Mike is now the CTO of Thales.) I saw Mike Sewart, the CTO of QinetiQ, present at a South West Regional Defence and Security Cluster (SWRDSC) event at Porton Science Park. What he said about innovation and the way he said it really resonated with me. […]
Statement from the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Michelle Donelan, on the Innovation Clusters Map. https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/introducing-the-innovation-clusters-map This is the interactive map https://www.innovationclusters.dsit.gov.uk
Saw this interesting post on LinkedIn about the tensions between Defence (albeit he is talking from a US perspective and Silicon Valley) and the private sector when it comes to innovation culture, and trying to bring it from the hipster startup businesses to the more formal structured organisations within Defence.
I headed off from our office at the Dorset Innovation Park to the NCP Brewery Quarter, with a good amount of charge as it would have been 100% at home with the Guessometer reading of just under 300 miles. That section was 133 miles. If I did the same return path, through Salisbury, getting home […]
Whilst this might not have been my first trip as part of my Park Life on Tour series, as I only popped in for a couple of hours and didn’t record any interviews, it’s probably more like the Prologue stage of the Tour de France, as in the bit before the real start. I will […]
I should give you my starting point before I embark on this year long journey. I’m a director of X-Net, who have a presence on the Dorset Innovation Park, in terms of having an office and a data centre there, plus we are also working with the Defence BattleLab in supporting their outreach and building […]
I will shortly be setting off on my first road trip to visit an innovation park, to interview the team on what they do and how, what makes them different, lessons learned and speak to some tenants so they can share their experience and work too. The word innovation is bandied around so much. There […]