The Systems Innovation Conference 2024 was held over September 6 and 7 at The Foundry co-working space by Oval. Joss Colchester is the event organiser. I’m not used to conferences starting dead on 9am, on a Friday and Saturday too. Not being an early bird either would mean taking me a bit of time to […]
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