There were some steps in the right direction announced by George Osbourne last week when he delivered the 2013 budget, a few pin points of light in the darkness of austerity, but much more needs to happen to secure the UK's place in the world as as cradle for great ideas that actually go somewhere!
Despite the good news that the government intend to bolster the SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) scheme from £40m in 2012-13 to over £200m in 2014-15, which will provide opportunities for Micro-businesses and SMEs to pitch to solve some of the more tricky government and MoD problems. These... Read more
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By HeatherNiven
25.03.13
By Brendan Tannam
15.03.13
Hosted by the Technology Strategy Board and UKTI, Innovate UK 2013 brought together over 4,000 people from the UK and abroad to talk about and exhibit technology-enabled innovation, looking at the best of current technology and future markets. The aim of Innovate UK was to make innovation and trade happen and to create opportunity for the future and this is exactly what it achieved.
I arrived on the Tuesday morning into London Kings Cross station, feeling a tiny bit like the lost little Irishman I am because of the sheer size of the buildings and the pace that everyone seemed to move at in... Read more
I arrived on the Tuesday morning into London Kings Cross station, feeling a tiny bit like the lost little Irishman I am because of the sheer size of the buildings and the pace that everyone seemed to move at in... Read more
By Brendan Tannam
04.03.13
Last week was one of the more eventful ones of my time at SCY so far, the main event being Venturefest 2013 at York Racecourse. In between setting up for Venturefest and the event itself, Heather, the Innovation Lead for SCY, and I also attended a live streaming of TED 2013 in Leeds Metropolitan University. As usual with TED events it was pretty inspirational, mind-blowing and scary stuff all at the same time. Especially when you listen to talks from an 18 year old American, Taylor Wilson about being a teenage nuclear scientist!
On Wednesday SCY’s Becky, who put in a lot of time and effort... Read more
On Wednesday SCY’s Becky, who put in a lot of time and effort... Read more
By Brendan Tannam
20.02.13
On Wednesday 6 February I set off to Manchester to attend the Digital R&D in the Arts Forum in Manchester Town Hall. The event was about using digital media in the arts and the Arts Council England and NESTA Digital R&D in the Arts fund which supports collaboration between organisations with arts projects, technology providers, and researchers.
The first talk of the day set the bar high as it was really fascinating. James Davies from Google’s Cultural Institute explained all about the work they do in the Institute. I hadn’t heard of the Cultural Institute before that and it sounded... Read more
The first talk of the day set the bar high as it was really fascinating. James Davies from Google’s Cultural Institute explained all about the work they do in the Institute. I hadn’t heard of the Cultural Institute before that and it sounded... Read more
By Brendan Tannam
19.02.13
My second event outing as Innovation Project Coordinator came at the Business Breakfast: Funding and Finance. So after a 6.45 am rise it was off to the the State Room in the Mansion House in York.
The event saw City of York Council teaming up with SCY, the Leeds City Region and York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnerships, Finance Yorkshire and other partners to offer targeted advice and support about accessing funding and finance to business owners, start-ups and social enterprises. The aim was to tell attendees about the various sources of finance available to grow their... Read more
The event saw City of York Council teaming up with SCY, the Leeds City Region and York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnerships, Finance Yorkshire and other partners to offer targeted advice and support about accessing funding and finance to business owners, start-ups and social enterprises. The aim was to tell attendees about the various sources of finance available to grow their... Read more
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