It’s been a busy few months since my last blog on the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), and a lot has happened in that time. The second wave challenges are up and running, and you’ll hopefully have read the blogs …
At the forefront of the latest and most exciting advancements in this technology is AI for industrial inspection (AI4II), which is set to transform the way manufacturers carry out the process of visual examination of high value components. Artificial intelligence …
It’s been over 160 years since Alexander Parkes created what many people regard to be the first thermoplastic, Parkesine, in Birmingham (that’s right – plastic is a UK innovation). Though Parkes himself never really achieved commercial success with his wonder …
Around nine years ago, I noticed a huge gap in the construction industry, not many women or girls were considering opportunities in the industry: at that time my training portfolio was 90% male and 10% female.
How do you make things happen? I mean important things, for example, getting your innovation idea to the next stage, securing funding to scale your business or even finding the right people to join your team? I believe that the …
We live in an increasingly digitally-enhanced, connected world. From voice-controlled smart door locks for the home, to fully automated manufacturing and logistics systems, we rely on technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to cater …
The Horizon 2020 programme offers UK companies a significant opportunity to access new knowledge, markets, customers and suppliers. If you are one of the grant recipients we need your details to be registered on our database as we prepare for …
The newly approved Core Innovation Hub is an exciting moment for UK construction. The Hub is at the centre of the Sector Deal for Construction - the plan to create better value, speed and sustainability in the built environment. Since …
It’s an exciting time for UK robotics, specifically in the area that our company, Rovco, specialises in (subsea services) as we work towards autonomous underwater vehicle systems. These technical developments will help complete the difficult and dangerous task of seabed …
The tech sector’s gender imbalance is nothing new, so it will come as no surprise that in 2017, out of the 2.1 million employees working in the UK’s technology sector, only 17 percent were women.
The world is changing, and changing fast. Our population is growing, people are living longer, our climate is changing, and our energy supplies and food resource is running low. The Industrial Strategy has a role here The government’s modern Industrial Strategy …
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