The well-publicised trials and tribulations that disruptive innovations like Uber, Airbnb and Bitcoin have had with regulators could lead you to believe that regulators can be the nemesis of innovation.
There are so many things to highlight in this, my final blog post of 2016, reflecting on a year in the life of Innovate UK. Here are just a few of my ‘best bits’ of the past year.
The Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) story began three years ago, when it was tasked with enabling the UK to remain at the cutting edge of transport innovation. We now find ourselves at the gateway of a revolution in transport technology, …
A quick quiz… Do you think staff in the Innovate UK family: All work in Swindon All work in Swindon apart from the people in the Catapult centres Are mostly in Swindon except for a few people in London None …
If you’re anything like me, it’s quite easy to miss news during the summer period. July is usually busy with everyone trying to clear the decks before the break, and hopefully in August we all have a deserved break from …
The UK productivity puzzle Opinions differ on why UK productivity has failed to keep pace with our global competitors. The government’s recently published “Productivity Plan”, lays out the stark facts that we are 31% behind the US, 28% behind …
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