Earlier this year Norwich was recognised as aTechCity Clusteron the national stage. Work continues to help support not only the creative, digital and design companies, but any organisation that uses technology. In September 2015 the Chamber held its ‘FUTURE IS HERE’ event and now it is the turn of Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network. (KTN).
On Thursday 15 October 2015, they will jointly be holding a regional event at Proxama in Norwich. The event is part of their regional coverage visiting different parts of the country, which have a digital cluster and talking the business community through the funding that is available. This will be the first time such an event has been held in Norwich.
As a starting point, KTN and Innovate UK are aiming at the creative, digital and design companies, looking to access funding and support to grow. There will be presentations from both Innovate UK and KTN on the types of support and funding available, and also be a chance to meet with and discuss your business over a networking reception. However this event is not just for those companies in the digital/creative sectors, but all technology based companies, such as those in advance engineering.
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As part of the work to make our region more successful as a vibrant technology cluster, Tech City UK is aiming to gain an even deeper insight into the technology startup landscape to discover what digital companiesneed in order to grow and scale.
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Commenting on the forthcoming event, Tom Fiddian is one of the Lead Technologists at Innovate UK, said:
“Every year we award over £400m of grants to innovative projects in the UK. As well as national competitions, we also run regional activities such as engagement pieces (like the event on the 15th) and funding to clusters which we call Launchpads (our latest one was in Edinburgh ).”
“We’re visiting Norwich as part of a regional engagement programme where every month we visit a city and give a brief presentation of what we do and upcoming competitions. I’m originally from the area and I’ve been pushing for a visit to Norwich for some time. I’m acutely aware of both the potential of the area and the lack of applications we get from Norwich. Attendance and engagement will be used as
Caroline Williams, Chief Executive of Norfolk Chamber said:
“It is fantastic news that both Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network are finally coming to Norwich. The event on 15 October will be used an unofficial barometer by Innovate UK and KTN, with regard to possible future activities in Norfolk. The better the participation of the Norfolk’s business community at this event, the stronger Norwich’s position will be when our region is being considered by these organisations for future regional funding or a centre of excellence.”
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