Friday, March 20, 2009 | Posted by: Brian Maguire
| Tags: innovation,
desalination,
open innovation,
nuclear fusion,
professor john beddington,
jet,
manhattan project
Kennedy began the US space race. Obama is going to cure cancer. And the United Kingdom, is, er, um, going to – make the trains run on time, maybe. Personally, that seems a little too mission impossible for my kind of optimism. How about? “This generation of Britons will harness controlled nuclear fusion for civilian use.”
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009 | Posted by: Brian Maguire
Categories:
Business
| Tags: sir roger bone,
open innovation,
innovation island,
boeing uk,
imperial college business school,
innovation nation,
newton,
5-d modelling,
professor david gann,
darwin
A new innovation eco-system is needed for Britain - that is the message delivered by guest panellists at the launch of Innovation Island, an Economist conference, sponsored by Grant Thornton.
Distinguished panellists, from industrial and research disciplines throughout the United Kingdom, gathered to discuss whether the UK remains an innovative nation. The answer is ‘Yes’, Britain is building on a strong innovative heritage, but it needs to address some persisting weaknesses if it is to deliver economic growth and a prosperous future.
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