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Experts Urge 'Join ICT Clusters'
Business Link Northwest is urging ICT businesses to make a New Year's resolution that's simple, free and will benefit their business - to join their local ICT Cluster group.
Mike Wilson, Digital and Creative Sector team leader at Business Link Northwest stated:
"Given the current economic climate, it's critical that businesses capitalise on every opportunity to help them thrive. The digital and creative sector faces some unique challenges, and the networking groups provide a forum to discuss issues, solutions and opportunities with local like-minded companies.
"I'd urge everyone operating in the digital and creative sector in the Northwest to visit the new ICT Cluster Groups site at www.lcictcluster.org and find out more about how they can benefit from joining up."
Inmpact On The Regional Economy
As ICT supports almost all sectors of the economy, the creation of successful cluster groups, provided with a skilled workforce and a unique and supportive collaborative environment has a great impact on the regional economy as a whole.
Individual companies contribute to the clustering effect by their relationship with suppliers and customers and by using their skills in networking and building alliances with other companies.
The Clusters also provide benefits for local businesses and helps to promote Lancashire & Cumbria as a centre of excellence for ICT.
Regional Resources
The new website was created by InfoLab21 and Business Link Northwest to provide a unique central resource for the region's technology led businesses. Lancashire & Cumbria ICT Clusters are supported by Business Link North West, local Councils and the Lancashire Economic Partnership.
Lancashire Economic Partnership's Director of Strategy & Business Development, Nick Briggs, who chairs the ICT Clusters Steering Group said,
"The Partnership is delighted to have been involved with the creation of the new clusters website and fully supports its aims. Research carried out in the North West indicates that maximising the implementation of ICT can make a significant contribution to increasing GVA in all economic sectors thus we need to encourage more companies to take up and exploit the available ICT. The work of the Lancashire and Cumbria ICT Clusters is invaluable in meeting this objective."
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Geography student sets up film company
It is well known that Geography graduates are highly employable and use their degrees in many different ways. One of the more unusual we have heard about recently is Lancaster geographer Greg Tomaszewicz who has set up his own Video Production Company - Lanor Productions.
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Fri 22 February 2013
Eco-innovation businesses invited to attend pioneering project launch
Ambitious North West SMEs keen to drive forward eco-innovative ideas and products are invited to a major event in Manchester on March 4.
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Thu 21 February 2013
First Science and Technology Business Partnerships and Enterprise Annual Report 2011-2012 available to download now
2011-2012 saw the development of a new theme-based strategy for Business Partnerships and Enterprise in Science and Technology. The seven interdisciplinary themes are: Advanced Manufacturing, Energy, Environment, Health and Human Development, Information and Communication Technologies, Quantum Technology and Security. Each theme has dedicated professional staff to work with businesses and source the expertise they need.
Tue 19 February 2013
Lancaster University Coffeemat Challenge won by Science and Technology student Seb
The concept of a new university website, complete with mobile application, to capture the campus social scene at a glance, earned an enterprising student an iPad.
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Tue 19 February 2013