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MP Speaker At Blackpool & Fylde Cluster Group
Joan Humble MP Chatting to Blackpool & Fylde Cluster Members
On the 23rd of March the Blackpool & Fylde New Media Entrepreneurs Cluster was held at The Solaris Centre, Blackpool.
The key speaker was local MP Joan Humble who spoke about the specific problems of encouraging women into the IT profession and, significantly, the issues related to the super casino from a House of Commons perspective.
Other speakers included Janet Entwistle and Kate Gardner, from Gardner Consulting, who discussed the related complexities of intellectual property and copyright protection with regards to digital industry related products.
Vicky Sumner from Barclays presented an overview of their multi-faceted software package for business support.
Regional Cluster Groups
InfoLab21 are pleased to announce that all the Cluster Groups in the region are now set up and running. The groups (Lancaster, Preston, West Lancs, Blackpool & Fylde, and East Lancs) are now recruiting members for the Steering Groups and if you are interested in applying or would like to attend the Clusters please email Business Development Officers Nick or Colin.
Thu 12 April 2007
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Social media plagued by privacy problems, say researchers
The privacy management of 16 popular social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter, is "seriously deficient," according to a study being published in the June issue of Computer magazine.
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Tue 21 May 2013
Lancaster set to receive funding boost to stimulate UK's economy
Lancaster is amongst leading universities who are set to benefit from a £50 million investment in cutting-edge research and innovation projects to drive growth. Lancaster's project will use the strong international reputation and links in China, in particular with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to address the Government's priorities to focus on high-growth SMEs and to increase exports. Using expertise from across the University, it focuses on improved leadership and new technology...
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Fri 17 May 2013
Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars
A UK-Canadian team of scientists has discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions of years and contain abundant chemicals known to support life.
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Thu 16 May 2013
How do we find out about cyber criminals?
Security Lancaster and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics held a workshop to form a new collaborative group who will widen the knowledge of cybercrime and start developing innovative approaches to obtaining information on cyber criminals. The workshop included security researchers and statisticians, solicitors specialising in cybercrime, and experts from government agencies.
Thu 16 May 2013