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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Warrington
Warrington is home to the UKTI NW team which is right next to the North West Development Agency (NWDA). Like all of the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and Devolved Administrations (DA) the NWDA www.nwda.co.uk has responsibility for regional economic development in the North West and, importantly to us, supporting inward investors from Australia into the region. Continue reading
Xmas spirit but no sign of slowing down..
Season Greetings to all! With Christmas and the New Year fast approaching we are all getting into the spirit, having decorated the office with tinsel and baubles… But there has been no end-of-year slow down for us. We organised a … Continue reading
Export, Research, Innovate!
In recent days, I’ve spent time at Liverpool Science Park, Manchester Science Park and Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus and I’ve been thinking about how important R&D is to the future prosperity of the UK. I work a lot with … Continue reading
Business holds the key to climate solutions
Right now, world leaders are gathered here in Copenhagen for the UN’s COP15 conference to mitigate the causes of climate change. Thousands of governmental and non-governmental participants are here to play their part in the negotiations. I am deeply impressed … Continue reading
Birmingham
I’ve been to Birmingham a couple of times before but have stayed in the centre of the City. My exercise regime has suffered since being back in the UK so thought I’d have a go at finding somewhere to run in Birmingham. Not usually the easiest task in the centre of a city, but actually Birmingham is set on a series of canals and the tow paths make a perfect running track. Winter has started to set in but I can imagine that an evening drink next to a canal on a hot summer’s day would be lovely and so close to the centre of a big city. Continue reading
The export game
Recently I was excited by many of the companies I met at Software City when I sat on a Dragons’ Den panel, but none more so than by the games companies based in and around Liverpool. Yesterday I went to … Continue reading
A Diamond of a market
I’m in Israel, meeting UK based companies investing there and talking to a number of actual and potential inward investors. Israel is an important trade and investment partner for the UK. Bilateral trade is worth some £2 billion a year … Continue reading
Bringing companies together in this Technology World
I’d like to start this blog by posing a question. How many people in the UK heard about or attended Technology World 2009? I believe the answer is that there were thousands that heard of this single event which was … Continue reading
UK Low Carbon showcase at No. 10
A high profile event at No. 10 last night reinforced our low carbon economy message by profiling the depth and diversity of the UK’s expertise. The Prime Minister hosted the official business reception which was organised by UKTI, with great … Continue reading
“Double in three, treble in five”
We’re all doing a lot of planning at the moment, in our case thinking of internationalisation and how to persuade more firms of the benefits of going global. UKTI has its Take it to the World campaign and we’re certainly … Continue reading