Posted by: Caroline | 25.01.08
January 30th 2008 sees the announcement of the £10m call for collaborative research projects, targeted specifically at the creative industries. Details of the competition will be launched at an event open to all held at the Law Society in London.
The main objective of the competition is to stimulate technology based or inspired innovation. The call is looking for projects that will lead to the development of new products, processes, capabilities and services or improve the competitive advantages of existing ones. It is open to collaborative projects between UK based companies; and companies and universities/ other research organisations. The overall theme will centre on the exploitation of digital technologies and has been designed to appeal broadly across the creative industry sub sectors, and includes specific mechanisms to encourage participation of small companies.
The Technology Strategy Board is also hosting two all day workshops to help stimulate and develop project ideas and build project teams. These are free to creative industry companies and organisations with places allocated on a first come first served basis.
For more information and to register for the workshops and or information launch, please go to www.technologyprogramme.org.uk