Innovation in the UK's Services Sectors
Name | Innovation in the UK's |
Date | 2 May 2008 |
Location | NESTA 1 Plough Place |
Time | 10am - 12.30pm |
Description | DIUS’s White Paper, ‘Innovation Nation’, and BERR’s (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) ‘Enterprise Strategy’ highlight the importance of innovation in services to the UK economy. But policymakers have often lacked sufficient evidence about how services innovate, and the role for policy in stimulating and supporting this innovation. At this event we launched our latest research report, ‘Taking services seriously’, which uncovers the dynamics of innovation in the UK’s services sectors and identifies areas where policy can act to support innovation in these sectors. Michael Kitson, Director, Programme on Regional Innovation, University of Cambridge, whose team conducted the research, presented the findings. Allan Mayo also presented findings from a joint BERR-NESTA project on Innovation in Services. The project draws extensively on five business-led Sector Innovation Groups in retail, logistics, construction, environmental services and internet services. The findings from this research were the subject of a panel discussion, involving the lead researchers and representatives from leading services sector businesses.
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