Meeting with the Minister for Science and Innovation

Today we had a summit meeting on Innovation between BQF members and senior officials from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills including Lord Drayson, the Minister of State for Science and Innovation.   It was a lively and interactive dialogue.  DIUS speakers included Christine Hewitt, Deputy Director of Innovation Delivery, Fergus Harradence, Deputy Director of [...]

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Lord Drayson to attend joint Innovation Meeting

Lord Drayson

The BQF is delighted that Lord Drayson, The Minister of State for Science and Innovation, will attend the BQF/DIUS Innovation Summit on 22 April.

The summit will provide the opportunity to hear from Lord Drayson and senior members of his team, and to discuss with them current innovation policy and the relationship [...]

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Joint Meeting with the Department for Innovation

You are invited to the next meeting of the BQF Innovation Unit on Wednesday 22 April in Victoria, London. It will be hosted by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). The programme includes:

Christine Hewitt, Deputy Director Innovation Delivery, DIUS The innovation ecosystem, design, standards, accreditation and public sector innovation

Fergus Harradence, Deputy [...]

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Innovation Nation – White Paper

The UK Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) has recently issued a White Paper on how the government plans to help the UK ‘excel at all types of innovation.’

You can download the press release, the executive summary or the full report (all 98 pages).  The role of the Department is ‘to champion innovation across the [...]

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