Moving towards a Green Economy
Prateek is giving a special address to the GovKnow event on the Green Economy
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Disruptive Forces: Sustainability – Grand challenges and the innovation ecosystem
The Disruptive Forces series was built as an experiment, with the intention of testing the unique partner base as a microcosm for cross-sector information-sharing on emerging technologies, to co-design and pilot emergent ideas, and to investigate how these technological advancements can have broader impact through the innovation ecosystem.
The topic for this second session will be to address key challenges in achieving sustainability and to highlight where emerging technologies and shifting m
Friday, 25 May 2012
10:00 - 12:00
Responsible Innovation: Solving more problems than we cause
Innovation is critical to global attempts to solve some of the problems of our age - from energy to food security, ageing to obesity. The UK’s economic prosperity particularly depends on innovation across markets, places and networks in this period of economic uncertainty, and the EU’s Innovation Nation programme puts it at the heart of EU industrial policy. However, there is a case to be made that some innovations can cause as many problems as they solve.
Tuesday, 03 April 2012
08:30 - 10:30