What we learned from Civil Service Live
What we learned from Civil Service Live
Find out what the GOTT team got up to at Civil Service Live, and what they learnt about innovation in the public sector.
Podcast series: Senior patent expert guides you through some of the critical points you should check before investing in any form of intellectual property.
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The Government Office for Technology Transfer, Posted on:
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Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
The CEO of the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT), Alison Campbell, is moderating an interesting new podcast series ("Intellectual property (IP) as key commercial asset: the essentials") on behalf of the European Patent Office (EPO). In this second episode, …
Public sector innovation: Scientists develop a new technique to detect earthquakes and ocean currents using subsea cables
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The Government Office for Technology Transfer and National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Posted on:
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Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) made use of their knowledge assets – specifically, its knowhow of advanced measurement techniques - to transform ‘subsea optical-fibre cables’ into ‘sensor arrays’ for the detection of underwater earthquakes and ocean currents. For the first …
Public sector innovation: John Innes Centre scientists use technology to boost tomatoes' vitamin D levels
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The Government Office for Technology Transfer, Posted on:
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Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
The John Innes Centre (JIC) is sponsored by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, and is an international centre in plant science, genetics, and microbiology in England, founded in 1910. JIC’s research aims to address global challenges and use …
Podcast series: Talk Innovation – the EPO podcast
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Emma Kelly, Posted on:
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Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
CEO of Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) Alison Campbell has moderated an interesting new podcast episode on behalf of the European Patent Office, as part of their Talk Innovation series. The series features expert presenters and guests who provide …
GOTT welcomes new CEO Dr Alison Campbell
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Hayley Goldsbrough, Posted on:
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Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Alison Campbell OBE as CEO of the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT) – our new knowledge assets strategic capability unit which officially launches later this year. We are very …
Knowledge Assets Spring Showcase
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Christopher Allen and Michael Rignall, Posted on:
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Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
If there is one season that is synonymous with novelty, innovation and the bringing forward of new ideas, then surely, it’s springtime. And as we begin to emerge from another winter, the green shoots of innovation were more welcome than …
The Knowledge Assets Grant Fund - Reflections on Year 1
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Michael Rignall, Posted on:
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Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, Knowledge Assets Grant Fund
BEIS has hosted the Knowledge Assets team for almost a year now, and I am one of the BEIS staff who joined when the work moved over from HM Treasury. My name is Michael, and I have had the privilege …
Women in Innovation
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Knowledge Assets Team, Catherine Quinn, Yupar Myint and Dr Kirsty Hewitson, Posted on:
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Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, Knowledge Transfer Network, Maxwell Centre, National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
To mark this year’s National Women’s History Month and International Women's Day on 8th March, the Knowledge Assets team (KAT) is pleased to share a blog showcasing women working in innovation. KAT works very closely with women in senior positions …
Government publishes The Rose Book: guidance on knowledge asset management in government
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Knowledge Assets Team, Posted on:
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Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
The Knowledge Assets Team are pleased to announce that on 20 December, the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published The Rose Book (pictured below), which provides guidance on the effective management of public sector knowledge and innovation assets. …
The Met Office’s Weather Forecasting Expertise Saves Christmas
Every year the Met Office provides a Santa Tracker to help people know where Santa is and help Santa get all his deliveries done on time. This is an innovative use of Met Office weather data that helps with Santa’s …