Author: Jacob Coker Big innovations and even bigger impact Imagine the UK government in the 1980s and you might be forgiven for not picturing the dawn of innovative companies being spun-out of cutting-edge innovation and research. But the scale of …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s National Metrology Institute (NMI). They develop and maintain the national primary measurement standards and lead the way in providing the measurement science that underpins research and development. Domestic policy is committing the UK …
The changing climate, and the requirement to transition to a low-carbon economy, mean businesses and governments will increasingly need access to decision-ready environmental information. The Joint Centre for Excellence in Environmental Intelligence (JCEEI) is a world-leading collaboration between the UK …
Fusion energy has real promise as a safe and sustainable source of low-carbon energy, and could be an important part of global energy in the future, alongside renewables such as solar and wind. The UK has real leadership in this …
We recently hosted an event for anyone across government who might have heard about knowledge assets (KAs) but hadn’t had an opportunity to learn more about the vast potential for this work. KAs are becoming increasingly important to the economy …
Head of Intellectual Property, Graham Farnsworth, Dstl: “The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is a proven national asset that provides innovative solutions to help protect the armed forces and keep the public safe. It collaborates with experts in academia …
The Knowledge Assets team recently held a digital launch event to introduce their ambitious programme of work to a cross-Whitehall audience. We welcomed a host of expert speakers, including: Minister Solloway, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation Dr Andrew Mackintosh, …