Local authority data goes digital to tackle community issues
28/09/10'Councils hold huge amounts of data that has the potential to transform the way we all relate to public services if only we could access it.  Through the 'Make it Local' campaign, we wanted to bring together digital media developers and pioneering local authorities to show what could be achieved.  We're delighted with the quality of the applications and really excited about the four winning partnerships.'
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Sirigen Announces the completion of Financing Worth £3.83 Million and New Directors
8/11/10
Hampshire based medical technology company Sirigen Group Ltd has completed two financing rounds totalling £3.83 million. These rounds were led by a syndicate of new investors comprising IQ Capital, NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) and YFM Private Equity alongside existing investors, Seraphim Capital and Oxford Capital Partners.
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Call For Games Developers To Create Developer Owned Publisher
15/11/10
NESTA is calling on video games developers to participate in a ground-breaking new video game consortium, which will allow them to exploit their games through digital distribution.
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Pioneering projects to share local budget decisions with citizens
24/11/10
Nine pioneering projects have been selected to take part in 'Your Local Budget' - a programme designed to give people a say in how mainstream local authority budgets are spent.
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Shortlist selected for new financial solutions for social enterprise sector
26/11/10
Twenty two proposals for products and services that could be offered by the Big Society Bank to support social entrepreneurs when it launches in April next year have been selected by NESTA to receive up to £10,000 each to complete a final stage of research and due diligence.
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Britain's creativity mapped for the first time
The first ever map of British creativity is being published today by the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
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Online Careers Game Launched
16/12/10
An online game which helps young people to plan their future careers has been launched by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
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Shortlist announced for new financial solutions for social enterprise
21/12/10
The shortlist of proposals which will be developed into financial products and services that could be made available by the Big Society Bank when it launches next April has been announced.
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Kirklees Council goes digital to help people share what they know
13/01/11
Kirklees Council launches an online service www.whoownsmyneighbourhood.org.uk on January 13 designed to make it easier for residents and community groups to make use of green and disused land in their area and share what they know about their local neighbourhood.
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UK can build a 'golden age' of high-tech creativity
01/02/11
A major new report into the skills required by the UK's high-tech creative industries highlights a worrying blind spot both in UK students' awareness of the exciting career opportunities they offer, and in the education system which is failing to prepare them for these high-growth areas.
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Andy Payne to lead creation of the Games Consortium
03/02/11
The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) announced today that it has asked Andy Payne, a key industry figure, to lead the establishment of 'The Games Consortium'.
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The Neighbourhood Challenge: Pioneer organisations lead the way in transforming communities
17/02/11
Sixteen community organisations from across England have been selected to take part in a pioneering programme designed to help local people tackle some of their most important issues.
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NESTA appoints new Chief Executive
22/02/11
NESTA, the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, has today announced the appointment of Geoff Mulgan as Chief Executive Officer.
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Hyper Island & NESTA
NESTA has paired up with Hyper Island, an innovative education programme for digital media students, to offer places to the UK's hottest young creative talent
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High-growth businesses hold key to recovery
18/3/11
New analysis published by NESTA shows that the UK's vital 'high-growth' businesses were more resilient than slower growing businesses during the recession, making them even more important than previously thought to the UK's economic recovery.
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New research maps supply and demand for social finance
7/4/11
Two pioneering research reports which address significant gaps in the evidence base for the development of the social investment market and shine a light on how the market can be developed are published today by NESTA.
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NESTA announces consortium for digital education
11/01/12
Education Secretary, Michael Gove, today announced a £2m programme to research and fund the use of innovative technology projects in education.
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Finding new ways of giving
23/05/11

The proposals in the government's Giving White Paper are a welcome step in developing new and innovative ways of giving. Find out more about NESTA's work in this area
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Improved access to finance vital to future of video games industry
23/05/11
UK video game developers and investors will be matched together in a series of 'speed-date' style meetings to build engagement between the two industries as part of an event by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
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New Academy Provides Shot In The Arm For Microelectronics Industry
26/5/11
Innovation in the microelectronics sector is set to thrive thanks to a new business accelerator which launches today. The thinking behind this innovative new concept is to facilitate risk-sharing partnerships between start-ups and industry giants.
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