Decoding Learning: The Proof, Promise and Potential of Digital Education
No technology has an impact on learning on its own: success depends on how it is used
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4 in 5 businesses online are data shy – and missing out
29/12/12
The majority of UK companies operating online may lack the basics for online business, warns UK innovation foundation, Nesta – 18 years after the internet opened for commercial use.
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Top charities group together to get more people giving
10/12/12
Charities have been recognised for innovating their way out of the ‘giving decline’, as nine step-changing ideas are awarded funding from the Innovation in Giving Fund; run by Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, and funded by the Cabinet Office. The announcement comes as the £10m fund marks its first anniversary. 67 projects have been supported by the fund in that time.
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‘Innovation is top business priority’, say 58% of Welsh business decision makers polled
9 January 2013
Investing in innovation – new products, services and processes – is a top priority for businesses in Wales, a poll of Welsh business owners and decision makers has found.
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NESTA announces top 100 'Open Innovation' global winners
09/04/10'The winners of the 'Open 100' competition have overcome deep rooted obstacles such as intellectual property laws and trust to remain at the forefront of innovation.'
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NESTA invites proposals to trial new financial products and services
NESTA is inviting proposals to design new financial products and services which could be offered by the Big Society Bank when it launches in April next year.
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Budget 2010: Growth capital fund and green investment bank can rebalance the economy
NESTA's response to the Budget announcement of a growth capital fund and a green investment bank.
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Creative industry gurus mentor shining stars
23/09/10‘The creative industries are a vital source of economic growth in the UK but they require tailored business support to succeed. We are thrilled to have attracted such a high calibre of the mentors to guide these fledgling companies. They will have access to valuable industry knowledge.’
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NESTA's response to the Budget announcement of tax relief for the UK videogames industry
NESTA responds to the Budget announcement of support for the UK videogames industry
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Talent survey to inform games and visual effects skills review
A new survey has been launched by games guru Ian Livingstone which will help to inform the independent review into how to provide the skills that Britain’s video games and visual effects businesses need.
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The UK's 3 million Wallace and Gromits
NESTA reveals that 3 million people in the UK create and modify products for their own use. The research coincides with the launch of Fab Lab, the UK's first rapid prototyping centre which helps any inventor to make their idea a reality.
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Jonathan Kestenbaum to join Five Arrows Limited as Chairman and Chief Executive
18/10/10
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NESTA Reveals How to Play the Game
Two new reports set out future vision for the UK games industry.
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Local authorities to give people a say in spending decisions
3/11/10
A pioneering project designed to give people a say in how mainstream local authority budgets are spent is being launched today by The Big Society Network and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), with support from the Participatory Budgeting Unit.
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Citizens demand more opportunity to tackle social challenges
New report from NESTA outlines radical framework for implementing localism.
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Want an MP in your pocket? There's an app for that
01/07/10
As a new wave of MPs tweet and text their way through Whitehall, digital democracy takes a leap forward today with the launch of a free app for iPhones which allows constituents to get closer to their local MP.
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NESTA to 'reboot' public services using collaborative web technologies
03/02/2010 - As part of its ‘Reboot Britain’ programme, NESTA is launching a series of cutting-edge new projects that will explore innovative ways in which collaborative web technologies can be applied to some of society’s biggest social challenges.
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How Europe Can Produce A 'Google'
18/11/2010 Europe has a less dynamic business environment than the US, underlying long-held concerns about Europe’s productivity gap, according to major new research published today by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) and FORA.
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New research reveals audience thirst for 'digital theatre'
02/02/2010 - A new era of digital theatre beckons, where performing arts organisations are able to reach wider audiences, and in new ways according to new research from NESTA.
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Communities Challenged to Solve Local Problems
NESTA, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts has launched a major new programme that will galvanize communities to respond to local priorities.
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