PlayMob receives investment to drive in-game fundraising
7/3/12 - In-game micro-payments firm PlayMob today announces that it has secured £500,000 funding from NESTA and other investors, including newly appointed Chairman Ian Livingstone, to expand its team and grow the marketplace.
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James A Robinson
Read our interview with James A Robinson, co-author of Why Nations Fail, for his explanation of why the structure of institutions is key to the success of a state.
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Party Conferences
Read the round-ups and recap on the discussion from all our events at this year's Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem conferences
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Innovation in Giving Fund
The first 32 organisations to receive funding have been announced! Check out who has been successful out of the 62 shortlisted applications
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Trust between strangers
We've put together a collection of videos, blogs and presentations exploring how the sharing and swapping of skills, time and assets can be scaled through mordern technology
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Alex Balflour
Video interview: London 2012's Head of New Media on the challenges of coordinating the Olympic Games' social media strategy and his tips for successful digital media approaches
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Birmingham community issues mapped live online for first time
6/10/11
Birmingham City Council and local residents can now work more closely together to discuss issues and identify trends in the community through a brand new web tool.
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Tom Uglow
The Creative Director of Google and YouTube, Europe on idea generation, innovation and the creative process at one of the world's biggest companies
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Collective Intelligence draft paper
October 2011
We've just published a draft of our Collective Intelligence paper on Google - it's open for comments, so let us know what you think and share your ideas with us.
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Jane Ni Dhulchaointigh
Watch our interview with NESTA Creative Pioneer Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh, inventor of Sugru
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Silicon Valley comes to the UK 2011
19/9/2011 - Silicon Valley Comes to the UK is back for 2011, and our elite group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and business leaders will be sharing their knowledge and insights into some of the most innovative ideas of the 21st century.
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New research reveals new tier of businesses poised for growth
17/11/11
One in ten UK businesses has the potential to join the elite ‘Vital 7%’ of the UK’s fastest growing firms.
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Personal speller demonstration
Emlyn Clay, Director of Openvivo, demos the g.tec IntendiX P300 personal speller at NESTA's Hot Topics: Mind over matter event
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Silicon Valley comes to Parliament
As part of the annual Silicon Valley comes to the UK programme, a fantastic panel of speakers held a cross party parliamentary panel discussion at the Houses of Parliament
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Geography of growth
This comprehensive research maps where cities with the most high-growth firms are in the UK.
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Creative Pioneers Reunion
Five years on, we reunited some of our fantastic Creative Pioneers to learn more about what they have achieved since being on the programme
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Ian Macbeth: eoSemi
The CEO of eoSemi, one of NESTA's portfolio companies, on the challenges of start-up budgeting and the importance of being decisive
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Lewis Wiltshire
The BBC Sport websites editor and social media lead details how the BBC's attitude towards social media has evolved and sums up the developments in its digital strategy over the past decade
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Creative Enterprise Toolkit
Now available to buy on Amazon, our toolkit provides guidance, activities, downloadable worksheets and case studies for creative individuals looking to turn their bright ideas into successful businesses.
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Alicia Navarro: Skimlinks
The founder and CEO of Skimlinks the growth of her company, business innovation and what the UK needs to do to improve its entrepreneurial success rate
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