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The Associate Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group, a forum for open debate between Parliament and the UK’s design and innovation communities, has published its newest term paper. APDIG proposes that design is suffering from a PR problem, which leaves it misunderstood and undervalued by government, underused by business, and misrepresented in the media. Read more

What is “design in innovation” and how can it be used to benefit UKplc and public, private, academic and third sector organisations and citizens? This short film presents case studies in healthcare, logistics and digital services, which demonstrate just some of the ways that using design in innovation can deliver increased impact and value. Read more

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As part of our Autumn season of innovation nights at the CICCIC in Taunton Somerset Innovation + Design and CICCIC are hosting a Pecha Kucha style, high octane, high entertainment presentation platform promoting recent innovations in 3D design such as ‘augmented reality’, online marketing, 3D mapping, product and service development and the ‘state of the art’ in 3D software. Read more

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The creative industries form one of the UK’s leading industrial sectors. Businesses ranging from advertising and crafts to performing arts and video games employ 1.4m people and contribute 5.3% of the country’s output (GVA). The strength of this UK sector is recognised globally, and it is seen as one that can help push economic recovery.  Read more

The Creative Industries KTN stimulates and encourages innovation in the creative industries, helping people to realise the potential of the creative industries to motivate lasting change.

Its work is closely linked to the Technology Strategy Board’s strategic priorities as set out in their Technology Strategy report for the Creative Industries. Read more

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Innovation is the act of introducing something new or doing something in a different way and from the business perspective that doesn’t just mean being creative, which is generally associated with ideas generation, innovation refers to taking those new ideas and implementing them in the marketplace. As a result, creativity is simply one element of the innovation process through which new ideas lead to new products, procedures, or services. Read more

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Innovative companies in Somerset are being invited to enter the 2013 Media Innovation Awards, the South West’s most prestigious awards event for people working in the creative industries.

The Media Innovation Awards will celebrate and honour the very best creative and innovative work produced by media, design and music companies during 2012.  The glitzy award presentation event will take place in the Autumn. Read more