14th May 2012
Ottawa, Canada
On Tuesday of last week (May 8, 2012) the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, and Lord Green, Minister of State for Trade and Investment met in Montreal and signed the Canada/UK Joint Innovation Statement. The ceremony was attended by a small audience, and in case you were following our twitterfeed: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/UKinCanada/status/199954199398727681″] The signing happened in […]
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9th May 2012
New Delhi, India
Where I visit Thiruvananthapuram, a city with an exciting portfolio of science & innovation, and discover that you can travel 6000 miles around the globe but still find a connection to your roots.
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1st May 2012
New Delhi, India
Ministers meet to agree the broad science and innovation agenda for the UK-India relationship and S&IN India invades the UK!
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26th April 2012
Ottawa, Canada
A guest blog in honour of World Intellectual Property Day by the British High Commission’s Trade and Economic Advisor Mark Agnew: April 26 marks World Intellectual Property Day, and a chance to recognize the importance of IP in fostering innovation and growth. Although not particularly a dinner table subject of discussion, intellectual property and the […]
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24th April 2012
Washington DC, USA
The following is a guest blog from Bradley Keelor. Brad is a Senior Science and Innovation Policy Advisor at the British Embassy in Washington. It was recently World Creativity and Innovation Week. This was started by a Canadian anthropologist in 2001 as a way to commemorate the birthday of Leonardo Da Vinci and generally celebrate […]
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17th April 2012
USA
Touching down in the Nation’s Capital as World Creativity and Innovation Week launches means I miss the UK a bit less. Why? Because this week invites me to shout about the GREAT British creative companies and innovators I just met across the pond – and at MIPTV in Cannes. Take Log Media and their new […]
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16th April 2012
Montréal, Canada
The British High Commission (in Canada)`s Science and Innovation Network, together with the Canadian Institute of Health Research for Human Development, Child and Health (CIHR-IHDCYH) under the aegis of the scientific director Michael Kramer, hosted a workshop on Measuring Environmental Exposure. Our goal was to better understand the research gaps that still need to be addressed in order […]
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12th March 2012
Washington DC, USA
Today’s fast moving, ever-changing digital landscape has altered many things about how we work, live and do business. But some constants remain – entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity are still king. This year’s South By Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) festival exemplified just that – and showed that Britain is certainly towards the front of the pack! From […]
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8th March 2012
USA
I had the pleasure of visiting Nicaragua for a short holiday recently. I loved the scenery, friendly people and, unexpectedly, learning about Nicaragua’s role in the California gold rush. Back in the 1850s Nicaragua was a key route for those dashing to the west coast as it was quicker and cheaper to sail from New […]
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2nd March 2012
Washington DC, USA
One of the great things about communications in the age of the Internet is how quickly you can get a message out. Whether it’s an email, or a blog post, or a well placed tweet, we can get information where it needs to be—anywhere in the world—in the blink of an eye. But the downside […]
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