10 YEARS OF THE CENTRE KiteFOR KNOWLEDGE,INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTERPRISE

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KITE: THE CENTRE FOR KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION, HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR IMPACT TECHNOLOGY AND ENTERPRISE Academics from KITE have been SITUATING SMALL COMPLEX PROJECTS involved in over 100 research projects BUSINESS REGULATION: PROFESSOR ROB WILSON over the past decade, and have helped As part the Innovative Manufacturing to influence thinking in business, HOW SMALL FIRMS Initiative, Learning across Business Sectors government and third sector bodies on UNDERSTAND AND programme, the ‘Complex’ project aimed to a regional, national and global scale. RESPOND TO understand the new requirements long- REGULATION (REBEL) term service-led projects posed for large KITE members contributed three Impact businesses and how best they could obtain Case Studies for the 2014 Research Research from members of the KITE (Manchester Metropolitan University), KITE’s objectives are to: the necessary capabilities to deliver and David Charles (University of Lincoln), Feng Excellence Framework (REF). team, in collaboration with a team from De • Drive Knowledge Exchange and manage complex, long-term projects. Li (CASS Business School) and James Montfort University, explored how small collaboration between practitioners The University offers a range of funding The research project ran for 18 months Cornford (University of East Anglia). firms understand and respond to different and academia in the areas of vehicles for collaboration with industry forms of regulation in a range of industries and was jointly funded by the Engineering Today, the Centre comprises of members innovation and entrepreneurship and civic society including ESRC Impact and contrasting regional contexts. and Physical Sciences Research Council from within the Business School, together • Understand and shape innovation funding and Innovate UK funded Knowledge (EPSRC) and Economic and Social The research, which was funded by with associates from across Newcastle and entrepreneurship through high Transfer Partnerships (KTPs). KITE has Research Council (ESRC). It involved an the Economic & Social Research University and visiting staff from a range of quality, impactful research and action a strong track record in programmes of interdisciplinary team of management, Council (ESRC), analysed the national and international organisations. engaged research and development. engineering and regional development • Support the development of more temporal and spatial dynamics of scholars and was established through a The Innovation Research group led by Neil effective socio-technical systems small firm regulatory behaviour. The following gives an overview of just a in response to complex business collaboration with three major organisations: handful of projects that have been led by “The success of any and societal challenges The team worked intensively with twelve Clarke Chapman, then part of the Materials members of the KITE Research Centre: Handling Division of Rolls Royce, Alstom • Facilitate critical debate and theory Research Centre is down "Regulation shouldn't be seen as Transport, and Northumbrian Water. In 2006, under the leadership of David development within Newcastle University Charles, Newcastle University established to its people - KITE is in the areas of innovation and enterprise only a burden; it can be a core The research delivered a number of the Centre for Knowledge, Innovation, Looking to the future – KITE will continue key themes for management: Technology and Enterprise (KITE) - bringing currently home to over competency of a professionally to lead the way in research of innovation, • The importance of design together Newcastle University Business 40 academic researchers entrepreneurship, information systems managed business that adds for maintainability School’s emerging academic research management and collaboration/ groups in innovation and entrepreneurship. from Newcastle University • The issue of integration partnership. Working with regional, real value" Professor Simon • Project risk Since then KITE has gone on to: with over 30 being based national and international businesses Down, KITE Visiting Professor and policy makers we will facilitate and • The importance of a shared ‘vision’ • Generate over £6million in the Business School.” support organisations in the modern world or understanding about a project. of research income high-growth firms from the North East and through creative academic thinking. The research culminated in a recent Alderman - including the e-business area East Midlands in the environmental services, • Engage in over 100 research projects monograph: Managing Complex led by Savvas Papagiannidis brings together Newcastle University, along with others bio-pharma, media and security sectors • Establish long-term relationships in Projects: networks knowledge and academics from within the Business in the North East and around the UK, for three years, investigating how firms the worlds of policy and practice integration, published by Routledge. School with an interest in innovation, is making significant investment in the actually deal with regulation on a daily basis. • Led to the development of 3 seeking to enhance collaboration and innovation agenda. Such initiatives can The project findings continue to attract The project also led to an invitation for the Master’s programmes – seeing promote innovation findings to a wide only succeed if we work in partnership. interest, particularly from policy makers team to participate in the EPSRC Rethinking over 1000 students graduate from audience, both regionally and beyond. such as the BRDO, HSE and the Project Management Network and the the collective programmes hosting of one the network meetings The Public and Social Innovation group Environment Agency who are seeking to Over the past decade KITE’s membership in Newcastle. The impact of the project led by Rob Wilson brings together people respond to the government’s Red Tape has included many alumni including over continues to be seen today and was the in the Business School, across Newcastle Challenge by creating better regulation 20 PhD students – a number of whom topic of a series of workshops - ‘Making University and beyond with an interest in Project led by Dr Paul Richter, Professor have gone on to have successful careers EMAIL ROB WILSON: Projects Critical’ - held at Newcastle the development of thinking and practice Simon Down, Professor Jane Pollard in academia across the world. Many of [email protected] University Business School in early 2016 in community and public service contexts. the Centre’s previous members remain VISIT: Project led by Dr Neil Alderman visiting Academics of the School and KITE, NCL.AC.UK/KITE and Professor Chris Ivory notably: Ian McLoughlin (Monash University, Australia); Simon Down and Chris Ivory FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: VISIT: (Anglia Ruskin University); Sue Baines @KITERESEARCH NCL.AC.UK/KITE/RESEARCH 4 Newcastle University Business School ncl.ac.uk/kite | @kiteresearch 5

SUB-SEA AND FRAMEWORK FOR JOINING-UP OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY MULTI-AGENCY INFORMATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS ENVIRONMENTS (FAME) HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Dr Fiona Whitehurst, a member of KITE AND PARTNERSHIPS since its inception, has been involved FAME is a Department of Communities The challenge of creating better in research over the last decade that and Local Government (DCLG) information sharing between health and has increased the understanding of the National e-Government project which social care has been a long standing subsea cluster in North East England. was specifically aimed at supporting interest of the members of the KITE. Subsea technology is used in operations the transformation of multi-agency A number of projects have sought from seabed to surface, often at extreme or partnership working in local to improve the process of joining-up depths and hostile environments, with government in order to provide better organisations and those working with applications across oil and gas; defence; public services, with a particular people with a range of health and SUPER-FUSING wave, tidal and offshore wind energy; emphasis on information sharing. underwater mining; and ocean science. social care issues. Research in this The project, which ran over four years, area was kick-started by Mike Martin Traditional approaches to mapping involved a set of English local authorities and Nick Booth’s involvement in the THE NORTH EAST regional clusters tend to prove ineffective and system suppliers developing and Durham and Darlington Electronic in identifying those based on emerging deploying multi-agency information Health Record project in collaboration DR JONATHAN SAPSED sets of technologies and markets. systems across the areas of health, care and with then local Strategic Health In the case of subsea and offshore social welfare. Led by Professor Rob Wilson, authority, which was part of the ERDIP technology, many regional firms were not Director of KITE, developed a Generic Programme at the turn of the Century conscious of the cluster they were part Framework for Multi-agency working and One of the outcomes of this piece of, but subsequently formed a cluster the learning and Evaluation work streams. Professor Sapsed identifies Newcastle as East that is capable of raising the issues organisation, Subsea North East. of research saw the development a city with the potential to develop as a faced by the sector with policy makers The framework adopted a whole systems and evaluation of a rapid prototype creative-digital-IT cluster, a potential that and identifying ways to solve them. ESRC Business Engagement funding approach to the problem of multi- demonstration of a shared electronic patient was recognised in Newcastle’s participation supported a project with Subsea North East Creative Fuse North East could go beyond agency and includes guidance on the record and the environment in which it in the recent European Union-funded, to identify ways for firms to collaborate the work already being done in Brighton legal duties and powers underpinning operated. This was closely followed by Rob international Creative Cities Challenge. He in promoting the subsea sector to young and Hove by developing the varied skill the services, information sharing, Wilson’s and Mike Martin’s involvement is therefore keen to bring his experience people and shaping skills provision to sets present in the creative industries. information system infrastructure, multi- in the Electronic Social Care Record of developing ways for businesses their needs. This led to a further project, Professor Sapsed comments: “Businesses agency governance and sustainability. demonstor programme in collaboration with and organisations in the creative and funded by the Regional Development Newcastle City Council (2002-03) which are now becoming super-fused, meaning Many of the concepts that were introduced digital sectors in Brighton to work more Agency, which saw Newcastle College led to system developments, which are still they are combining skill sets in order in this seminal project have latterly been closely together to benefit Newcastle. and the University develop two specialist in use today in Newcastle and beyond. to provide a more complete service, subsea degrees with industry. adopted in Digital Government circles. The In his previous work, Professor Sapsed and we need to ensure that our creative toolkit has also been used by a number of The work has continued into KITE and the Brighton Fuse team mapped out industry is equipped to deal with this.” Research by KITE to inform the North local authority areas and major charities. through a range of projects in information the expansive Brighton and Hove creative East LEP’s smart specialisation strategy sharing hubs in health and the role of As one of the UK’s leading centres for Professor Sapsed said it was the chance Further information can be found at: digital network, which helped local digital means that they recognise subsea as marketplaces and personalisation of social research, KITE continues to attract talent to work with other departments, including www.fame-uk.org clusters develop and work together a strategic priority. The long standing across all areas of business research. arts and computing, in order to find care. It has not only produced research to share experience. The project also engagement established by KITE also Building on the success of his work as different ways to solve the problems faced Project led by Professor Rob Wilson which challenges the very concept of helped change the way the Government ensures that the cluster is collaborating the Principal Investigator of Brighton by the creative industries that really drew a shared care record and integration accounts for creative industries, by with the University in its National Centre Fuse (www.brightonfuse.com), Professor him towards involvement in KITE. The but also provides an approach which providing them with detailed insights into for Subsea and Offshore Engineering. Jonathan Sapsed, who will join Newcastle opportunity to network internationally is clinically, managerially, socially and the skills and activities of technological or University Business School and the through Newcastle University Business Project led by Dr Fiona Whitehurst ethically appropriate and effective. creative workers in Brighton and Hove. KITE team in June 2016 as Professor of School’s global links also attracted him, Our research has consistently found that the Entrepreneurship and Innovation, will be In mapping these networks, Professor and he hopes that the Creative Fuse North shared record is much more constructively bringing his expertise in Fuse research to Sapsed was also able to identify barriers East project will lead to a more coordinated seen as the outcome, and beneficial side the North East. The mapping project will faced by the creative industries in Brighton international approach to technology effect, of the way other clinical messaging be led by KITE and will involve Newcastle, and Hove. This included challenges with exchange programmes allowing and transaction services were supported Northumbria, Durham, Sunderland and such as a lack of office space, which was students, researchers and the workforce and delivered. This work continues Teesside Universities. Called Creative identified as a key issue, and the difficulty to further share skills and experiences. through KITE members involvement in to easily access talent. Professor Sapsed Fuse North East, it will support creative The North East has the opportunity to the Digital Economy Research Centre and hopes that by bringing these methods and digital industries across the region, become a beacon for creative industries, Connected Health Cities programme. to the North East he will be able to map strengthening a network of organisations and it is hoped that the better connectivity the creative sector in the same way, Project led by Professor Mike Martin, working together to influence policy established by the Creative Fuse North East increasing connectivity and establishing a Professor Rob Wilson and Dr Nick Booth and contribute to discussions. project will contribute to this positioning. collective of organisations across the North 6 KITE | Knowledge, Innovation, Technology And Enterprise ncl.ac.uk/kite | @kiteresearch 7

PUBLIC SERVICES AND PERFORMANCE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AND ENTERPRISE: MANAGEMENT: HOW CAN SOCIAL INTERVENTIONS TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE

BEST BENEFIT THEIR END USER? DR KAREN ELLIOTT

DR TOBY LOWE focused on how people can be trained of the common problems social enterprises in setting up a social enterprise. face. For instance, many social enterprises find it difficult to gain access to finance so Having joined KITE in March 2016, Dr Elliott was experiencing in the charity sector, I theory into performance management Dr Elliott hopes that her toolkit will provide is examining how people setting up social became interested in exploring how I could and to experiment with building a new a guidance on the type of funding available to enterprises interact with each other, as part improve those practices and establish a model in conjunction with the organisations social enterprises and how best to access it. of a wider research interest in project and culture which, ultimately, benefited the which hopefully will eventually adopt it.” programme managers. She says: “Social KITE’s ability to affect policy decisions end users of the service the most.” Through KITE’s established international enterprises often struggle because they and the fact that it pushes boundaries networks, Dr Lowe will be speaking about The current system for accessing finance have been set up by friendship groups or by and allows its researchers to think outside his research in Hong Kong this year. It for charities is based on the concept of people with little management experience the box attracted Dr Elliott, and she is Dr Lowe’s hope that KITE will provide competing against other to ‘demonstrate to, in many cases, fill the services gap hopes that her work on social enterprises the launch pad for a 3-4 year project impact’, in order to prove they are the best left by local budgetary cut backs. Thus, will have real impact on how these where he can develop his research investment. This, argues Dr Lowe, has led these individuals struggle to know where organisations are viewed by the public even further so as to influence practice to a lack of transparency and a culture of best to turn for advice and access to and legislated for by Government. across the charity and social services hitting targets rather than helping people. The UK currently has around 70,000 management, funding and skills training sector as a whole, beyond the specific He says: “In social interventions, there social enterprises, according to official to run their projects and enterprises.” organisations he has already worked with. is now a culture where people can’t talk Government statistics. From health Dr Elliott will first work alongside The way in which charities and public about mistakes or uncertainties. And if we Dr Lowe’s work has also been featured as services to community-run tourist Professor Rob Wilson and other members services have been funded and managed don’t talk about mistakes, nobody learns, a Little Heresy in Public Policy; part of a attractions, the term has come to apply of KITE to map the training for social has recently come under harsh scrutiny. and practice never improves.” It was this seminar series set up by KITE to provide a to a vast range of enterprises across enterprise leaders across the North With high profile charity Kid’s Company that led Dr Lowe to work as part of KITE to platform for those whose ideas run counter a number of different industries. The East in order to provide insights into coming under fire for alleged financial come up with a new framework for social to current policy orthodoxies. This has number of social enterprises has increased how the current model is working. She mismanagement and NHS trusts intervention, where service evaluation been particularly relevant to Dr Lowe’s dramatically over the past ten years and, then hopes to identify examples of best constantly being under scrutiny when it is focussed on improving practice project as his current research suggests as it continues to grow, it is important practice in order to provide a consistent comes to spending, serious questions rather than ‘demonstrating impact’. that the commonly accepted way in that those running the organisations are framework for social enterprises. have been raised about the way in which which funding is accessed by charities is equipped to do so and that those employed Dr Lowe’s model is based on establishing charities and public services access and fundamentally incorrect. In his seminar, within them are properly trained. Once training has been mapped across the a “positive error culture”, where admitting manage funding, so that they achieve entitled “Is payment by results doomed to North East and the best practice examples to not knowing, or doing something As a hub for research on innovation maximum value for their beneficiaries. As fail?” Dr Lowe was able to openly debate identified, Dr Elliott, along with other wrong, is considered a positive, learning management and social enterprise, a former chief executive of a charity, Dr with other academics as well as charities researchers at KITE, namely, Dr Julie Wilson, experience. Through KITE’s networks KITE was the ideal place for Dr Karen Toby Lowe knows more than most about and public service managers the issue will produce a toolkit to help combat some and his own personal connections, Dr Elliott to begin a new stream of research challenges they can face when it comes of performance measurement in the Lowe has worked with social services, to financing and evaluating success. form of targets and whether outcomes- sections of the NHS and a variety of based systems are inherently flawed. Dr Lowe, research fellow at Newcastle different charities in order to show how University Business School, has been this attitude improves practice, rather than The social challenges we are faced with able to bring his practical expertise from striving to produce good-looking data to are getting increasingly complex, and the the charity sector into a project that help meet spurious ‘outcome’ targets. resources to meet those challenges are “As a hub for research on innovation management and social could change the way in which social becoming more scarce. Dr Lowe hopes that What attracted Dr Lowe to work with KITE interventions are funded, and how the his work helps those interested in improving is that he has been able to mix conceptual enterprise, KITE was the ideal place for Dr Karen Elliott to performance of those interventions can the performance of social interventions to analysis with work from the ground up. He be improved. Dr Lowe comments: “KITE respond more effectively to this complexity, explains: “KITE has given me the freedom attempts to bridge the gap between improve the lives of those needing begin a new stream of research focused on how people can be to do two things – to undertake new academia and the real world. As I help, and get better value for money. became frustrated with the practices I conceptual analysis which brings complexity trained in setting up a social enterprise.” 8 KITE | Knowledge, Innovation, Technology And Enterprise ncl.ac.uk/kite | @kiteresearch 9

HOW KITE BECAME A VALUABLE PARTNER PUTTING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IN THE EVOLUTION OF INFORMATION UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES SHARING IN PUBLIC SERVICES AT THE HEART OF KITE

STEPHEN CURTIS, DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTRE PROFESSOR DAVID CHARLES OF EXCELLENCE FOR INFORMATION SHARING

to examine the ways in which universities As Newcastle University moves to the inefficiencies in progressive policy The true value of information sharing is could have a positive effect on those that next phase of the Newcastle Science implementation. Developing a strategic only just starting to be appreciated within are often seen as not benefiting from higher City project with the building of Science relationship with KITE added huge value to public services, but it is vitally important education. Moving beyond the usual debates Central, Professor Charles’ research has our work. Not only did we have additional to bring about better outcomes for on widening participation for disadvantaged once again come to the fore. While at academic rigour in terms of research they people and could allow local authorities students, this study focused instead on the KITE, he supervised a NESTA Fellowship provided, but Professor Wilson and his team to save vast sums of money. communities those students came from held by Felicity Wray which examined were always willing to spend time discussing and considered how universities situated in the experiences of third phase science Stephen concludes: “There will always ideas to overcome the challenges areas with significant deprivation can help city projects around the world. Professor be several factors that influence whether we faced. And from the academic to improve the conditions in these places.” Charles says: “We showed that the most two organisations share information point of view, I think the relationship effective projects moved beyond the idea or not. The partnership the Centre has The research project found that although provided experience beyond theory of a city for scientists, to a city in which with KITE allows the thinking behind our examples of community engagement to the world of policy implementation, science – including social science – is used work to come from multiple disciplines were present in most universities, they and exposure to the barriers that exist to solve local problems, with universities within the academic community: law, tended to be driven by individuals when putting ideas into practice.” and academics working in partnership with psychology, data-recording, policy and Since its inception, KITE has focused on and institutions struggled to engage the community. Core to this is for effective Collaborations between academic and Stephen believes that developing a so on. Together we can create more the nature of the relationship between disadvantaged communities. Professor governance of the Newcastle Science City non-academic bodies are increasingly strong relationship between institutions structured and informed thinking, which universities and their local and regional Charles demonstrated that engagement initiative, and for the project to be viewed important, especially in the development inside and outside academia is an helps the process of information sharing to communities; something which is central to worked well where it was developed as an opportunity for partners to work of public policy. Academic institutions iterative process, noting that as the KITE evolve with greater credibility. A focus on Newcastle University’s principle of being a through small learning communities. together to co-produce useful knowledge.” can provide a depth of knowledge academics gain more insight into the this aspect of public service delivery has ‘civic university’. Increasingly, governments He explains: “This small scale approach to enhance the everyday know-how world of public services, the contribution already led to more transparency and the expect universities to add value to local worked because it built up social capital and Professor Charles now holds the position of that a public servant might bring. This they make to Centre of Excellence for creation of more efficient, effective, and businesses and other organisations across increased competences within community Deputy Head and Professor of Innovation combination of deep thinking and Information Sharing is growing. But he in some cases safer services. KITE has a range of different areas. Professor David groups, rather than affecting change by and Strategic Management at Lincoln practical experience is central to the is clear that a core contributing factor been vital to the success story so far.” Charles was instrumental to establishing universities simply applying their expertise Business School, but he continues to shape valuable relationship that exists between to the success of the partnership is the this principle at the heart of KITE. to a community problem.” This approach KITE’s thinking on the civic purpose of the Centre of Excellence for Information willingness of the team from KITE to Professor Charles has been researching has been central to KITE’s work ever since. universities through a visiting fellowship. Sharing and the Centre for Knowledge, engage with the world of public policy. universities and their links with businesses This ongoing connection is important to Innovation, Technology and Enterprise at Professor Charles. He comments: “KITE He comments: “Within public services, since the 1980s and while at Newcastle “The work I did at KITE Newcastle University Business School. was established to undertake practical the nature of information sharing means University he particularly focused on looked at universities and but theoretically informed research It was while the now Director for the that while you can have an idea, for the links established at a regional level. on innovation in its broadest sense. I Centre of Excellence for Information example use of a particular database, This was the start of a series of related disadvantaged communities, strongly believe that it is this interaction Sharing, Stephen Curtis, was working as understanding how the people who will projects on the economic, social and of the technical and social which is part of the Improving Information and implement that idea work is critical to cultural interactions of universities which and sought to examine the central to the ways in which universities Management (IISaM) initiative that he making its application successful. Having Professor Charles conducted alongside ways in which universities can address societal challenges.” began to develop the connection with KITE, a background in both academic research broader work on regional innovation policy as he and his team sought out academic and the third sector means the KITE team and urban and regional development as could have a positive effect research to add depth to their work. David Goldman Professor of Business have that understanding, and appreciate FIND OUT MORE: Innovation in the Business School. on those that are often He explains: “IISaM was set up to look that relationship building is key to removing NCL.AC.UK/KITE at ways to break down the barriers that some of the main barriers we face when /ESRC_SEMINARS Professor Charles comments: “The work seen as not benefiting prevented information sharing between encouraging information sharing.” I did at KITE looked at universities and from higher education.” public services, which in turn caused INFORMATIONSHARING.ORG.UK disadvantaged communities, and sought 10 KITE | Knowledge, Innovation, Technology And Enterprise KITE | Knowledge, Innovation, Technology And Entrepreneurship 11

KITE TIMELINE

2006 2006 KITE Launch with Professor Masters in Innovation Creativity and David Charles as Director 2006 Enterprise established

2007 FAME (Framework for Multi-agency environments) Project ends with launch of Readiness Assessment tool for supporting organisations practices in 2007 multi-agency working

2008 2008 KITE Living Lab established as a University Masters in Arts Business and Creativity facility to support collaboration and the (ABC) established innovation of relationships joins the POSTGRADUATE STUDY 2008 European Network of Living Lab (ENoLL) 2011 OPPORTUNITIES Innovate UK/NIHR/ESRC funded SALT research Project (Sustainable Assistive Living Technologies led by Feng Li) to develop new business 2011 models for more joined-up services and products for older people KITE provides a stimulating and supportive ARTS, BUSINESS & INNOVATION, CREATIVITY & environment for PhD students and CREATIVITY (ABC) MA ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ICE) MSC 2013 welcomes applications from prospective 2013 The ABC MA programme was created The ICE MSc programme was Digital Government @ Work published by doctoral students to join the Centre. You Innovation Research Group and Public and Oxford University Press published by Ian can not only complete your doctorate but by members of KITE in collaboration developed by members of KITE to Social Innovation group founded. McLoughlin, Rob Wilson with Mike Martin also have the opportunity to develop a with colleagues from the School of explore the strategies and business 2013 career as a researcher and academic. Arts and Cultures and key stakeholders processes that promote innovation from the creative industries. It examines and creativity in today’s organisations, 2014 Research from the Centre has the theoretical aspects of creativity including the fundamentals of enterprise The Little Heresies in Public Policy seminar also led to the development of 2014 and the creative industries within their development and entrepreneurship. series established by KITE. The seminars 3 Master’s Programmes: social, cultural, economic, political and, provide an open forum which allows a public Complex Projects Management Research Employers are increasingly looking to book is published by Routledge led by Neil increasingly, international contexts. arena for previously unheard ideas to be E-BUSINESS MSC recruit enterprising and creative individuals. debated and discussed. 2014 Alderman with Chris Ivory, Ian McLoughlin ABC was developed in response to This programme helps to produce a To find out more visit: and Roger Vaughan Our E-Business MSc was developed the increasing demand for creativity in high calibre of graduates who aspire ncl.ac.uk/kite/socialrenewal by members of KITE to combine practice from strategists, managers, to strategic roles within the private and leading technology with business entrepreneurs, and government policy public sectors and who can lead these strategies, entrepreneurship and makers worldwide. Key decision-makers organisations through innovative change. 2015 organisational behaviour. 2015 within business and government recognise ICE is delivered by KITE members and EPSRC Digital Economy Research Centre Social Leaders Network NE initiated funded the vital importance of the creative its associates and draws on the Centre’s project begins with Rob Wilson as co-lead The programme produces graduates who by NISR and NU-Engage with the aim of of the Digital Social Care strand working then progress into careers as consultants, industries and the creative business industry and entrepreneur networks, bringing together local leaders as a response with NE local authorities and other partners managers or business leaders. It is also sector in regeneration and the economic providing students with the experience of 2015 to the community ‘thinking capacity’ gap including the NHS to bring digital civic relevant to industry analysts and product growth of regions and whole nations. starting up an enterprise engaging with left by austerity policies in the region innovations to health and social care real projects with regional stakeholders. development managers in the e-business There is a significant practical element sector and has seen graduates secure to the course and the programme is roles in international organisations delivered by members/associates of KITE, 2016 such as: Google, Dell and KPMG. providing students with the experience AHRC NE FUSE for Creative Industry project FIND OUT MORE of starting up an enterprise, acting as begins with Fiona Whitehurst with the aim of a consultant in a creative business and ABOUT THE COURSES: accelerating and studying the development 2016 working with practitioners across the sector. NCL.AC.UK/KITE/POSTGRAD of the creative and ICT industries in the NE All details contained in this document are accurate at the time of printing but are subject to change, students are advised to consult with the relevant institution about course offerings/ accommodation before making an application.

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