Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Newcastle hopes to salvage Science City in wake of Government cuts

10:55 AM | Posted by Free Game Zone | Edit Post

A smaller version, but the seat and the efficient removal of regional development agencies, the surviving partners of the project believe

Newcastle hopes to have saved most of his initiative to the City of Science was one of the most serious potential victims of the abolition of the government coalition of regional development agencies.

The end of the campaign One North East has opened a hole in the financing of the project has created 23 companies directly emerging high technology in the region and sent a signal to the beautiful and lively cities in the region provide an excellent basis for the sparks of light.

In April, CEO Peter Arnold has resigned after making it clear that the limits of the future of the City of Science, due to cuts in public spending, which makes it unlikely that someone one with experience and salary line would be necessary to check the near future. He oversaw the creation of an "innovation machine", as Newcastle to create groups of highly specialized research.



The President of the City of Science Paul Walker said at the time:

wonder what happens next year when funding for the regional development agency expires. We want to continue what he did, but there are less funds available. Peter made a number of options for how this might work, and one of those who have a small body with a portion of current responsibilities.

This seems the most likely outcome of talks between the two other original members of the troika, the City and the University of Newcastle. They pledged to invest up to $ 500 000 per year for each of the next three years to create "a clearer mandate for the organization."
  • The project will maintain their hopes of building the great reputation for research on stem cells from Newcastle and the wisdom of regeneration, and other specialists are attracted to the city and close to Sunderland car and electrical systems of both wind power. North East has developed an international reputation in both, with the help of global players such as Nissan. But the board and the university say they do not want to set limits and hope to "build a science around the city."
  • attract new private sector in R & D companies remains the Holy Grail, a goal more easily argue that he made much more difficult than the £ 2.3 million City Science by the European Regional regional development. But it is faith that a new generation of high-tech projects and bright young graduates from Newcastle, Durham, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside universities to repeat past successes of the ICI in the early dynasties and engineering High-wear and the Tyne.
  • Professor Chris Brink, Vice Chancellor of the University of Newcastle, said:

We take a two-pronged strategy to streamline City Newcastle Science Company Ltd to build a city and largest alliance of science. We envision an alliance of science industries in the vicinity of Newcastle and the public sector and educational institutions.


Nick Forbes, leader of Newcastle City Council is committed to:



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