HIE aims to help Highlands and Islands businesses maximise the impact that technology can have on their business.
We work in partnership with organisations who can support technology led innovation, provide funding and support business growth, see below for more information.
For general information on support for technology, contact Theresa Swayne on 01463 244583 theresa.swayne@hient.co.uk.
Technology news...
- Global Trends, Global Opportunities is the theme of this years Scottish Technology Showcase
The event is being held at the SECC in Glasgow on 12 June and offers an ideal opportunity for you to find solutions to your business challenges. Find out more.
- Technology Strategy Board announces Connected Digital Economy Catapult
The Technology Strategy Board today announced that it will establish a Catapult centre for the connected digital economy.
The new Catapult is a technology and innovation centre which will accelerate innovation and stimulate growth in this important area of the economy. It will bring together technological expertise to help the UK's world-leading digital businesses to develop, test and apply new technologies, reducing the risk associated with creating hugely profitable products and services in the future.
Visit the Technology Strategy Boards website for further information.
Useful links:
- Visit the Technology Strategy Board's website to search for other available administered competitions.
- _connect is a new platform, brought to you by the Technology Strategy Board. It provides an effective and powerful way for you to collaborate online, network and share knowledge with other innovators.
- The new SBRI research programme aims to use government procurement to drive innovation. Competitions for new technologies and ideas are run in specific areas and aim to engage a broad range of companies in short-term development contracts.
- The Technology Strategy Board is creating a network of world-leading technology and innovation centres to transform the UK's capability for innovation in specific technology areas and help drive future economic growth.
- Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is Europe's leading programme helping businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base.
- Going Global is an eight month mentoring programme offered by HIE through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. It is for Highlands and Islands technology businesses with growth potential and supports strategy development for expanding into global markets.
