16th November 2015 New Delhi, India
One week, four Indian cities and over 300 Indian attendees gives SIN an opportunity to promote the UK’s excellence in innovation and incubation and celebrate ‘Technology is GREAT’ across India. The SIN India team and UK innovation experts showcased the strengths of our innovation and incubation ecosystem in India. Experts from Cambridge Enterprise, IdeaSpace, Isis […]
6th November 2015
Two weeks ago all UK eyes were on China’s State visit to the UK. But the Chinese weren’t the only ones in town building commercial ties. It was also a week for Ethiopia in London, with a number of events where Ethiopia showcased their recent economic success and future potential. I joined Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister […]
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5th October 2015 Geneva, Switzerland
I’ve just spent the weekend at the Milan Expo. Over a hundred countries showcasing themselves in a tradition of world fairs that stretches back to the nineteenth century and the “first World Expo” at Crystal Palace in 1851. The most expensive pavilion was the UAE extravaganza, coming in at allegedly just shy of £100 million. […]
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24th September 2015 Bangalore, India
When we think of printing most of us think about a printer and paper. However in the last couple of weeks I learnt more about a different kind of printing called 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing, that produces complex 3D geometric parts which cannot be made by traditional manufacturing. In 3D printing successive layers of […]
19th May 2015 Bangalore, India
On 10 March Bangalore played host to a RiffStream# event focusing on developing commercial opportunities between UK and India players in the space sector. It was my first experience of using RiffStream# methodology where the event is designed to be high-energy and interactive ‘experiences’. Having joined the SIN team in India in March this workshop […]
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4th February 2015
I work for UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). UKTI is the part of the British Government which helps British companies to trade internationally, and which helps overseas companies to set up shop and invest in the UK. International trade is one of the best ways to help countries become more stable and prosperous. Check out […]
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29th October 2014 Mumbai, India
From experience I can say that it is relatively easy to put together a workshop or an event, but the real challenge actually lies in following up on doing what we said we’d do; capturing the essence of what comes out of the discussions and then maintaining the relationships with stakeholders and partners with whom […]
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27th October 2014 Mumbai, India
Last week (October 13-14), the UK Science and Innovation team partnered with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) team to organise a UK-India programme on hybrid and electric vehicles in Pune, Maharashtra. This workshop was part of a series of events graced by Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who was visiting […]
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27th October 2014 Budapest, Hungary
Guest blog by Kriszti Kocsis, Senior Policy Officer (Energy, Climate and Environment) at the British Embassy. I spent two days in the beautiful Prague Castle on 22-23 October. As part of the GREAT Energy Summit in Prague, among Brueghel and Canaletto paintings in the lovely Lobkowitz Palace, energy industry leaders from the UK and Central Europe met […]
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24th September 2014 Budapest, Hungary
Guest blog by Gábor Imeli, Trade Adviser UK Trade & Investment at the British Embassy in Budapest. The signs were not good. On a dark and rainy Saturday the players of the Embassy’s amateur football team, GB United, were about to face the toughest opponents they’ve met so far, the back office team of […]
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