Chukka Umunna Attends North East Business Innovation Event ?

May 12
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NECC was in attendance today as Newcastle University Business School and Newcastle YMCA came together to host a business seminar focussed on innovation. ?The keynote speaker was Chukka Umunna, Shadow Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills.? The event was chaired by one of his shadow ministerial team, Chi Onuwurah, the Labour MP for Newcastle Central.

The event provided insight into the role that innovation has in stimulating economic growth regionally and nationally.? The concept of innovation is often viewed as overly generic when used in a policy context, so it was with some degree of relief when speakers focussed in on particular issues that impact upon innovation in all its forms, whether in schools, colleges and universities or businesses and indeed the public sector.

Speakers discussed the challenges the UK is facing in terms of providing a new generation of engineers, chemists and biologists.? Furthermore, the policy framework that can be used to encourage innovation was discussed with questions raised over the impact of fiscal, skills, energy and industrial policy.?

The contributions from speakers and guests alike underlined the fact that the North East is still at the epicentre of innovation in a variety of sectors.? It is a key challenge now for all with a stake in the North East economy to shout about this, and the plethora of other good news stories we have to boast of, from the rooftops.?

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