Why are UK cities finding it so hard to become smart? The confusion & disagreements over the meaning of ‘Smart City’ are the first hurdle in deploying a universal system. The fundamental role of a smart city is to make it liveable & manageable @BLeaderNews ow.ly/RET730p0dez

Smart Cities: a vision of the future? about.beauhurst.com/blog/smart-cit… Excellent article by Beauhurst mentioning 3 Oxfordshire companies, Roborace, Arrival and Oxbotica

What is the history behind the mysterious Oxford heads, scattered across the city? Professor Viles Heather Viles and Dr Wilhelm explore who they are and how they came to be here: youtube.com/watch?v=PvgFs_… @SheldonianOxUni Bodleian Libraries

Oxfordshire County Council and Smart Oxford have partnered with See.Sense to 'shine a light on cyclist data to improve cycling infrastructure in the county.' Get your £15 (rrp £45) smart bike light while stocks last. Our committee and members have theirs! cyclox.org/index.php/2019…

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Check out the recording of yesterday's #100days1000days webinar and sign up for next week's session - Extending Runway. Recording: bit.ly/100days1000day… Signup: bit.ly/100days1000day…

Nice one, The Economist, nailed it.

We’re partnering with AstraZeneca to ensure that our #COVID19 vaccine, if successful, can be manufactured & distributed to those who need it as quickly as possible. This will be on a not-for-profit basis for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic: bit.ly/35fiVhE

Our new online course for leadership teams in innovative SMEs is on sale. This tutor-led course introduces the Triple Chasm Model, a unique new approach to managing the growth challenge, over 5 weeks. Learn more: futurelearn.com/courses/scale-… #startup # scaleup #training #learning

An interesting article on the challenges of Corporate Accelerators whose problems are often due to a misalignment in interests - sifted.eu/articles/why-c… #innovation #corporatestrategy #accelerator

We're delighted to announce a new partnership with Taylor Vinters (part of the Mishcon de Reya group) - an international law firm supporting the #innovation #ecosystem. We look forward to working together to ensure vital #funding continues to reach ground breaking #startups and #scaleups - bit.ly/2LmTmCb

Major boost to Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre will rapidly increase UK capacity to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine, once one is found. Gov't invests £131 million. harwellcampus.com/news/vmic-fast… Science and Technology Facilities Council Rutherford Appleton Laboratory UK Research and Innovation

The government Future Fund to support innovative UK companies opens on Wednesday 20 May #FutureFund Find out more about eligibility criteria and what to prepare before you apply ➡️ bit.ly/2LCfVmp

Grant applications via Innovate UK are now open with an initial pot of £90 million available until 29 May 2020. For more details and eligibility, read this short article labs.uk.barclays/support/news/i… #powerofcommunity

Our partners ECI, Univ of Oxford have been looking at how #lockdown is affecting people's daily demand for energy. Could this be the new pattern of demand as working habits change? TechTribeOxford oxford.techtribe.co/covid-19-oxfor…

Join our #Interoperability workshop on 10 June at 11am and learn from @InterSystemsUK how to integrate your app with #NHS systems. You will be joining TheHill's NHS Market Access Accelerator cohort and gain insight into our Open API bootcamp. Register at loom.ly/rnxyvbI

Why do community bike projects matter? We've asked some of our dearest pals to say what community bike projects mean to them via a series of blog posts over the coming weeks. We'll start with our co-founder Ellie Smith. Read Ellie's story here: bit.ly/whywematter1

Let's get back to business! 2nd - 4th June, 90 Webinars, 25 sectors over 3 days! Get your tickets at businessinoxford.com #changethewayyouthink #bio2020

Calling all #Oxford linked #socialenterprises - Apply by 23Oct for the #StartedinOxford Demo Day - more here: ow.ly/GcqI50BLFlU Any #Oxford linked #venture can apply! OSEP CIC Independent Oxford Oxfordsocialentrepreneurs Oxford Hub Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship

A new program for #agrifood Scale-ups figuring out your strategic focus, how to inspire your team, dealing with the impact of COVID-19, or how to fund your business. More here: thetriplechasm.com/eitfood