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UNITIES change is still on the way - particularly in Glasgow The Technology and
Innovation Centre at the University of Strathclyde will help Scotland compete on the global stage
research and disease management, is part of the Scotish Government’s £124 million investment in innovation centres, including the Centre for Sensors and Imaging Systems. Glasgow’s outstanding science base can help
deliver this – and create more jobs, but it does benefit from levels of UK funding and research. Glasgow won £24 million from the Technology
Strategy Board, the UK Government’s innovation agency, to demonstrate how technology can make life in the city smarter, safer and more sustainable. It beat 29 other UK cities to win the funding and since then a team of specialists has been working to turn innovative concepts into reality.
”A feeling of wellbeing is essential to sustain high levels of productivity, and political disenchantment can harm a company’s ability to do business and compete”
Glasgow firms need to appreciate that there
researchers will gather to help Scotland compete
on the global stage. With a wide range of new
advanced materials such as graphene being developed in Glasgow, the city sees massive potential in future manufacturing, such as advanced materials, graphene engineering, sustainable feedstocks, informatics and design technologies. Te UK Government’s Chief
Scientific Adviser, Professor Sir Mark Walport, speaking in Glasgow at the Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation said: “Manufacturing in 2050 will look
very different from today, and will be virtually unrecognisable from that of 30 years ago. In order for the UK to be competitive in globalised markets, we need to be at the leading edge of innovative technologies.” Glasgow’s reputation for advanced engineering
must continue to be recognised. Tis can be seen in commercial terms with a £348 million contact by the Ministry of Defence to build three new offshore patrol vessels on the Clyde, at BAE Systems Naval Ships. Tis is another example of the levels of investment that Glasgow needs to maintain. Tis ensures that advanced Type 26 manufacturing remains on the Clyde. Production of the ships began in October with delivery in 2017. Te NHS continues to be an area where
Glasgow leads on innovation. At Glasgow University, the Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre in Inchinnan, which develops state-of-the-art support for pharmaceutical
might be a genuine sense of grievance, even despondency, among customers, managers and employees because of the no vote. Many people in the city were energised by the referendum campaign which offered the vision of an independent Scotland as a beter, more caring and fairer society. A feeling of wellbeing is essential to sustain high
levels of productivity, and political disenchantment can harm a company’s ability to do business and compete. Business will need to play its part in helping heal wounds between communities. Te referendum has invigorated debate and
massively increased political engagement but has potentially divided Scotland. It will need calm heads and thinking to ensure that the passionate mood of many Glaswegians can be channelled in a positive way. In reality, sustainable jobs, long-term investment and scientific innovation remain fundamental to Glasgow’s future success. During the Games, the City showed it has the ability to pull together as a warm and welcoming place, it needs to ensure that the powerhouse of Scotland is open for business too.
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