Right across the country – in clusters and beyond - there are huge prizes to be had from fostering more collaboration between business, universities and innovation centres.
The CBI’s second national cluster demonstrator was formally announced by President Brian McBride in November 2022.
“To leverage the strength of UK research and build more of the partnerships we need, the CBI is working with business, government and universities to launch a second demonstrator cluster, called Cyber Tech West.”
Brian McBride, CBI President 2022 – 2024
The Cluster will be anchored in Cheltenham, home to GCHQ, and will be delivered in partnership with CyNam, an umbrella business membership organisation that enables networking, support, and innovation across Cheltenham’s cyber ecosystem.
Business-led, Cyber Tech West will drive positive national and global impacts for British businesses.
The Cluster’s geography will focus primarily on the West and South-West of England and will engage both with other parts of the UK and with international partners as relevant. The Clusters Team envisions this as a 'hub and spoke model': Cheltenham and GCHQ act as the hub with primary spokes reaching to Bristol, Cardiff,
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