Work stuff

Image thanks to Postive Adventures Yesterday was a great day. I’ve finally got some operational support to help me with CyberNorth. I’ve always had volunteers working with me but this is paid support. It’s only temporary at the moment but will hopefully become permanent shortly. Already it is a relief and Oliwia is an enormous … Continue reading Help at last

Image thanks to Teams. A few months back I decided to review the way I held meetings for CyberNorth. There were three key groups, all meeting on different days, when diaries permitted and the number of attendees had been falling. It was taking so much time and effort to pull it all together that I … Continue reading All the meetings together

There is an old joke that goes along the lines that if you are offered a development role it means more work and no more money. I guess it's like offering a freelancer exposure in exchange for their labours. I was somewhat dubious therefore, when I was told that the ORCANE project had been earmarked … Continue reading A development project

I want to live in a fairer world and being fair is one of my core values.  I don’t mean absolute equality, these things aren’t possible but a greater degree of fairness. I’ve certainly got a lot to think about these days. I’m not going to try and boil the ocean, at least not on … Continue reading Being fair

The days are getting longer and at times the sun is even shining. North East England is slowly slipping into what we know as summer, the days when we can go out without a coat. Despite official lines that the pandemic has been beaten, there are still plenty of people coming down with COVID. Both … Continue reading Meeting out 

‘Tis the season of form filling. It must be something to do with the change from one financial year to another. New plans need to be made and new funding to be sought. Whether it is claiming a relatively small amount of money from the Community Renewal Fund, a much larger amount to support the … Continue reading Just fill in the form

One of the things I have found most difficult about working for myself is how to stop. I’m not quite there yet but I’ve been able to buy a Senior Persom’s Railcard and so the warning signs are starting to show. I’m also not ready to give up entirely but would like to be able … Continue reading Starting to stop

OK, technically the UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration or UKC3 as it is known, is not really one year old, it was incorporated on 21 April last year, yet it has just finished its first year. What a year it has been and what better way to celebrate with a coming together of all the cyber … Continue reading Happy First Birthday UKC3

The building was finished when we got there. With CyberNorth, I am always trying to think of new ways of engaging with the local cyber security companies and their potential clients. I try to mix things up. Our latest event was a round table with about a dozen people. I know a round table meeting … Continue reading Collaborating across the sector