Image thanks to makemeameme.org How many times have you been to the doctors or somewhere important and the receptionist has asked ‘What was your name again?’ Perhaps you’ve never noticed but you will from now on. It’s a peculiar expression on two counts, firstly that your name still is and secondly that it assumes that … Continue reading What was your name?
Innovation Centre #2
Image thanks to Freepik It can’t be twelve months since the last round of Cyber Local funding, can it? Sure enough, just as the police are looking younger, time is speeding up and the time to apply for funds to run local projects has come and gone. I’m delighted that CyberNorth has been successful again … Continue reading Innovation Centre #2
Creating something that doesn’t exist
Image thanks to Freepik One of the things that has fascinated me most about working with CyberNorth is that it is a very different type of business. On the face of it it is obvious what it does, or perhaps not. It is a cluster organisation working to support the growth of the cyber security … Continue reading Creating something that doesn’t exist
Maritime Innovation Week
Another week, another event. It really is the season for this kind of thing. Maritime Innovation Week is a three day event organised by the Port of Tyne, with events in London and the North East. It’s a bit like Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival, though it all takes place indoors. Thank goodness as it was … Continue reading Maritime Innovation Week
AI Centre for Doctoral Training
Last week I attended the launch of Northumbria University’s UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Citizen-Centred Artificial Intelligence (CCAI). That’s a bit of a mouthful. Northumbria has received a grant to engage 60 PhD candidates in the CDT’s place-based civic mission, dedicated to ensuring that the transformative power of AI benefits all communities, … Continue reading AI Centre for Doctoral Training
Saying goodbye to the bird
It’s been a long time coming but we have finally decided to come off Twitter at CyberNorth. I still find it hard to call it by its new name as that is when the rot set in for me. When I first started using Twitter it was a new and exciting platform. OK, a lot … Continue reading Saying goodbye to the bird
Cause and effect
Back to last month’s UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration pan-cluster meeting and my mind is thinking about proving the success of CyberNorth projects. It’s important to be able to show value for the work that we do, to help get further projects and to secure support from members. It’s also important for our relationship with local … Continue reading Cause and effect
The Vengabus
I don't know if honour is the right word but it was certainly a great pleasure to host the latest UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration meeting in the region this week. Opencast kindly allowed us the use of their premises at the Kiln in Hoult’s Yard. It was a great event and rounded off (almost) this … Continue reading The Vengabus
Community Conference
Last week’s first ever CyberNorth Community Conference, part of CyberFest was a bitter sweet affair for me. Having led the North East’s biggest cyber security festival for 6 years, it felt a little odd to be taking more of a back seat. I am reminded of that old joke about bacon and eggs, where the … Continue reading Community Conference
The book my father never wrote
My father and I had a lot in common, we were related after all, may he rest in peace. One thing we had that bound us closely was the amount of time we spent driving down and up the A1. Somehow he ended up with a factory in Stevenage, a mere 251 miles from his … Continue reading The book my father never wrote
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 