Talking the tech industry up

I had the pleasure of attending the #NewcastleGateshead Digital Sector Mapping event at the Toffee Factory this morning.  I had never been there before.  The event was to launch a report on the tech scene in the region.  I’d contributed to the report, in part by pointing out that the North East is more than … Continue reading Talking the tech industry up

Office for Data Analytics

A significant group met at Sunderland Software City last week to move on the proposal for an Office for Data Analytics.  I say significant but I can’t tell you how many there were.  Perhaps there were twenty five or thirty.  There was a photo taken if you need to count them.  A smaller group of … Continue reading Office for Data Analytics

Work attractive design

My wife says to me when we have bought some new gadget, ‘Where’s the instruction manual?’ and I say to her ‘Pet (because that’s how we talk around our way), if you need an instruction manual then you shouldn’t have bought it.’  What I mean is that a product these days should just work.  It … Continue reading Work attractive design