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Comment on Hull & The Knowledge Economy by John Connolly

John Connolly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

I completely recognise that situation. Perhaps there’s something that we can do through HullDigital where members have some way of having a quick reference of other members. Therefore, if an opportunity arrises where we can recommend friends, we’re equipped to do so…

Comment on Hull & The Knowledge Economy by Ross

Ross — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:02:00 +0000

I thought it was really interesting what you said about investment, and that most companies actually need opportunity rather than cash. That’s just the position we’re in – we have some great semi-”off the shelf” solutions that we would love to sell – these are mostly generalised versions of large systems that we’ve made for other companies and have their approval to sell. But we’re not very good at identifying potential customers or clinching the big deals. Throwing cash at the problem probably wouldn’t help as much as just meeting the right person… so that is one of the reasons why I find groups like HullDigital really appealing.

Comment on Hull & The Knowledge Economy by John Connolly

John Connolly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:21:00 +0000

Very good

Comment on Hull & The Knowledge Economy by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:05:00 +0000

I try to get to the meet ups when I can.

The China case is particularly interesting – they’re attempting to ‘informatise’ their whole economy. They’ve been around Europe (including Hull) picking up the best bits and places like Shanghai have created economic development agencies that embed technology, including ICTs, into their knowledge driven and information and enterprise enabled programmes for growth and public service development (every region and every city has an informatisation programme). They’ve decided where their future is.

Comment on Hull & The Knowledge Economy by Ross

Ross — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:03:00 +0000

Great post. I did laugh at this bit though: “… a new generation of students who are grounded and equipped with
fundamental computing skills – not the latest trend or technology, as ***Paul Dyson put in a recent tweet***.”

Comment on Hull & The Knowledge Economy by John Connolly

John Connolly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:59:00 +0000

Thanks Steve – it would be great to hear more about that India/China time some time if you can make a MeetUp?

Comment on Hull & The Knowledge Economy by John Connolly

John Connolly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:57:00 +0000

Thanks Andrew

Comment on Hull & The Knowledge Economy by John Connolly

John Connolly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:56:00 +0000

Thanks Adam – I can’t wait for Lightstream. I think you’re right – our time maybe just around the corner!

Comment on Hull & The Knowledge Economy by John Connolly

John Connolly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:55:00 +0000

Thanks Hannah – I think you’re a photographer (if you’re the same Hannah who just started following me – apologies if not) – there are a few other photographers in the city who work in a Noded way, so it would be worth getting in touch with them. I can send you their details if you fancy dropping me an email.

Comment on Hull & The Knowledge Economy by Jon Moss

Jon Moss — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:28:00 +0000

Hey Adam, thanks for dropping in! Totally agree about the brain drain. Keeping the motivated and talented people here in the region (or city) is critical.

Love your point about data centres and the cheap space available. Makes a lot of sense. Hope you can make a MeetUp soon – look forward to catching up.