Posts Tagged ‘rda’

Innovation Programmes & Business Growth

July 28th, 2010

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Digital YoYo develops programmes that stimulate innovation, with a focus around the Creative & Digital Industries.

•    We bring a specialist understanding of how to develop programmes that can stimulate innovation and business growth, both in the public sector, Universities and within the private sector.

Our experience in 2010 includes:

> Developing strategy and policy proposals for local authorities & regional agencies, which focus on innovation and business development.

> Advising regional organisations involved in the creative digital sector, including how to leverage the potential of ‘innovation’.

> Writing a 32 page booklet on ICT innovation within the Creative Industries for CreATE – a trans-regional European research project.

> Developing the European Digital Creative Network for various European partners – which encourages trans-regional innovative collaboration.

Our experience with a Regional Development Agency includes:
> Developing a Digital Media Innovation Strategy for the West Midlands Region. This involved working with the Technology Strategy Board, NESTA, businesses and universities as well as regional bodies such as the Innovation Technology Council, Business Link West Midlands and Screen West Midlands.

Our experience in commercial business includes:
> Software innovation within businesses
> Winning venture capital backing to develop ideas into commercial products.

Contact us
to discuss how we can help you on 0845 644 8225 [local rate] or
email: davidfurmage[@]mac[dot]com

Bid Writing

July 28th, 2010

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Digital YoYo provides a bid writing service, with a focus on our detailed understanding of the Creative & Digital Industries.

•    We bring specialist knowledge of bid writing to secure project funds from public sector sources. We have a good understanding of the post coalition government world in the UK and the landscape of European Funding and partner opportunities.

Our experience in 2010 includes:

> Developing funding and partnership opportunities in a post-coalition government world

> Developing Project and Funding proposals for local authorities and regional stakeholders. Including European Funding bids such as ERDF, FP7 and Interreg.

Our experience with a Regional Development Agency includes:

> Writing, co-writing and developing bids for UK and European funding sources. This involved having a specialist understanding of what a bid should contain, how it should be summarised and how European funds differs from ‘single pot’ UK funds.
> Writing business and project plans to go alongside the bid.
> Knowledge of how to include outputs & outcomes which offer value for money.
> Knowledge of dealing with match funding and state aid issues.
> Understanding of all stages of the application process; from outline and full to appraisal and ‘going live’.

Our experience in commercial business includes:
> Writing a huge number of bids in the area of media production & communications, international charities, learning and skills resources and more.

Contact us
to discuss how we can help you on 0845 644 8225 [local rate] or
email: davidfurmage[@]mac[dot]com