Fw: News from NESTA - Take part in our Serious Games event, fill in our skills survey and check out our Make It Local winners

my buzz & my blog "When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver What is Social Entrepreneurship? Statement of Faith You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose". I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". my facebook  &  my twitter & my linkedin --- 2010年10月6日 星期三，NESTA Newsletter <newsletter@nesta.org.uk> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: NESTA Newsletter <newsletter@nesta.org.uk> 主題: News from NESTA - Take part in our Serious Games event, fill in our skills survey and check out our Make It Local winners 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2010年10月6日,星期三,下午6:35 Newsletter — September 2010 / Visit NESTA.org.uk / About NESTA / Follow us on Twitter Serious Games The first in our Hot Topic series of events will explore how video game technology can be used to solve real-world problems. Make It Local We've selected four exciting projects which promise to free up local data to deliver useful, web-based citizen apps. Find out more about them here. Talent Survey Help us find out what skills and education are needed to ensure UK success in the games and visual effects industries. News Creative Business Mentor Network The mentors and mentees for year two of the Creative Business Mentor Network have been announced. The programme gives creative companies the benefit of one-to-one mentoring from successful business people from within the creative sector. —Read more Events Hot Topics: Serious Games The first event in our Hot Topics series explores how games have the capacity to change the world —Read more Scottish Liberal Democrats conference: Reforming public services As cuts to Scotland's public services loom, there is a real opportunity to seize the initiative and argue for innovative ways in which better public services can be delivered for less. —Read more SNP conference: Reforming Public Services NESTA and Reform Scotland are jointly hosting a debate on 15.10.10 to discuss how public services in Scotland could be reformed in light of the current state of the UK's finances. —Read more SNP conference: Growing Creative Industries This event will explore how important these businesses are to the future economic success of Scotland, how to ensure Scotland remains ahead encouraging these types of businesses, and the effect they can have on improving more traditional sectors of the economy. —Read more Collaborative Consumption: Re-imagining public services This event will bring together policy makers, public services practitioners, third sector organisations, digital media companies and others to stimulate debate about the rise in collaborative consumption in the UK. —Read more Scottish Labour conference: Reforming Public Services Reform Scotland and NESTA will jointly host a debate on 30.10.10 to discuss how public services in Scotland could be reformed in light of the current state of the UK’s finances and future budget constraints. —Read more Announcements Look back at some of the highlights from our recent party conference events: Liberal Democrats Positive Disruption Labour Britain's Creative Highway Conservatives Made in Britain Scottish Party Conferences Register now for our series of events Invitation to Tender We're recruiting for a Learning Partner to assist us as part of our new prototyping project with Barnet Council. Apply here by 7/10/10 1 Plough Place London EC4A 1DE www.nesta.org.uk T +44 (0)20 7438 2500 T +44 (0)20 7438 2501 To unsubscribe from the NESTA bulletin, click here

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