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Innovation Toolkit

Getting started

The CEDOS toolkit for innovation is a reference guide and interactive planning tool to help you navigate innovation policy, understand innovation performance and identify opportunities for improved innovation support within your local authority area.

Innovation is complex and multi-faceted, therefore the toolkit is user friendly and accessible.  It focuses on how innovation support can be delivered to ‘typical’ businesses in your area. Its structure is non-linear so that you can select your specific area of interest.

The toolkit is a live tool which will be regularly updated as innovation policy evolves over time.

Understanding Innovation

Get started with a quick over view of definitions and the current innovation landscape in the UK

Assessing innovation in your area

Develop your understanding of how your area is currently performing on innovation.

Setting a strategic direction in your area

Focus your strategic direction on innovation in the context of current national policy and infrastructure

Review relevant funding

Understand and review the current funding landscape to support implementation and activity around innovation in your local area.

Your innovation action plan

Draw together the relevant contacts, partnerships, objectives and activities which will form your innovation action plan