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£5m Metadata R&D Competition Round-up & Reference

PFI Metadata Competition

The Partnering for Innovation (Metadata) events drew the cream of the UK's Metadatarists, which if not a proper word, should be.

The competition itself opens on 13th September so there's still plenty of time to put find a partner and put in an application. During the events in Birmingham and London, delegates took place in an Ideas Marketplace, outlining their concepts, companies, partners wanted and provide a handy way to find potential collaborators.

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The Future of Digital, Cream Tea & David Rowan

cream tea by I woz ereIt might sound like a slightly odd mixture, but the combination of digital futurology, a chance to hear Wired UK's, David Rowan whilst chowing down on a cream tea, sounds like a rather ideal Friday afternoon.

Organised by the (prepare for your afternoon tongue-twister), Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network, or (thankfully) KTN, who have already run a major nationwide survey and carried out interviews with leading figures as well as workshops and networking events, Digital Lounges, nationwide.

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London Digital Lounge: Future of Digital

Digital Content will change more in the next seven years than in the last 20. Are you ready? What's going to happen to TV & Film? Could you spot the next Spotify, iplayer or Wii? What will become of news? How do we unlock the power of social media? Join us at the IPA for a cream tea with talks starting at 2.30pm.

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Date: 19 February 2010
Location: IPA, UK