UK Innovation Districts Group

The UK Innovation Districts Group (UK IDG) is a peer network which aims to advance the conversation around innovation districts and related new forms of urban geography, to realise their potential in responding to the challenge of inclusive growth. The group’s core mission is to: • Connect a network of practitioners, researchers, academics, policy makers, investors and businesses • Research trends, opportunities, challenges and their solutions • Lead a national evidence-based debate • Drive a new inclusive and equitable approach to urban growth. Together, the UKIDG represents leading innovative places in the UK where cross-sectoral partnerships are tackling some of society’s biggest challenges and developing new cutting-edge technology and practices, from combatting the spread of infectious diseases to developing new applications for artificial intelligence. The group aims to bridge academic research, think tanks and government policy with practitioners, investors, businesses and innovators across every scale and sector.