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STEM The Alternative Future. Dr Joanne Stuart NI STEM Champion. Topics. Growing Economic Opportunity Heritage The Here and Now Global Opportunity Innovation Success Through STEM. Growth Areas for NI.
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STEM The Alternative Future Dr Joanne Stuart NI STEM Champion
Topics • Growing Economic Opportunity • Heritage • The Here and Now • Global Opportunity • Innovation • Success Through STEM
Growth Areas for NI • Advanced Materials and Engineering(aerospace, electrical, electronics, automotive, renewables) • Financial & Business Services (ICT, Software Development, Telecoms) • Life & Health Sciences • Creative Industries • Agrifood
Heritage • Innovation, Engineering, Entrepreneurial excellence • Ship Building, Rope Manufacture, Linen • Innovators who made a global impact
Innovation • Innovative application of STEM • Innovative & Entrepreneurial Knowledge Economy • ‘Innovated in Northern Ireland” • Equality
Success Through STEM • STEM Business Group • Promoting importance of STEM to economy • Inspiring and encouraging take up of STEM subjects • Facilitating better engagement between business and education artery • Careers attractiveness • Gender balance • Partners • SEC, W5, Sentinus, ASE, BiTC, FE, HE, Learned & Professional Bodies
Engagement with Education • Generation Innovation • NI Science Park Christmas Lecture • Sentinus Young Innovators / BT Young Scientist • W5 STEM Ambassadors • Here and Now: Innovation in NI • www.thehereandnowni.com • Seagate JuniorTech – 3,000 pupils • Coderdojo / Code Club – ~20 across NI
The Future is Bright • Raise awareness/change perceptions • Raise ambition and broaden horizons • Belfast Telegraph – 17th September