New Civil Engineer survey into support for technology start ups and SMEs |
How is the civils industry nurturing innovation through engaging with start-ups and SMEs?
It is inarguable that the civil engineering industry is entering a time of profound change, with technology emerging to change not just how infrastructure is designed, built and maintained but to challenge precisely what infrastructure is designed, built and maintained.
The real change agents in this are likely to be technology-led start-ups and SMEs. These are the companies that bring a laser-focus and agility to solving specific infrastructure challenges and can disrupt conventional thinking.
But these companies find working in the infrastructure world challenging. The structure, the reluctance to invest and the way industry views risk are often seen as blockers to these kind of firms.
The government, through its Industrial Strategy, is determined to put SMEs centre stage to make the UK the innovation test bed of the world. Yet is the infrastructure market, through its government-backed investment programme making the most of the small business innovation to solve national challenges?
Share your views with New Civil Engineer. We've teamed up with Costain to canvas practicing civil engineers involved in project delivery to gauge the extent to which their companies and the industry generally are supporting start-ups and SMEs in getting innovation and new technology to market.
The real change agents in this are likely to be technology-led start-ups and SMEs. These are the companies that bring a laser-focus and agility to solving specific infrastructure challenges and can disrupt conventional thinking.
But these companies find working in the infrastructure world challenging. The structure, the reluctance to invest and the way industry views risk are often seen as blockers to these kind of firms.
The government, through its Industrial Strategy, is determined to put SMEs centre stage to make the UK the innovation test bed of the world. Yet is the infrastructure market, through its government-backed investment programme making the most of the small business innovation to solve national challenges?
Share your views with New Civil Engineer. We've teamed up with Costain to canvas practicing civil engineers involved in project delivery to gauge the extent to which their companies and the industry generally are supporting start-ups and SMEs in getting innovation and new technology to market.
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