Almost 50 South West tech companies have been selected to take part in Government-backed trade missions to the USA, India and Singapore.
The Department for International Trade (DIT), , has chosen 47 companies in the region for the Tech 4 Good South West, initiative designed to stimulate international growth and expansion.
The virtual trade missions start on March 8, 2021, with firms in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, Avon and Wiltshire taking part.
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With the 海角视频 being ranked the fifth greatest digital tech services exporter in the world, at £23.3billion in 2019, sitting behind India, the USA, China and Germany, the initiative offers an invaluable opportunity to showcase the tech solutions the 海角视频 has to offer.
Who's who on the Tech 4 Good South West trade mission
Firms taking part in the Tech 4 Good South West virtual trade missions include:
Bitbloom Ltd – Bristol-based firm provides companies across the renewables sector with technical software, services and knowledge.
Bristol Braille Technlogy CIC - This firm is building a revolutionary and radically affordable Braille ereader for blind people called Canute.
Climateq Ltd - Established in 2010, Bournemouth’s Climateq is a family-owned company and the market leader in low cost, high impact energy-saving air controls.
Cyclopic Ltd - This is a Dorchester start-up innovation company that has its roots in developing a groundbreaking electric drive system that operates the centreless wheel.
Entec Nutrition Ltd - Founded in 2018, Entec Nutrition (pictured) is a Penryn-based SME that is pioneering the development and adoption of farming insects as a nutritious and sustainable feed source.
Scanning Pens - Award-winning Westbury-headquartered assistive technology tools firm, producer ofthe ReaderPen and the ExamReader.
ScienceScope Ltd – Education tech company which recently relocated to Downside School just south of Bath.
TISCreport.org - The the world’s largest Transparency In Supply Chains platform. Bristol based.
Versarien Plc - Advanced manufacturing business, in Cheltenham, which is a globally leading company for graphene R&D and production.
3 SIDED CUBE – Bournemouth firm builds digital platforms with global organizations and movements to make change happen.
Createful - Award-winning Bournemouth digital agency.
HUG – Employee wellbeing firm helping businesses to understand their teams and build happier, healthier and more productive workplaces.
HCI – A care sector partnership with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and using digital resources including video.
Made Open – Bristol-based enterprise helping organisations and partnerships around the world build bespoke community platforms and design better services.
Pansensic Ltd – Bude firm uses its Hybrid Text Analytics (HTA) platform to provide the capability to extract valuable insight from vast quantities of spoken or written freeform text data generated by consumers
Upskill People - An experienced, purpose-driven innovator in the global online learning market. Based in Eastleigh.
Value Xd Ltd – Cutting-edge cloud-based analytics platform with ground-breaking analytical technology, modules and applications. Exeter based.
Applied Genomics Ltd – Brixham firm delivers environmental DNA-based analysis services for management of biodiversity.
The new Tech 4 Good South West initiative offers selected companies a series of virtual masterclasses, commercial meetings, and networking events, culminating in the opportunity to showcase their technology to key players in the US, India, and Singapore.
Delivered by DIT market specialists Ameeta Virk and Sarah Hildersley, the free export initiative will offer the opportunity for selected companies to understand the tech landscape, develop their export strategy and participate in virtual sales meetings in these fast-growing markets.
The three overseas markets have been selected by DIT’s specialists for the breadth of opportunity each can offer and their marked interest in “tech for good” products.
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Jaya Chakrabarti, founder of Tiscreport, based in Bristol which provides a digital solution to increase transparency in the supply chain to ensure companies comply with the Modern Slavery Act, said: “Our social enterprise has reached a point where we need global connections to scale our impact. The Tech4Good trade mission programme has come exactly at the right time.
“As a working mum, the virtual missions enable me to fulfil the company’s aspirations whilst also being able to look after my family. This alone makes it one of the most impactful things I can possibly do to further our social mission.”
Ameeta Virk, DIT market specialist for the USA and India and creator of the programme, said: “Having announced the Tech for Good initiative in early September, we were overwhelmed with the high level of interest.
“I've been truly impressed with the sheer number of South West companies who are leading the way in delivering world changing solutions.
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“I am incredibly proud to have created a programme that will help these businesses move closer to realising their global ambitions.”
Minister for international trade Graham Stuart, who attended the virtual launch of the initiative, said: “Using technology to allow fantastic 海角视频 solution providers to help people around the world is an inspiring thing to be part of – even as we negotiate trade deals to cut the barriers to trade.
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“The Tech 4 Good South West Initiative uses Government convening power to allow even small tech companies in the South West to reach global markets in a way which, frankly, before the pandemic, might not have been possible.
“We are determined to use every tool we have to help innovative 海角视频 firms grow their international sales, help the end customer and create opportunity and jobs in the South West and elsewhere.”