Note from the CEO ( continued ) we ’ ve also been able to continue the wire to liaise and work with the research development of the sectors in our economy scientists inside the wire and use their that are growing , some as a result of the high-end facilities . pandemic . We are quiet but confident as
We ’ re also developing the UK ’ s first an area and are punching above our weight business-led cyber centre . There is nothing with sustainable technologies and life like this partnership elsewhere in the sciences at a world-leading level . In the country , bringing together MoD Strategic last year we have worked with partners to Command , a university partner in the get recognition for Porton Down as a Life form of the University of Bath and cyber Sciences Opportunity Zone through the entrepreneurs . The centre is set to go Department of Trade ( DIT ). This means its live in early 2022 and will support SMEs status has raised and is now pushed more throughout the country to achieve cyber by DIT officials around the world as an confidence . opportunity for investment . Through the
As a region we are at the leading edge for Government ’ s Getting Building Fund we a number of technologies including plastics secured funding to expand the facilities at recycling and the circular economy , which Porton and this project is now proceeding enabled us to secure Government funding at pace . Once complete there will be the to support developments at the Carriage opportunity for organisations outside the Works in Swindon and to bring to the area university-led research in sustainable technologies leading to commercial industrial application . Swindon and Wiltshire is a beautiful area , but it also has a great innovative movement and people are driven to succeed even in the toughest of economic climates . We look forward to working with the businesses of Swindon and Wiltshire and all our strategic partners in maintaining momentum in the next year as we forge a path out of the pandemic .
Paddy Bradley , Chief Executive Officer Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership , July 2021