#2 with Gavin Poole, CEO, Here East

23/04/2016 16 min
#2 with Gavin Poole, CEO, Here East

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Episode Synopsis

What’s featured in this episode?  Which Universities, Schools and Colleges are collaboratingwithHere East Here East and UCL’s Institute of Robotics Here East’s ambitions locally, nationallyandinternationally  International digital hubs around the world akin toHereEast  Podcast scoop: How Here East are launching a newEducationCommunity Manager role to reach out into the localschoolscommunity  How local firm Optimity are helping to address thedigitaldivide and improve access to broadband  Here East and Gainsborough Primary School  Becoming the hub for digital apprenticeship in London Tags: Robotics, collaboration, primary school, edtech,innovation,education community manager, broadband, diversity,Hackney, making,makers, makerspace, start-up, broadcasting,London2012 Quotes:  On 2016: ‘This is the year we reallygetgoing.’ On opportunities for local people: ‘Webecomethe connectors into the local community, working with theLondonLegacy Development Corporation’ On schools approaching Here East: ‘Wewantschools to be confident that they can make approaches to us,tolearn about broadcasting, to learn about making, to learnaboutwhat it means to be a start up’   

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