NESTA Futurelab launched. (IT News).A blue skies laboratory - the NESTA NESTA National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (UK) NESTA National Endurance Sports Trainers Association Futurelab Futurelab was set up in 2002 by the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA), an endowment in the United Kingdom established by an act of Parliament in 1998 to help maximise the UK's creative and innovative potential. - which aims to transform the way people learn by using new and emerging technologies, has been launched in Bristol by NESTA (the National Endowment A transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose. The bestowal of money as a permanent fund, the income of which is to be used for the benefit of a charity, college, or other institution. for Science, Technology and the Arts). NESTA Futurelab, set up with [pounds sterling]3 million from the Department for Education and Skills The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) was a United Kingdom government department between 2001 and 2007. It was responsible for the education system and children's services in England. On 28 June 2007 the department was split in two by Gordon Brown. , will create imaginative and compelling prototypes of learning software and services based on interactive digital technology. It aims to help the UK become the world leader in this field, harnessing creative talent and making a major contribution to the nation's commercial success. New products are designed to boost independent creative learning in and out of the classroom for a range of students, from primary school pupils to lifelong learners. Teachers, it is claimed, will become more effective and parents wilt be able to link more closely with their children's learning A consortium, led by Bristol University, won a nationwide bid to host NESTA Futurelab and was selected from 14 potential sites from around the UK The consortium will be based at the Watershed Media Centre The Watershed Media Centre opened in a disused warehouse in central Bristol in 1982, and claims to be the United Kingdom's first dedicated media centre. Following a major refurbishment in 2005, the building houses three cinemas, a café/bar, events/conferencing spaces, and office , in the centre of the city www.nesta.org.uk |
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