A leading network of people and places with one shared mission.

UK Innovation District Group is a connected and unifying peer network. We bring people together to speak with one voice about our shared mission; tackling society’s biggest challenges through place based innovation.

An innovation district is a dense urban cluster of hyper-connected economic, academic, cultural, and entrepreneurial activity. It can have as much influence and impact on the UK’s national economy as that of its local area.

Proximity, density and diversity of assets all play a role in driving innovation between established industries and emerging ones. These are places where startups and spin-outs can access the right type of support at the right stage in their journey, and where local policy makers, funders, universities and business, work in partnership with communities to identify and deliver interventions for growth.

While their focus is on the knowledge economy, innovation districts are an opportunity to address regeneration of place, the UK’s productivity challenge, and the rising inequality in (and between) UK cities.

Our members are impact focused, open and equitable. Through the network we demonstrate the power of peer-to-peer learning and knowledge exchange – testing, experimenting and learning from doing. This is how UK IDG is delivering real change for places and for people.