Centre for London's Kat Hanna presents a new research paper on London's innovation districts

1. SPACES TO THINK:
INNOVATION DISTRICTS AND THE CHANGING
GEOGRAPHY OF LONDON'S KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
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2. LONDON'S KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY:
Definition: The trend in advanced economies towards greater dependence on
knowledge, information and high skill levels
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4. DRIVERS OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
1 2 3Skills Financial Capital Space
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WHAT DO INNOVATION DISTRICTS OFFER LONDON?
When universities and innovation clusters are located in some of London’s most
deprived boroughs, innovation districts have the potential to provide space for
London’s knowledge economy while promoting inclusive economic growth.

7. WHAT IS AN INNOVATION DISTRICT?
"...the ultimate mash-up of entrepreneurs and educational
institutions, start-ups and schools, mixed-use development
and medical innovations, bike-sharing and bankable
investments – all connected by transit, powered by clean
energy, wired for digital technology, and fuelled by
caffeine..."
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8. WHAT IS AN INNOVATION DISTRICT?
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Permeability Tenure Mix Asset Audit
URBAN FORMS OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY:
UNIVERSITIES, CLUSTERS AND INNOVATION
DISTRICTS
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10. URBAN FORMS OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY:
PERMEABILITY
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11. URBAN FORMS OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY:
LEADERSHIP AND TENURE MIX
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12. THE ASSET AUDIT

13. THE ASSET AUDIT
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14. RECOMMENDATIONS
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To national Government:
• Allow universities and innovation districts to sponsor Tier 2 visas, on the
basis that the innovation district should take on an apprentice for each visa
sponsored
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To local government:
• Work with the Greater London Authority to understand their local assets
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15. RECOMMENDATIONS
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To Mayor and LEP:
• Adapt the London Plan to recognise the role played by innovation
districts
To universities and knowledge economy institutions:
• Develop their civic role at a local level, and throughout the institution
To developers:
• Take an active approach to place shaping
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16. SPACES TO THINK:
INNOVATION DISTRICTS AND THE CHANGING
GEOGRAPHY OF LONDON'S KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
#InnovationDistricts