About Us

ICT Executive Delivery Team (EDT)

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Mike Musson T: 0121 380 3628

ICT Cluster Manager [email protected]">[email protected]

Lynne Wroe T: 0121 569 0667

Regional ICT Co-Ordinator [email protected]">[email protected]

Pat Costello T: 01902 321829

ICT Cluster Innovation Manager [email protected]">[email protected]

Carolyn Hall T: 01926 490239

ICT Cluster European Advisor [email protected]">[email protected]

Contact the ICT cluster via e-mail

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Contact us

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West Midlands ICT Hub

T: 0121 260 6189

[email protected]">[email protected]

Mike Musson

ICT Cluster Manager

T: 0121 380 3628

[email protected]">[email protected]

Lynne Wroe

Regional ICT Co-ordinator

T: 0121 569 0667

[email protected]">[email protected]

T: 02476 496217

[email protected]">[email protected]

Pat Costello

ICT Cluster Innovation Manager

T: 01902 321829

[email protected]">[email protected]

Engaging with the Cluster Opportunities Group (COG)

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The Cluster Executive Group (COG) represents the West Midland's ICT industry. Information on the activities of the COG, projects commissioned and other activities of the cluster are published on this website. The COG also hosts the annual ICT Conference and the ICT Excellence Awards to which partners and companies are invited to attend or participate.

The COG, as champion of the region's ICT industry, welcomes interaction from both businesses and public sector organisations. To promote the work of the COG information on its the activities, projects commissioned and the performance of the cluster will be published on a regular basis on this website. The Cluster also produces an e-Newsletter which is designed to benefit ICT businesses through disseminating best practice, information on services and funding together with market intelligence etc.

Getting Involved

There are a number of ways in which you can get involved in the creation of a strong ICT cluster in the Midlands:

Suggest a New Project: Suggestions for innovative, forward thinking projects to meet the business requirements of the strategy framework are welcomed. If you have an idea, then get in touch
Joining an Existing Project: Many projects operate a membership scheme (eg WMita, iCentrum). If a project is already operating in an area of interest to you then join it now and participate in its activities
Attending Events: Most projects run events and these events are usually open to members and non-members. Go along, find out more about the project and network with other local ICT organisations
Partnering: If you have a project you want to bid on, look for a local partner to bid with and fill vital skill or credibility gaps
Use Local Suppliers: Look for local ICT suppliers for your own ICT needs
Sharing Knowledge: Let others know what you know and what you can do. Efficient markets need open information
Sharing Data: If you have your own information about ICT supply and demand in the region, share it. We need to build a co-operative cluster, not one that jealously protects information

COG Membership and structure

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Advantage West Midlands (AWM), the Regional Development Agency, is committed to promoting the successful development of the businesses within the region's ICT cluster.

In order to achieve this objective, AWM has initiated a programme whereby a combination of private and public sector organisations are collaborating to assist AWM in delivering this vision. The central body of the ICT cluster empowered by AWM to oversee and direct the delivery of the region's ICT strategy is the Cluster Opportunities Group (COG). This group is industry led, having a majority of private sector members supported by several key public sector partners. The chair and deputy chair of the COG are both drawn from the private sector members.

The COG is resourced by an Executive Team led by an AWM Cluster Manager together with a representative from three other key partner organisations in the West Midlands - the Learning and Skills Council, Business Link and West Midlands Higher Education Association (WMHEA). The COG is responsible for drawing up an annual strategy on behalf of the ICT cluster. This strategy reflects the issues and opportunities confronting the cluster's constituent businesses and forms the basis of the Business Needs Analysis that is posted both on AWM's and ICT Cluster website. Organisations are invited to discuss ideas that they believe will meet the issues outlined in the Business Needs Analysis, with members of the Executive Team, and submit proposals for funding. More information on the COG, its role and membership can be found in the detailed COG Terms of Reference located in the Document Library