13/07/10
The time is right to embed a culture of innovation that draws on expertise and experience but encourages fresh approaches to policy integration through common interest.
Addressing senior water industry figures, government and regulators at the launch of the Water UK Innovation Hub on 13 July, Water UK Chief Executive Pamela Taylor said:
"What has worked in the past has created a deep well of experience and expertise. We’d be mad not to draw on it now. But, to put it bluntly, it still won’t be enough.
"This isn’t to question the industry’s great record in finding new ways of doing things – just the reverse – we wouldn’t be where we are today without innovation.
"But most people agree that the time is right for a change of approach to embed a culture of innovation in the industry.
"Last month, Water UK launched ‘Meeting Future Challenges’ – our blueprint for policy change. It's a two-year project to make policy more relevant – but it starts from the idea that we’ve built a strong foundation for the future...and innovation was a big part of the story."
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