Whoever you are in the country, whatever you care about,

if you want to make a contribution,

there'll be something that you can get involved in,

locally, nationally, social innovation, technical innovation.

And that's so exciting. It's very empowering.

It feels more possible for individual people to really make a global impact,

starting with a small idea, I could say, in their bedroom.

What people care about, and obviously they care about, you know, the things we expect them to,

health and prosperity, you know, have they got a job that they're interested in?

And interesting, they care about things locally.

So there's a huge opportunity, I think, to really connect local communities

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Hello and welcome to the UKTN podcast, a weekly chat with the movers and shakers of the UK

tech industry and the destination for all things UK tech related.

I'm your host, Jane Wakefield, and today I am

joined by Dame Otterline Lyser, former Chief of UK Research and Innovation, and on the advisory

board of Innovate Cambridge. Welcome, Otelene. Thank you. It's great to be here.

Shall we start by talking about what you're doing currently, Innovate Cambridge,

what it does and your role within it? So I am currently chairing the advisory board for Innovate Cambridge,

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