South West Regional Defence and Security Cluster
The UK’s first pan-Defence and Security Cluster
About the Cluster and its purpose
The SWRDSC is the first pan-Defence and Security cluster in the UK. It forms a collaboration led by industry and academia with the support of government and its ministerial departments such as the MOD and its innovation directorate, and the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA).
The cluster seeks to aggregate and raise the profile of regional D&S capability to stimulate greater sector knowledge, business, economic growth and productivity across the South West region. It will attract businesses of all scales with an interest in D&S to deliver new sector and cross-sector capability. It aims to apply a ‘Team UK’ approach to enable more joined up working between industry, academia and government, providing an efficient and accessible route to industry curation and the region’s D&S value chain.
Collaboration
The SW RDSC shall provide access to a greater pan-sector network and provide opportunity for collaboration
Funding Streams
Unlocking the path to engage with key stakeholders and funding bodies, for tradition and non-traditional defence suppliers
South West
Full membership is open to Organisations in the regions of Cornwall & IoS, Heart of the South West, and Dorset LEP
NEWS & EVENTS
Bid Writing Masterclass – South West Defence & Security Cluster
When & Where: Wednesday 18th October 2023 09:00 – 12:00 Defence BattleLab, Dorset Innovation Park DT2 8ZB About the masterclass There is an ‘art’ to writing winning bids. You need to know what to say (in grants, contracts, public loans and tenders), how to say it...
Explore the Manufacturing Sector with Conex-Portal & SWRDSC
Join us for an exciting collaboration between SWRDSC and ConeX Portal at the EPIC centre in Paignton! After the immense success of our previous online event, we are thrilled to bring you a day of engaging talks and discussions. This event aims to foster connections...
SWRDSC Cyber Special Interest Group Session
Attend the next Cyber SIG meeting and hear from a fantastic line-up of speakers including BMT, Atlas Elektronik UK and others. Timings and further information will be published in due course.
MEMBERSHIP
- Membership of the SW RDSC is open to traditional and non-traditional D&S businesses, Higher Education and research institutions.
- The Cluster’s geographical boundaries for membership are related to the coverage of Cornwall and Isle of Scilly, Dorset and Heart of the South West LEPs.
- Membership categories are Full, Affiliate and Strategic
Reach Us
Contact the SWRDSC
@southwestrdsc
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