{"id":38235,"date":"2024-05-08T09:39:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T23:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=38235"},"modified":"2024-05-08T09:39:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T23:39:13","slug":"unlocking-innovation-visits-york-to-understand-network-rail-eastern-regions-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=38235","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking Innovation visits York to understand Network Rail Eastern Region\u2019s challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over 280 railway industry experts gathered at the historic York Racecourse to share innovative solutions tailored to the UK\u2019s Eastern Region. Unlocking Innovation: Eastern event<\/a> marked the beginning of a series aimed at fostering direct collaboration and sparking new ideas across the UK rail industry.<\/p>\n

The Railway Industry Association\u2019s (RIA) Unlocking Innovation programme aims to help companies to promote the many innovations and developments within the UK rail industry, connecting businesses to open up new opportunities to innovate. The programme is supported by three strategic partners \u2013 Network Rail, UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), and Telent Technology Services.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognise that regions have their own unique challenges,\u201d RIA\u2019s Innovation Director Milda Manomaityte said. \u201cFor this series of events, the idea is to hear about the unique challenges that each of Network Rail\u2019s regions and route businesses, as well as other key clients in the area, face and to see whether the local suppliers and suppliers across the UK have the solutions to those challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the speakers at the event in York was Lila Tachtsi, Director of Engineering and Asset Management for Network Rail\u2019s Eastern Region. She said: \u201cThere is a lot happening around, but of course a lot of uncertainty as well. There is uncertainty about the government, there is change about climate, there is change in the financial environment \u2013 there is a lot less money and a lot more control around finances.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the most exciting change, in my view, is the change in technology. A lot around understanding the asset, a lot around data, a lot around cross-asset optimisation, about bringing different disciplines together to make decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

For 2024, the programme will consist of a series of five events \u2013 \u2018Unlocking Innovation: Connecting Regions, Igniting Opportunities\u2019. An event will be held in each Network Rail region, examining that region\u2019s key challenges and encouraging industry to come up with innovative new ideas and products that will answer them. RIA\u2019s Innovation Conference, which took place on 26-27 march in Newport, acted as the Wales & Western event and the first stand-alone Unlocking Innovation event, took place in York.<\/p>\n

Following the success of Unlocking Innovation in the Eastern region, the next event will be in London on 12 June, where Network Rail Southern will challenge the supply chain to help solve. Click here to register for the next event<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here to read the full report from the event in York<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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