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AIGA
AIGA is a US-based association of professional designers.
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International
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Design bodies and associations
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The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is Scotland's first dedicated national centre for architecture and design, opened in July 1999.
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Scotland
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Museums and galleries
Arts and cultural organisations
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China Design Task Force
The China Design Task Force has been created to help British Design companies enter the Chinese market.
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UK-wide
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The Building Centre
For more than seventy five years The Building Centre has provided a unique combination of time saving resources and an authoritative reference service for the professional specifiers as well as house builders, home improvers and students through its established range of services.
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IDSA
The Industrial Designers Society of America
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International
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Design bodies and associations
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Centre for Sustainable Design
Aims to facilitate discussion and research on eco-design and environmental, economic, ethical and social considerations in product and service development and design.
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UK-wide
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Design bodies and associations
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Small Business Service
The lead government organisation providing support for small businesses. It has three main aims: to be a strong voice for small businesses at the heart of government; to mitigate the effect of red tape and to simplify and improve the quality of government support to small firms.
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UK-wide
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Business bodies
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Scottish Enterprise
Aims to encourage new business start-ups and support existing businesses in Scotland.
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Scotland
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Business bodies
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OneLondon
GLE oneLondon provides a wide range of business support to people thinking of starting their own business and to these looking to grow their business.
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London
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Business bodies
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NESTA
NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. They are the largest single endowment devoted exclusively to supporting talent, innovation and creativity in the UK.
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UK-wide
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Design bodies and associations
Arts and cultural organisations
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National Federation of Enterprise Agencies (NFEA)
The membership body for Local Enterprise Agencies, and other like-minded organisations, in England.
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UK-wide
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Business bodies
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Learning and Skills Council
Aims to improve the skills of England's young people and adults to create a workforce that is of world-class standards.
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UK-wide
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Education and research bodies
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International Business Wales
Created by the Welsh Assembly Government to raise awareness of overseas opportunities, overcome any issues and take away the fear factor of trading internationally.
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Wales
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Business bodies
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Innovation RCA
Innovation RCA is a new network set up by the Royal College of Art to link RCA graduates with business in order to create innovation opportunities.
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London
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Design bodies and associations
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Information Commissioner's Office
The ICO is the UK's independent public body set up to promote access to official information and protect personal information. They enforce the Data Protection Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations and the Environmental Information Regulations.
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UK-wide
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Government bodies
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