Why Makespace is Unique

Makespace Cambridge Limited is a community workshop. It is volunteer run, open 24/7, a hackspace, a makerspace, a meeting place, and educational venue.Makespace was created by enthusiasts as an accessible workspace filled with tools to make and play in an environment that encourages learning. Since its launch in 2013 Makespace has attracted 1,000members drawn from […]

Makespace Cambridge

Makespace Cambridge Makespace Cambridge Limited is a community workshop. It is volunteer run, a hackspace, a makerspace, a meeting place, and educational venue. Makespace was created by groups of enthusiasts as an accessible workspace filled with tools to make and play in an environment that encourages learning. Since its launch in 2013 Makespace has attracted […]

AbedGraham included in NHS Digital’s Cybersecurity Contract Award to IBM

NHS Digital this summer announced the award of a three year cybersecurity contract to IBM Security to support its enhanced Cybersecurity Operations Centre (CSOC). The value of the contract was valued at £30m. As an IBM partner, AbedGraham’s cybersecurity division, led by Dr Saif Abed, provided advisory services during the competitive process and subsequently will be a delivery […]

How to create an ecosystem to grow open source hardware

A recent paper co-authored by Microsoft Research and the University of Wisconsin has given us food for thought, and fired us up to encourage more people to develop the open source hardware system. Software has flourished due to open source innovations, but where is hardware? It’s behind, in 2013 software startups attracted fifteen times more […]

Leidos Health selects AbedGraham

Global IT consulting leader, Leidos Health, recently selected AbedGraham as a provider of health IT market intelligence. Leidos Health was formed in 2013 when SAIC, Vitalize Consulting Solutions, and maxIT Healthcare joined forces to create one of the most experienced health information technology consulting firms in North America. The US Department of Defense recently awarded Leidos a $4.3 […]

Encouraging participation from industry and academia

Open Source Hardware: Opportunities and Challenges, June 2016 The development community and hardware industry need to, as the paper states, ‘more vigorously’ collaborate in the open source ecosystem. Encouraging participation from industry and academia Interoperability is the first step to motivating contributes to OSH from both sides – making components work together easily will make […]