Operating in more than 170 countries, BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services. Its principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services, and higher value broadband and internet products and services.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise is the Scottish Government's economic and community development agency for a diverse region which covers more than half of Scotland. HIE aims to build sustainable economic growth in all parts of the Highlands and Islands.

The mission of the University of Catalonia is to provide people with lifelong learning and education opportunities. The aim is to help individuals meet their learning needs and provide them with full access to knowledge, above and beyond the usual scheduling and location constraints.

Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), is amongst the largest global IT services, BPO and Product Engineering companies. In addition to the IT business, Wipro also has leadership position in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting solutions.

IBM is a globally integrated enterprise operating in over 170 countries.  IBM UK has around 20,000 employees, bringing innovative solutions to a diverse client base to help solve some of their toughest business challenges.  IBM is the world’s largest IT and consulting services company and is a global business and technology leader, innovating in research and development to shape the future of society at large.

NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - a unique body with a mission to make the UK more innovative. They invest in early-stage companies, inform and shape policy, and deliver practical programmes that inspire others to solve the big challenges of the future.

The Media Standards Trust is an independent registered charity that aims to find ways to foster the highest standards of excellence in news journalism on behalf of the public, and ensure public trust in news is nurtured. It works on behalf of the public and the public interest to find ways to preserve and foster high standards.

EPSRC is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing more than £800 million a year in a broad range of subjects – from mathematics to materials science, and from information technology to structural engineering.

World Wide Web Foundation is an organisation dedicated to the improvement and availability of the World Wide Web. The mission of the World Wide Web Foundation is to advance the Web, connect humanity and empower people.

The School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton is the UK's leading academic department integrating computer science, electronics, and electrical engineering. With over 500 researchers in the School, ECS has unrivalled depth and breadth of expertise in world-leading research, new developments and their applications.

CSAIL is the largest Interdepartmental lab at MIT with over 800 members including more than 90 Principal Investigators from 8 departments and approximately 500 students. Its legacy of innovation includes time sharing, public-key encryption, bit-mapped displays, workstations, networks, computer architecture, computer vision, robotics, and speech.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is a private research university which was founded for the "application of science to the common purposes of life", and is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world. The institute operates an on-campus business incubator and the 1,250-acre Rensselaer Technology Park, and is known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace.