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Anastasia Bektimirova
@anastasiabekt.bsky.social
science & tech policy, government innovation

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In this essay with Nicklas Berild Lundblad, we explore how science might be organised for an era of AI-enabled discovery, and why some inherited assumptions about disciplines, methods and institutions need another look.

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Unpredictable Patterns #134: Organizing science in the age of AI
On organization, methodologies, schools of science and pattern matching - with Anastasia Bektimirova
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September 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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🏎️🚨 NEW!

Startup support programmes are booming. But how well are they performing?

For founders, navigating them can be difficult. Too often, it’s unclear which programmes are high-quality, how long they’ll last, or what outcomes they actually deliver.

🧶 Here’s what we found…
July 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Starting off our #NationalDataLibrary #Symposium with a presentation by Anastasia Bektimitova on the “Data Wish List” @aiatkings.bsky.social @kingsnmes.bsky.social @centre4datafutures.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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🔊 Speaker Spotlight

Anastasia Bektimirova (@anastasiabekt.bsky.social), Head of Science & Technology at The Entrepreneurs Network, will join the “Getting to NDL alpha” panel on 9 June at The UK National Data Library Symposium.
June 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Join our FREE webinar with @esimperl.bsky.social, @anastasiabekt.bsky.social, Henry Li & James Laming and be part of the conversation about Shaping the National Data Library. Book now
Join us to contribute your perspectives on how Britain can lead the world in building this essential digital infrastructure for the AI age.
Join us to contribute your perspectives on how Britain can lead the world in building this essential digital infrastructure for the AI age.
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March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What’s on your NDL wish list?

The NDL’s success depends on its usefulness. Understanding demand early on is key. Otherwise, it may fall short of expectations.

Building on our joint TBI x The Entrepreneurs Network paper, we’re mapping concrete data needs + bottlenecks.

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March 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Joining forces today with @anastasiabekt.bsky.social at The Entrepreneurs Network and TBI colleagues to map out the road to the National Data Library. Instead of pointing to a gap in policy and saying “do this”, we share our take on how to help an exciting govt initiative succeed: bit.ly/3XgHjLQ 1/
Governing in the Age of AI: Building Britain’s National Data Library
Governing in the Age of AI: Building Britain’s National Data Library
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February 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Despite having 700+ incubators/accelerators, the UK doesn’t have a clear focal point for its startup community

If UK adds another hub, it can’t just be more of the same

I asked Roxanne Varza how to build a concentrator of innovation like Station F

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Startup Velouté
Station F director Roxanne Varza on the secret sauce behind the world’s largest startup campus
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December 13, 2024 at 6:16 PM