BIMA10 Winner: Improving training for conflict and disaster through the power of user-centred technology
Our Virtual Reality mass casualty training experience has and continues to deliver triage training to healthcare workers in the world’s most dangerous and austere places.
This product was designed by those who have worked in warzones, for those living in warzones. Project Yemen was conceived from the fact that there are only 4 surgeons for every 1 million people in Yemen. This is common or worse across much of the developing world. Compare that to 345 surgeons per million in the UK. This means that if a person is injured in Yemen, they are not likely to get the care they need and they are highly likely to die.
Our mission is to change that through immersive training, and this is just the beginning.
BIMA is Britain's digital community. We drive innovation and excellence across the digital industry.
Connectors. Thought leaders. Champions. Change makers.
What we’re here to do
Our mission is to drive innovation and excellence across the digital industry. We are the connectors, thought leaders, champions and change makers determining the shape of Britain’s digital economy.
Drive connections
With dedicated networking events, featuring smart and friendly facilitation from the BIMA team, and with networking baked into everything we do, BIMA events are where the industry meets and makes connections. Our Directors Dinners give industry leaders a highly-valued private forum to resolve challenges and share opportunities with peers.
Deliver thought leadership
Our members benefit from 60+ thought leadership events per year, roundtables on specialist topics, white papers and masterclasses.
Champion excellence
BIMA provides a public platform to recognise the thought leaders, innovators and rising stars who are fueling the new economy. Our awards vehicles include the Hall of Fame, BIMA 100 and BIMA Advance Awards.
Create change
BIMA’s work to tackle the skills gap starts in secondary schools with our powerful nationwide initiative, ‘Digital Day’. We are active at every stage of the talent pipeline, promoting apprenticeships and helping digital employers shape the relevancy of University course content and secure guest lectureships. Our inter-agency mentoring programme takes our members' teams to the next level.
Our structure
Our strength is in our structure. We are powerful because our members make us so. BIMA councils set the agenda in digital hubs around the country and our Think Tanks aid industry leaders and practitioners to fuel the future. Our communities underpin everything that we do.
Communities
BIMA Communities come together to network, connect opportunities and share/ create knowledge and best practice. Communities are regional or practice led. Each community has an appointed Council that develops the wider community.
Think Tanks
Think Tanks are communities, each with an appointed council, that explore, set standards and disseminate knowledge around emerging spheres of interest.
Groups
BIMA Groups, each with an appointed council, drive and realise BIMA’s purpose.