The SPARC prototype: Towards a socio-technical innovation designed to create collaborative connections between experts

This cross-disciplinary, consisting of a legal academic and team of computer sciences, discusses their work around the development of a socio-technical innovation, designed to create novel and potentially path-breaking connections between academics, industry, government and the broader community. Presenting their prototype of the software application, and the theory and scholarship which underpins the original idea, the team also highlights the kind of social scientific, behavioural and technical work that lies ahead in developing a high-spec application designed to enhance our connective capital.