ACE delivers mission-led innovation for the public good
We solve public sector challenges through relentless focus on results and the impact these have at the front line.
We are a force for positive disruption
Our environment is designed to be different, cultivating behaviours and creating a set of conditions that deliver results in ways that haven’t been possible before in government.
We have a start-up mindset
We empower teams to be entrepreneurial, act independently towards a shared outcome and to show the agility to pivot and change when necessary. Our ways of working, tools, commercial set-up and physical space allow freedom to create, experiment and innovate.
Collaboration is everything
Our partnership between the public and private sectors is built on common mission purpose, allowing us to share risk and the possibilities that come with it. Our supplier community provides the breadth of capability to solve problems for our customers, who themselves play active roles in how we deliver their projects.
We work at the pace of exponential change
ACE accelerates innovation to meet the challenges thrown up by rapid technological evolution.
We make ideas real
Wherever possible, we develop early-stage prototypes, proofs of concepts and demonstrators that bring proposed solutions to life for everyone involved in a project, aligning efforts towards a common goal.
We don’t fear failure
Real innovation requires risk. When we fail, we learn. These lessons are as important as those learned from our successes.
We prize diversity
– of people, of ability, of capability, of talent, of thought. To limit diversity is to limit possibility.
We do the right work for the right reasons
We take on the challenges that require the kind of innovation and approach that ACE offers. If a project doesn’t meet such need, we will say no.
Our approach is open
We share our learnings and ways of working to inspire and enable others to deliver impact for the public good.
We speak our minds
We will test and challenge a problem before we set about solving it. If we think something is wrong or can see a better way, we will say so. And everyone has a voice.
ACE is a partnership between the public and private sectors. We bring together the best expertise and capabilities from industry and academia. We welcome thinking and perspective from a vast range of organisations. And our mission-critical collaboration would not be possible without the people who work within it. Partnering, bringing together, welcoming and collaborating to deliver highly innovative solutions at pace. We have thought a lot about what we, the people of ACE, do and why we do it. Our manifesto lays this out, as well as the intentions and motives behind ACE.
