Maurizio Pilu - EU Meeting 18 July 2012
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The document outlines the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) of the UK, established in 2007, focused on promoting business innovation through various programs and investments, with a budget exceeding £300 million annually. It highlights the TSB's strategic goals, including accelerating commercialization, connecting the innovation landscape, and addressing societal challenges in areas like energy, healthcare, and transport. Additionally, it presents the role of Catapult centers aimed at providing businesses with access to technological expertise and resources necessary for research and development.
Maurizio Pilu - EU Meeting 18 July 2012
- 1. Driving Innovation Technology Strategy Board ICT & Digital strategy & investments 18 July 2012 Dr. Maurizio Pilu Technology Strategy Board
- 2. Driving Innovation What I will cover .... • The Technology Strategy Board • Investment framework • The Digital programme • The ICT programme • Catapults – in particular the Connected Digital Economy
- 3. Driving Innovation What is the Technology Strategy Board? • We are the UK’s Innovation Agency • A national body set up in 2007 to invest in business innovation • We work across business, universities and government • We mostly come from business • We have a budget of over £300m/year (£390m for 2012/13)
- 4. Driving Innovation Some facts and figures • Invested – with partners - >£2.5b in innovation • Every £1 invested returns £7 in GVA • 50 new competitions in 2011/12 (~60 this year) • Invested in over 3000 projects • Working with 4000 companies, 110 universities • ~50% of funding to SMEs this year • >£60m invested in small business in SBRI • 50,000 businesses on our _connect innovation platform • >9000 people participated at TSB events
- 5. Driving Innovation Our strategy: Concept to Commercialisation
- 6. Driving Innovation Our 5 Strategic Focus Areas • Accelera'ng the journey – from concept to commercialisa'on • How businesses can get to market sooner -‐ and more effec6vely • Connec'ng the innova'on landscape • Helping companies to find the best answers, exper6se and help • Turning Government ac'on into business opportunity • Where Government procures, regulates, standardises... • Inves'ng in theme areas based on global poten'al • Large markets which the UK is equipped to exploit • Con'nuously improving our organisa'onal capability • Impact assessment, metrics, measures, efficiency, effec6veness.
- 8. Driving Innovation Challenge-led areas à Led by societal challenges à Influenced by government and regulation • Energy • Built environment • Food • Healthcare • Transport
- 9. Driving Innovation Competency areas à Enable translation of enabling technologies into products and services • High value manufacturing • Digital services • Satellite applications
- 10. Driving Innovation Enabling technologies areas à build capability in the underpinning areas that enable a sure and effective response to market needs • Advanced materials & nanotech • Bioscience, • Electronics, photonics and electrical systems • Information and communication technologies
- 11. Driving Innovation The Toolset Range of Tools with different objec6ves / characteris6cs Smart Collabora've R&D Launchpad
- 12. Driving Innovation Instruments vs scale of impact
- 13. Driving Innovation Instruments vs organization type
- 14. Driving Innovation Our delivery plan for 2012-13 Example of action plan http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/delivery_plan_2012.pdf
- 15. Driving Innovation Investment framework in ICT / Digital
- 16. Driving Innovation TSB’s investments in ICT/Digital • Technology-inspired ICT & EPES programme • Digital programme • Other challenge-inspired innovation – Intelligent transport, Modern built environment – Innovation Platforms such as Assisted Living – Application areas such as intelligent transportation • Catapult centres • Fostering the innovation climate (KTNs, KTPs) • Support to EU programmes • Pre-commercial procurement
- 19. Note: size of rectangles for illustration only Driving Innovation
- 20. Driving Innovation Value chain view .... Supply side Demand side Transport Energy Health Built env. Cities ..... Challenge-inspired, Sector specific innovation Digital programme, challenge inspired Technology innovation (e.g. ICT and “EPES”)
- 21. Driving Innovation Digital Programme
- 22. Driving Innovation The Technology Strategy Board’s Digital programme • Mission: to help innovative businesses unlock the economic potential of digital technology, by identifying and addressing systemic challenges and resolving tensions between people, processes and technology.
- 23. Driving Innovation Trends that fuel digital innovation Technology: Societal: + data generated + ageing + demand on networks + environment + mobility + inclusion + m2m +.... + openness + cloud + services + user generation + crow sourcing + ....
- 24. Driving Innovation Biggest opportunity? “Internetization”.....
- 25. Driving Innovation Priority strategic objectives • Moving towards a world of pervasive digital services • Building the case for investment in emerging digital infrastructure and platforms • Enabling new business models and opportunities in a world of connected objects • Increasing trust and resilience in a rapidly changing, connected world • Improving people’s lives and experiences in the digital world • Harnessing the economic value of information and content • Enabling and creating business opportunities in and across new digital value networks and communities
- 26. Driving Innovation What we tackle: “Digital” challenges Digital Strategic Update, Oct 2010 Examples: • Internet of Things Convergence • Trusted Services • Better value chains driven by metadata
- 28. Driving Innovation Digital: some priorities for this year • Connected Digital Economy Catapult centre • Innovating in the Cloud competition (Competition) • Internet of Things Convergence Demonstrator (integrated programme + competition) • Media convergence (competition) • More info on http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/ delivery_plan_2012.pdf
- 29. Driving Innovation ICT Programme
- 30. Driving Innovation Software Enabling Technology Innovation Data Exploration 4 Themes User Experience Confidence in Distributed ICT
- 31. Driving Innovation Software Engineering sub-themes Software exploitation Multi-disciplinary Incentivising of H/W developments software creation software skills Energy efficient Ensuring software Designing for autonomy software quality despite low and intelligence barriers to entry
- 32. Driving Innovation Catapults & Connected Digital Economy catapult
- 33. Driving Innovation Catapults (technology and Innovation centres)
- 34. Driving Innovation Announcement (David Cameron) • Following the Hauser review and Dyson report • Over £200m will be invested in a network of elite technology and innovation centres • To be established and overseen by the Technology Strategy Board • Ramping up to £80m pa steady state (tbc) • Working assumption: 6 to 8 Centres across the UK
- 35. Driving Innovation What is a Catapult Business-focused centre that makes world-leading technical capability available to businesses to solve their technical challenges. Provides access to world-leading technical expertise, infrastructure, skills and equipment • Access to world-leading technology & expertise • Reach into the knowledge base for world-class science • Capability to undertake collaborative R&D projects with business • Capability to undertake contract research for business • Strongly business focused with a professional delivery ethos • Create a critical mass of activity • Skills development at all levels
- 36. Driving Innovation UK Landscape & Context TRL: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Universities TIC / Institutes Industry Research Centre Industry Catapult/ Institute (Large & SME’s) University Map the landscape from Research through to Challenge Areas for each key technology & application areas: Research Research Centres Technology & Innovation RTOs, PSREs etc Industrial Industry Commitment UK Priorities excellence Centres R&D Centres RCUK to RCUK , charity & RDA/DA centres, etc. Other Major R&D - Opportunities for UK - Low Carbon identify other centres and - Existing organisations in centres & - Willingness to - Digital Economy institutes (IMRC’s - Proposed the area. incubators co-invest - Energy IKC’s EIT’s etc) - Potential - Health/Medicine
- 37. Driving Innovation Impact & Scale • A critical mass to anchor globally mobile companies & reflecting the UK context • Funding Model: ⅓ = business funded contracts = competitive ⅓ = CR&D projects = competitive ⅓ = Core public investment • Large measure of autonomy for individual centres “subject to satisfactory performance...” • Total revenue ~£20-30m pa equates to 100-200 staff; £10-15m pa from businesses
- 38. Driving Innovation Catapults announced • Advanced Manufacturing • Cell Therapy • Offshore renewable • Satellite applications • Connected Digital Economy ICT intensive • Future Cities • Integrated Transport
- 39. Driving Innovation Connected Digital Economy Catapult To make the UK the best place in the world to develop and launch new digital plaMorms, systems, services and products powering the “internet economy”. Facili'es & pilots Demonstra'on/test beds “Big data” Strategic R&D User centricity and experience Trusted internet Closeness to market Infrastructure & mobile Areas of exper'se Strategic objec'ves
- 40. Driving Innovation Connected Digital Economy Catapult Opening in spring 2013 and configured to: – become a world-class centre of applied R&D – support the journey “research” ßà “application” – collaborate widely and openly – support innovation & business in many “sectors” – build communities within and between sectors – provide test-beds, expertise and networks to SMEs – help UK be the place to innovate in the Internet Economy
- 41. Driving Innovation Role of Catapult in EU/H2020: What businesses told us....
- 42. Driving Innovation http://www.innovateuk.org Dr. Maurizio Pilu twitter: maurizio_tsb THANK YOU