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Technology Strategy Board ICT & Digital strategy & investments 18 July 2012 Dr. Maurizio Pilu Technology Strategy Board

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What I will cover ....

•  The Technology Strategy Board •  Investment framework •  The Digital programme •  The ICT programme •  Catapults

–  in particular the Connected Digital Economy

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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)

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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

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Our strategy: Concept to Commercialisation

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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.  

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Challenge-led areas

à Led by societal challenges à  Influenced by government and regulation •  Energy •  Built environment •  Food •  Healthcare •  Transport

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Competency areas

à Enable translation of enabling technologies into products and services

•  High value manufacturing •  Digital services •  Satellite applications

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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

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The Toolset Range  of  Tools  with  different  objec6ves  /  characteris6cs  

Collabora've  R&D  Smart

Launchpad  

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Instruments vs scale of impact

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Instruments vs organization type

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http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/delivery_plan_2012.pdf

Our delivery plan for 2012-13 Example of action plan

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Investment framework in ICT / Digital

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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

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Supply side Demand side

Challenge-inspired, Sector specific innovation Digital programme, challenge inspired

Technology innovation (e.g. ICT and “EPES”)

Transport

Energy

.....

Cities

Health

Built env.

Value chain view ....

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Digital Programme

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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.

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Societal: + ageing + environment + inclusion +....

Trends that fuel digital innovation

Technology: + data generated + demand on networks + mobility + m2m + openness + cloud + services + user generation + crow sourcing + ....

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Biggest opportunity? “Internetization”.....

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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

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What we tackle: “Digital” challenges

Digital Strategic Update, Oct 2010

Examples: • Internet of Things Convergence • Trusted Services • Better value chains driven by metadata

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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

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ICT Programme

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Software Enabling Technology Innovation

4 Themes

User Experience Confidence in Distributed ICT

Data Exploration

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Software Engineering sub-themes

Software exploitation of H/W developments

Multi-disciplinary software creation

Energy efficient software

Incentivising software skills

Designing for autonomy and intelligence

Ensuring software quality despite low

barriers to entry

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Catapults & Connected Digital Economy catapult

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Catapults (technology and Innovation centres)

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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

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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

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University

Catapult/ Institute Industry

(Large & SME’s)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Universities

TIC / Institutes

Industry

Research Centre

Research excellence

Research Centres

Technology & Innovation Centres

RTOs, PSREs etc

Industrial R&D Centres

Industry Commitment UK Priorities

RCUK to identify

RCUK , charity & other centres and institutes (IMRC’s IKC’s EIT’s etc)

RDA/DA centres, etc. -  Existing -  Proposed -  Potential

Other organisations in the area.

Major R&D centres & incubators

- Opportunities for UK -  Willingness to co-invest

-  Low Carbon - Digital Economy -  Energy -  Health/Medicine

Map the landscape from Research through to Challenge Areas for each key technology & application areas:

UK Landscape & Context TRL:

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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

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Catapults announced

• Advanced Manufacturing • Cell Therapy • Offshore renewable •  Satellite applications •  Connected Digital Economy •  Future Cities • Integrated Transport

ICT intensive

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Connected Digital Economy Catapult

“Big  data”      User  centricity  and  experience  Trusted  internet  

     Infrastructure  &  mobile    

Demonstra'on/test  beds    Strategic  R&D  

Closeness  to  market  

Facili'es  &    pilots  

Areas  of  exper'se

Strategic  objec'ves

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”.  

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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

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Role of Catapult in EU/H2020: What businesses told us....

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Dr. Maurizio Pilu

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