One NorthEast where does Northumbria fit in Oisin MacNamara Regional

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One NorthEast - where does Northumbria fit
in?Oisin MacNamaraRegional European Office

• Research Staff Development Workshop
• June 15 2005

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Overview of Presentation

• Origins and roles of ONE
• RES and innovation policies
• University strategy and engagement with RES
• Recent developments new RES, Northern Way, new
  modus operandi of ONE

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One NorthEast Origins and Role (1)

• One of 9 RDAs established in 1999 by 1998 Act
• RDAs mission to transform Englands regions
  through sustainable economic development

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One NorthEast Origins and Role (2)

• 5 key objectives
• Economic development/regeneration
• Business competitiveness
• Generate employment
• Develop work skills of people
• Contribute to sustainable development

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One NorthEast Origins and Role (3)

• Non-departmental public body
• Funded by central govt depts and now accountable
  via DTI
• Sits alongside Govt Office for NE
• Built on existing agencies NDC and EP
• Required to submit a RES every 3 yrs

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One NorthEast Origins and Role (4)Current
Funding

• Currently, 6 govt depts fund RDAs
• ODPM - 1,568m
• DTI - 463m
• DEFRA - 46m
• DfES - 43m
• UKTI - 13m
• DCMS - 6m

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One NorthEast Origins and Role (5)Current
Funding

• Funding weighted to need
• One NorthEast 240m, 251m, 258m
• Yorks Forward 295m, 310m, 316m
• South East DA - 157m, 163m, 167m

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One NorthEast Regional Economic Strategy (1)

• Wealth creation business productivity
• Entrepreneurial culture
• Healthy labour market and skilled workforce
• Unis and colleges at heart of economy
• Transport, communication and property
• Renaissance of urban and rural communities

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One NorthEast Regional Economic Strategy (2)

• Some direct funding to business (clusters)
• RES mainly implemented via regional and
  sub-regional partners
• 2002 11 separate govt funding streams merged
  into Single Programme budget
• Originally 75 sub-regional and 25 regional
• Sub-regional partnerships (SRPs) based on old
  county council boundaries

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One NorthEast RES (3) Innovation Policies

• All RDAs required to develop innovation action
  plans within RES
• Initially v limited s available and locked into
  separate funding streams
• 5 advanced centres of excellence proposed to
  boost applied RD in region
• International Centre for Life already underway as
  Millennium project

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One NorthEast RES (4) Innovation Policies

• Daresbury in Cheshire loses synchotron project to
  Rutherford Lab nr Oxford
• Innovation becomes political controversy
• ADL reviews science base in North West
• Propose Science Council and RD centres
• ADL win tender to review science base of NE but
  terms of ref dominated by Russell Group
  perspectives

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One NorthEast RES (5) Innovation Policies

• ADL propose similar model for NE
• Regional SIC and five CoEs identified, plus IP
  exploitation company (NStar)
• CoEs based on academic and industrial strengths
  and market opportunities

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One NorthEast RES (6) Innovation Policies

• CELS biosciences building on ICfL
• NaREC renewable energies (testing facilities at
  Blyth)
• CPI process industries, based on ICI Wilton
  complex on Teesside
• CENAMPS nano, photonics and microsystems,
  building on UIC in nanotech
• Codeworks digital media

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One NorthEast University Strategy (1)

• University Regional Strategy (2004)
• To be first choice destination for students in NE
• To be Univ with most impact upon education,
  business development and culture in NE
• To optimise benefit from funding streams from
  regional agencies
• To be a leader within the NE in partnering and
  collaboration for mutual benefit

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One NorthEast University Strategy (2)

• University Regional Strategy (2004)
• Region pervades everything we do. However.3 main
  strands
• Education widening participation strategy eg.
  HEFC
• Business support eg. Knowledge House
• Wider RES eg. entrepreneurship, innovation,
  regeneration, culture (incl. sport)

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One NorthEast University Strategy (3)

• University Regional Strategy (2004)
• Strategy informed by Regional Strategy Task Group
  (Feb May 2003)
• Mapped University strengths against opportunities
  in revised RES Realising Our Potential (2002)
• Identified key areas for selective investment
  eg. commercialisation, WRL, design, regeneration,
  creative industries

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One NorthEast RDA-funded Projects (regional)

• Technology Transfer
• Nanotechnology UIC (875K)
• Surface characterisation SEM/EDX facilities for
  businesses (325K)
• Microwave holography (157K)
• Photovoltaics feasibility study (143K)
• Microelectronics e-learning facilities (200K)

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One NorthEast RDA-funded Projects (sub-regional)

• Entrepreneurship
• New Ventures - 225K
• Workforce Development
• New Tech Institute - 1.5m 0.75m
• Work-related Learning - 280K

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One NorthEast RDA-funded Projects

• Culture and creative industries (sub-reg)
• Refurbishment of Holy Jesus Hospital - Ventures -
  200K
• E-enablement (reg)
• Online Upskilling - 500K
• Education and Opportunity for all - 500K
• ETR2A - 302K

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One NorthEast Recent Developments (1)

• North East Assembly Scrutiny Panel (2004) on
  Regional Science and Innovation Policy
• Range of recommendations incl. better linkage
  with other priorities eg. skills
• David Allison appointed (June 04) as Director of
  Business and Industry
• ONE welcomes report and reviews SfS

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The Three Pillars Model (April 05)
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Sector Development

• 10 Sectors
• Strategic fit with Agencys 3 pillars
• Addresses 50 of NE GVA
• Addresses 50 of all regional employees
• Covers top fcstd employment growth areas 2002-2012

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One NorthEast Recent Developments (2)

• Each pillar to contribute 2bn to close regional
  9bn productivity gap with national average
• Aim to be self-financing so two tier funding
• Public good financed by RDA
• Income generating elements separate trading arm
  responsible for commercial work

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One NorthEast Recent Developments (3)

• Re-structuring of ONE in 2004/05
• Chair Margaret Fay
• Chief Exec Alan Clarke
• Strategy Devt Pat Ritchie
• Business Industry David Allison
• Communications Stacy Hall
• Regeneration and Tourism John Holmes
• Corporate Resources Malcolm Page

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One NorthEast Recent Developments (3)

• Strategy Directorate
• Business, Enterprise Skills (James Price)
  Richard Townend, Martin Finlayson, Lewis
  Rimmington,
• Innovation, Industry Science (Chris Pywell)
• Regeneration (Tom Warburton)

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One NorthEast Recent Developments (4)

• New modus operandi - take note!
• Moving from funding agency role to commissioning
  body
• Dont call us well call you!

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One NorthEast Recent Developments (5)

• RES Consultation 6 June launch
• 3 public consultation events
• Process informed by Shaping Horizons in NE
  (SHINE) scenario planning 1,000 participants
• Aspirational growth aim of 3-3.5 by 2016
  towards closing gap

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One NorthEast Recent Developments (6)8 RES
objectives

• Leadership
• Enterprise and business support
• Sectoral and global networks
• Innovation and creativity
• Skills
• Economic inclusion
• Infrastructure and built environment
• Image and cultural assets

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One NorthEast Recent Developments (7)Key short
term priorities (3yrs)

• Attracting and retaining skilled workers,
  entrepreneurs incl. image strategy
• Better targeting of business support services.
• Use 3 Pillar model and Newcastle Science City
  HEIs important
• Raise profile of product, service and process
  design linked to Northern Way

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One NorthEast Recent Developments (8)Key short
term priorities (3yrs)

• Raise aspirations and increase entrepreneurship
  and educational/vocational achievement.
• Skills tackle worklessness and achieve highly
  skilled workforce
• Work with city regions to identify priorities for
  infrastructure

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One NorthEast Recent Developments (9)

• Northern Way
• Challenge from Deputy PM for 3 Northern regions
  to close 29bn gap
• Activity over last 15 months
• Opportunities for HE in research and professional
  development (CPEs)
• Launch of action plan on 20th June!

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One NorthEast Recent Developments (10)

• Design - finishing on a high note!
• World class centre for design
• Twin hub Manors Campus plus private-sector led
  initiative on Gateshead Quays
• Multi-million investment from RDA, ERDF/ESF and
  Design Council

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One NorthEast - where does Northumbria fit
in?Your thoughts?

• Research Staff Development Workshop
• June 15 2005