Encouraging Innovation Kathryn Brown DTI

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Encouraging InnovationKathryn Brown - DTI
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Who are we?

• Office of Science and Innovation
• Technology Innovation Directorate
• to improve the UK's technological innovation
  performance
• accelerate business exploitation of science and
  technology

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The Technology Programme

• Mechanisms for encouraging innovation -
• The Technology Programme, three business support
  products-
• Collaborative RD
• Knowledge Transfer Networks
• Innovation Platforms

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Collaborative RD

• Bi-annual competitions in 7 key technology areas
• S2B or B2B
• 25 Technology Validation
• 50 Applied Research
• 75 Basic Research

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Key Technology Areas
Electronics and Photonics
Advanced Materials
Information and Communication Technologies
Bioscience and Healthcare Technologies
Sustainable Production and Consumption
Emerging Energy Technologies
Design Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing
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Relevant CRD funded through Technology Programme

• SAPHE (Smart and Aware Pervasive Healthcare
  Environment) 
• Partners Imperial College, BT, Phillips,
  University of Dundee, Cardionetics and Docobo
• Project costs 3.4M, grant 1.6M (DTI and DH)
• Healthcare_at_Home
• Partners IBM, Smart Holograms, Zarlink, Cardiff
  University
• Project costs 1.4M, grant 0.7M

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Knowledge Transfer Networks

• a national Network in a specific field of
  technology or business application
• brings together a variety of organisations, such
  as businesses, universities, research and
  technology organisations, the finance community
  and other intermediaries
• activities and initiatives to facilitate the
  exchange of knowledge and stimulation of
  innovation amongst the community

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Relevant Knowledge Transfer Networks

• Healthcare Technologies KTN
• Sensors KTN
• Grid Computing KTN
• Cyber Security KTN
• Electronics-enabled Products KTN
• Location and Timing KTN

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Innovation Platform Concept

• Address a major policy and societal challenge
• Bring together Government stakeholders and
  funders, and
• Engage with business and the research community
• Identifies the appropriate levers to use
• Seeks to align funding streams from separate
  sources
• Links research to market through procurement
  opportunities

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Innovation Platform pilots

• Two pilot Innovation Platforms already launched
• Network Security
• Intelligent Transport Systems Services
• Initial investment of 10 million for each
  Platform
• Currently looking at other potential societal
  platforms
• Assisted Living
• Sustainable Consumption and Production
• Environmentally Friendly Transport

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Our Health, Our Care, Our Say White Paper Whole
System LTC Demonstrators The July 2005
Department of Health White Paper, Our Health,
Our Care, Our Say outlined plans to develop
large scale demonstration pilots of assistive and
monitoring technologies. In addition, the White
Paper set out a commitment to carry out this
project in close collaboration with the
Department of Trade and Industry so that the
findings can inform a joint approach to our work
with business and the research community to
develop technology that will better meet the
challenges identified.
Medication monitoring
Alerts, info to mobile phones, home PCs etc
Assisted living maintaining independence
System monitoring
Telehealth peripherals glucose, peak flow,
weight, etc
Sensors worn by users, fall detection, wandering,
etc
Home Sensors CO, PIR, pressure mat etc -
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PASA NFA Part A Telecare

• Vital part of this vision for joint DH/DTI
  activity
• Represents significant opportunity for UK
  businesses
• Fast tracking of solution/product additions
• Stimulate market
• Support DH/PASA in developing future sourcing
  activity

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More info

Technology Programme- http//www.dti.gov.uk/innova
tion/technologystrategy/index.html  
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• Thank you!
• Kathryn Brown
• Technology Innovation
• DTI
• 020 72155000