Open Engineering and Open IP – a stimulus for growth ? Dr John Lanham Associate Dean, Faculty of Environment & Technology University of the West of England, Bristol Director –

Overview Open Education – Libraries to OER Open Engineering – BloodhoundSSC Open Innovation & Partnership

Education – built on open principles Academia – Publication – key aspect - verification, - recognition, - education HE – more than just knowledge –know + how “Graduateness” – application / use job descriptions / job advertisements Tension – Publish vs Patent ?

Open Education Open Course Ware – MIT Driver to increase standards MIT notes ≠ MIT Degree WWW – Wikipedia OER – Open Educational Resources Focus on educational processes – not just content

Benefits of OER Economies of scale: Institutions have noted efficiencies in the production of generic materials, which can be reused by students. Marketing: Open educational resources can be effective promotional tools. There is evidence that a number of learners enroll on paid-for courses following the use of free materials online. Effective enrolment: Through open educational resources prospective students can sample study at a particular institution or better understand the nature of further or higher education in particular disciplines. Student satisfaction: Within the context of open educational practice, open educational resources can enrich the learning experience. Management of intellectual property: Academics sometimes anticipate challenges in relation to intellectual property. The release of open educational resources under licence tackles this issue head on. Community building: Projects involved in the Open Educational Resources programme have built lively communities of open practice. 5 ‘ Open Educational Resources- An Introduction for managers and policy makers’ JISC/HEA Briefing paper, document no CC-by-SA

Finch Report “Accessibility, sustainability, excellence : how to expand access to research publications “ “Our view is that the UK should embrace the transition to open access, and accelerate the process in a measured way which promotes innovation but also what is most valuable in the research communications ecosystem.” …. “The principle that the results of research that has been publicly funded should be freely accessible in the public domain is a compelling one, and fundamentally unanswerable. Effective publication and dissemination is essential to realising that principle, especially for communicating to non- specialists.” April 2013 – RCUK – Data / Results / Publications from RCUK funded projects to be accessible. 6

BLOODHOUND SSC – The Project What’s it all about ? STEM Engagement 21 st C Grand Challenge Open Engineering Open Education

BLOODHOUND SSC – The Car

Open Access – Good and Bad Vehicle Technical Specification – length, weight. Width, …. Genome – CAD Drawings available and can be interrogated Test results – data and interpretation

OER focus – “crowd source” approach to content development Repository – based on JISC HumBox – community of educators, peer review, collective reuse Dialogue – HE community as Knowledge Partner – Development + Education

Open IP with SME’s ? Build upon Bloodhound Open Engineering + Open Education model with SME’s Intellectual Property Office Open IP 2011 Competition Focus on engaging with SME’s Use model – collaborative problem solving

Open Engineering ? TSB – HVM Strategy

Role of SME’s No longer “Make to drawing – for lowest cost” Service based approach to many supply chains SME’s need broader suite of competencies Tiered structure of supply chains

Open IP – a bridge across the valley ? R & DAdoption Time

SME Projects to date Additive Layer Manufacturing – gearbox parts CFD – Technology Demonstrator using BH material Topology Optimisation – weight reduction – Engineering & Education outcome Dynamic Analysis – tackle live design problem – material for use in HE Noise / Vibration coupling analysis – marrying SME capability with HE capability

Is it working ? Half way through project – SME’s have engaged with open IP approach of Bloodhound Next step is them adapting approach to non-BH activities / project. Some evidence of subsequent partnerships “spinning out” from BH engagement built on open IP models with “like minded” SME’s

Refection on the project thus far - Nature of project – subtract BHSSC – does it still work ? Open IP – Closed IP – even with Open IP some things still do not get shared As with OER some are seeing the marketing, reputational gains

Priorities for second half Evidence of non-Bloodhound Open IP activities ? Engagement with of SME’s outside BH supply chain with Open IP approaches. Communications / Dissemination – social network focused ?

Thank you Any Questions ? Repository – Bloodhound Website –