Collaborative R&D Funding Enabling Technologies Bill Templeman Collaborative R&D Funding

Enabling Technologies Team Remit Working with other Industry and public sector stakeholders to develop and implement a Technology Strategy for Scotland. Technology Advisory Group (TAG) established to lead this activity Strategy published Nov. 2009 The Technology Advisory Group was formed in January 2009 to Formulate An Enabling Technologies Strategy for Scotland. The role was to develop a clear strategy for the development of the enabling technologies that underpin Scotland’s key sectors. Through brining together the “triple helix” of government, industry and research organisations. The TAG had six objectives to Define the Enabling Technologies in Scotland Determine the potential contribution to key sectors Consider international comparisons of interventions Ensure industry and stakeholder consultation Suggest methodologies and interventions for optimising the impact of technologies in the key sectors. Identify next steps - not to produce an implementation and review plan but rather propose how implementation and review could be done The Technologies Strategy for Scotland developed by the Technology Advisory Group addresses the cross-cutting technologies identified in the Scottish Governments Economic Strategy as they underpin our key sectors. The remit of the group was necessarily wide because of the potential to significantly impact all of the key sectors. The role of the TAG is seen as critical to Scotland achieving the goals of the Scottish Government. The strategy is a platform to bring together the so called “triple helix” of government agency, industry and research organisations activities to focus on developing those technologies that can provide the greatest economic benefit to Scotland. As we move to implementation the TAG will work across sectors, and government, to provide an optimum set of interventions. The strategy is a vision and a call to action. It is recognised that, to be effective in developing technologies, we will have to work across all the Industry Advisory Groups and the government departments and agencies. In particular with the Scottish Science Strategy and the Innovation Framework. Therefore we believe (hope) that the Strategy will provide an effective platform for future significant activity in these areas.

Enabling Technologies Team Remit Our role is cross-sectoral, encouraging and supporting the development and uptake of existing and/or new and disruptive technologies across Scotland’s key sectors. Working with a baseline of ~ 900 Enabling Technologies companies in Scotland Links to key Sectors: Industry Advisory Group representation on Technology Advisory Group (TAG)

Enabling Technologies Strategy Government Economic Strategy Enabling Technologies Strategy Technology Advisory Group – key industries Scottish Funding Council , Scottish Enterprise , Scottish Government and Highland and Islands Enterprise Sensors, Informatics , Modelling and Simulation The Enabling Technologies Strategy for Scotland was launched on the 23rd of November 2009 after extensive consultation and research into Scotland's technology strengths. Scotland has significant strength in Enabling Technologies and the Enabling Technologies community has over 900 companies and university research groups. The TAG took the view that organisations who are able to demonstrate they are world class in one or more of the three core characteristics was essential for success. The core characteristics are: technology competence industrial and academic capability potential to be at the fore-front of a “disruptive” technology In mapping Scotland’s competencies, significant strengths in a long list of existing and emerging capabilities were identified. It is necessary to focus on a limited number of areas therefore an initial few were chosen that could have the greatest potential to generate significant growth while linking to the needs of more than a few of Scotland’s six key sectors to achieve: World leading competitive advantage through the wider adoption of Sensors, Modelling & Simulation and Informatics. Short and medium term benefit through the greater deployment of intelligent systems and communications Long term competitive advantage through use of advanced robotics, embedded adaptive systems, micro systems and nano-technology. The areas chosen for initial detailed investigation and exploration are Sensors Modelling and Simulation Informatics.

National Strategy Informatics Sensors Strategies National Strategy Informatics Sensors Global Market Opportunities & Scottish Strengths Global Market Opportunities & Scottish Strengths National Capabilities

Funding £15m from TSB + up to £2.75m from Scottish Enterprise R&D Competition Facts Call opened 31 October 2011 Funding £15m from TSB + up to £2.75m from Scottish Enterprise Project value between £250k and £500k Support business-orientated innovation Significant technological risk Demanding highly skilled, multidisciplinary resources Collaborative project team

Enabling Technologies Key Facts Enabling Technologies Has the potential to span different disciplines May not be directly driven by societies challenges Could lead to platforms or ‘spring boards’ with benefits across multiple applications Taking known technology into new application areas where significant technical challenges are clear and need to be over come

Scope Generally applied research (but may include experimental development) Proof of Concept maturity level moving towards ‘demonstrator’ Basic research that’s industry orientated may be supported Projects must align with one (or more) of the technology areas

Technology Areas Advanced Materials Biosciences Electronics, photonics and electrical systems Information and communications technologies Nanoscale technologies

Advanced Materials Innovations in Supporting cross-cutting areas Structural materials Functional materials Multifunctional materials Biomaterials Supporting cross-cutting areas Nanomaterials Modelling Design Metrology and standards Process technologies Materials manufacturing

Biosciences Areas include Biologically inspired Healthcare and medicine Agriculture Energy Food Personal care Biologically inspired ‘omics (e.g. genomics, bioinformatics and data, information from publicly held collections) Industrial and medical biotechnology Agriculture and food

Electronics, photonics and electrical systems Areas include Control systems and power engineering Plastics and printed electronics Communications Data and image acquisition Systems design and integration

Information and communications technologies Areas include Reliable and continuous sensing in challenging physical environments Intelligent, autonomous or automatic machine reasoning and behaviour Computers that take account of user requirements, preferences, values and processes Complex ICT systems – safe, secure and resilient

Nanoscale technologies Areas include New materials exploiting functionality/ multifunctionalty and novel effects that nanoscale offers New manufacturing technologies New metrology – enhanced measurement and characterisation methods Integration into new devices and structures

Time Lines Competition Opens - 31 October 2011 Briefing Day (London) 10 November 2011 Briefing Day (Edinburgh) 17 November 2011 - Provisional Registration Deadline 30 November 2011 Expressions of Interest deadline 7 December 2011 Stage 2 opens 6 February 2012 Competition close 21 March 2012

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