Research & Innovation and Sustainability TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

PRESENTATION FLOW Research and Innovation - definitions Research and Innovation - definitions Sustainability - definitions Sustainability - definitions Ensuring research leads to innovation Ensuring research leads to innovation Ensuring R&I helps sustainability Ensuring R&I helps sustainability Some issues for thoughts Some issues for thoughts TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

Research and Innovation - definitions TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

INNOVATION BY DEFINITION Edward D. Roberts: “Innovation = invention + exploitation” Invention process covers all efforts aimed at creating new ideas and getting them to work. Invention process covers all efforts aimed at creating new ideas and getting them to work. The exploitation process includes all stages of commercial development, application, and transfer, including the focusing of ideas or inventions towards specific objectives, evaluating those objectives, downstream transfer of research and/or development results, and eventual broad based utilization, dissemination, and diffusion of the technology-based outcomes” TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

SO WHY DO WE NEED TO INNOVATE? Ensuring that as many of our research work has impact, i.e., being used by the society. When a product from research is commercialised, it is being recognised and is being used. It therefore provides the best return of investment (ROI) Ensuring that as many of our research work has impact, i.e., being used by the society. When a product from research is commercialised, it is being recognised and is being used. It therefore provides the best return of investment (ROI) Innovation when successful will also have socio- economic benefits Innovation when successful will also have socio- economic benefits drives the knowledge economy drives the knowledge economy contributes to the nation’s and world’s economy contributes to the nation’s and world’s economy create job opportunities create job opportunities other socio-economic benefits (health, environment, wealth and general well being) other socio-economic benefits (health, environment, wealth and general well being) TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

postgrads lecturers/ researchers laboratories & Equipment Research funds and activities Research support Research Management DevelopmentCommercialisationResearch inventor Technology transfer office Industry Bridging fund IPr issues Clear mechanisms IP rights (ownership + inventors) + rewards Partner/ IP Assignee Business plan Funding Business model Management team Market Luck ENTITIES OF INNOVATION TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

From research to innovation Nature of research Nature of research Fundamental Fundamental Applied Applied Product – based Product – based Challenge Challenge Maximising the number of research work done that leads to invention and finally becomes candidate for innovation Maximising the number of research work done that leads to invention and finally becomes candidate for innovation TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

DIFFERENT RESEARCH APPROACHES Build up on someone else’s fundamental work Build up on someone else’s fundamental work The most common way The most common way You will have competitors You will have competitors The Fundamental to product research The Fundamental to product research Cluster-based approach Cluster-based approach Collaborative Collaborative You have more control You have more control Z to A research approach as opposed to A to Z approach Z to A research approach as opposed to A to Z approach TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

APPROACH TO RESEARCH A to Z approach A to Z approach Start with objective statements Start with objective statements Deliverables that met the objectives Deliverables that met the objectives Need to find the applicability and suitability of the product Need to find the applicability and suitability of the product Finding place in the market for the product Finding place in the market for the product Jigsaw puzzle approach Jigsaw puzzle approach Z to A approach Z to A approach Start with problems statements Start with problems statements Problem statements arising from market studies and technology fore-sighting Problem statements arising from market studies and technology fore-sighting Objectives statements defined according to problem statements Objectives statements defined according to problem statements Time line is according to window of opportunity Time line is according to window of opportunity Resulting products are readier to enter the market Resulting products are readier to enter the market TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

R&I AS A PROCESS TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

Sustainability - definitions Context of sustainable development Context of sustainable development A widely-used and accepted international definition of sustainable development is: 'development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs' – A widely-used and accepted international definition of sustainable development is: 'development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs' – Globally we are not even meeting the needs of the present let alone considering the needs of future generations. Globally we are not even meeting the needs of the present let alone considering the needs of future generations. Challenge TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

Scope of Sustainable Development Environment Environment Social Social Economic Economic TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

QUESTION How Research and Innovation should address sustainability? How Research and Innovation should address sustainability? Problem statement must be correct Problem statement must be correct The Z to A approach The Z to A approach Clear goals in mind Clear goals in mind Environmental gains Environmental gains Economic benefits Economic benefits Social impact Social impact Clear action plan to ensure the research and innovation journey leads to the intended recipient Clear action plan to ensure the research and innovation journey leads to the intended recipient TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

TYPICAL RESEARCH DOMAIN Products, processes, technologies and findings related to: Research “From waste to wealth” Research “From waste to wealth” Improvement in productivity (eg. increase in yield per unit of input) Improvement in productivity (eg. increase in yield per unit of input) Improvement in processes (eg. savings in energy, waste etc) Improvement in processes (eg. savings in energy, waste etc) Producing enablers, new technology, new policies etc Producing enablers, new technology, new policies etc Reduction in detrimental effects to environment, society and the economy Reduction in detrimental effects to environment, society and the economy Healthy lifestyle, environment etc Healthy lifestyle, environment etc And many others And many others TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

The Bigger picture Research and innovation must address issues of sustainability Research and innovation must address issues of sustainability The driving force behind the problem statements of researches must ultimately address sustainability issues The driving force behind the problem statements of researches must ultimately address sustainability issues The challenges of innovation must be overcomed The challenges of innovation must be overcomed Only will research and innovation be supporting sustainability Only will research and innovation be supporting sustainability TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

SOME ISSUES FOR THOUGHTS Research results must have an impact Research results must have an impact Impact to whom? Impact to whom? Publication in journals Publication in journals Publications alone Publications alone Citations Citations Conference deliberations Conference deliberations Adoption for technologies Adoption for technologies Adoption for products Adoption for products Adoption for policies Adoption for policies Adoption by industry Adoption by industry Adoption by government/authorities Adoption by government/authorities TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

DRIVING INNOVATION TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

SETTING THE GOALS Mission statement Mission statement mission statement mission statement Vision statement Vision statement Renewed vision Renewed vision R&D vision/Innovation vision R&D vision/Innovation vision TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

SETTING THE GOALS: Continue to serve its mission Continue to serve its mission To achieve global acceptance and recognition, while continue being a local focal point To achieve global acceptance and recognition, while continue being a local focal point To be recognised as a research entity To be recognised as a research entity Ultimately, to be known globally as an excellent research institution Ultimately, to be known globally as an excellent research institution TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

SETTING THE GOALS: USM’s MISSION To lead and innovate towards international excellence through: To lead and innovate towards international excellence through: the creation and dissemination of knowledge and truth the creation and dissemination of knowledge and truth quality pursuits towards academic and professional excellence quality pursuits towards academic and professional excellence comprehensive individual development, and comprehensive individual development, and with full commitment towards the fulfilment of the societal, national and universal aspirations with full commitment towards the fulfilment of the societal, national and universal aspirations TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

INOVATION AGENDA TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

Innovation and Entrepreneurship “If USM is serious about its global endeavours, it needs to exploit its innovation to gain competitive advantage. The factors and suitable types of innovation must be intelligently selected, properly nurtured and effectively managed” – VC USM, 2003 THINKING OUT OF THE BOX – Drive towards Innovation TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

THE TURNING POINT What was What was Organisational setup Organisational setup IP guideline IP guideline Some little experience Some little experience What were needed What were needed culture of innovation culture of innovation enablers for innovation enablers for innovation TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

TOWARS AN INNOVATION SYSTEM Coming up with a framework for R-D-C-E-P Coming up with a framework for R-D-C-E-P Getting support Getting support Looking at ways to operationalize this framework Looking at ways to operationalize this framework processes and enablers processes and enablers organisational setup – the setting up of the Innovation Office and restructuring of Research and Innovation Division organisational setup – the setting up of the Innovation Office and restructuring of Research and Innovation Division human capacity and capability – planning and training issues human capacity and capability – planning and training issues Innovation flow Innovation flow Intellectual Property policy - introduce Intellectual Property policy - introduce mechanism and guidelines – establish and practice mechanism and guidelines – establish and practice TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

Increasing industry input Basic Applied Publications Patents/IP Products TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

Ideal R&I Setup RESEARCH AND INNOVATION TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

MODELS OF COMMERCIALISATION Licensing Licensing Joint Venture + Start up companies Joint Venture + Start up companies TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

COMMERCIALISATION FLAGSHIPS Diagnostic kits Diagnostic kits Direct licensing ventures Direct licensing ventures Direct marketing Direct marketing programme programme TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011

CONCLUSIONS Research and innovation will have more meaning if it helps to address the issues of sustainability Research and innovation will have more meaning if it helps to address the issues of sustainability The challenges of research and innovation must be addressed The challenges of research and innovation must be addressed Research results and innovation successes must be in ultimately helping the sustainability issues Research results and innovation successes must be in ultimately helping the sustainability issues Question on the ultimate impact of research and innovation must be answered Question on the ultimate impact of research and innovation must be answered TCED 141 Science and Scientific Innovation By Prof. Jesse Role UEAB 2011