1. The role of the ICT team

2. ICT Team
Acts as a focal point between EPSRC and both the academic and user communities
Provides ‘intelligence’ on priorities to EPSRC
advice, guidance and information to the research & user communities

3. Programme Development
We provide input into the ICT Programme Business plan
Develop ideas for managed & strategic activities
Take these ideas through to completion (in funding research grants for example)
Bring people & knowledge together

4. Relationship with User Sector
Gather intelligence on industrial sectors
Advising potential collaborators, acting as a ‘marriage brokering’ service
Develop strategic partnerships

5. Peer Review & Evaluation
We provide Programme level contact with the academic community
Provide detailed knowledge of the peers in terms of selecting referees and panel membership
Select Proposals to go to Panel
Monitor progress of grant-supported projects where appropriate
We evaluate Programme activities at a number of levels

6. The role of the ICT community

7. BUSINESS PLANNING PROCESS
Business Plan Development
Foresight
PSATs
Evaluation
Government
Organisation
Programme
TOP
Learned
Business Plan
Advice
and
Council
Societies
Manager UP
Team
Professional
Organisations
Feedback on Landscapes
College and
from individuals
Regional Meetings
Users 5

8. Peer Review Process

9. Who determines where the funding goes?
The Research community via
Refereering proposals
Prioritisation panels
e.g. balance of First Grants vs Research Grants
Strategy Advisory Team
Technical Opportunties Panel
EPSRC Council

10. We need to know from you
Your opinions on
areas of strength within UK ICT research
new opportunities and emerging areas
and also
areas in which to reduce effort
sunsetting mature fields to bring on new areas

11. Partnership
Feedback
what have we got right?
where can we improve
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