1. The Knowledge Exploitation Centre: Steering the Third Mission

2. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy The Knowledge Exploitation Centre (KEC) - Background  Established in 2001  Knowledge Exploitation Fund  KEC Mission: “To mobilise the resources of the University in conjunction with its regional partners, to aid in the economic regeneration of the South West Region of Wales”

3. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy Role of KEC  To manage the level and complexity of investment  Coordinate the NTR activities  Manage growth  Develop a distinctive UWS brand  Third Mission Strategic Planning

4. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy Current Scale of NTR Projects  Aggregate Current Funding > £40M  Interaction with > 300 Companies  Number of Individual Projects 21

5. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy Current Projects  Technium  CETICS  IP Wales  IT Network Wales  Cymru Prosper  Teaching Companies  Eng.D / IGDS  Wales Spin-Out  Help Wales  TACS  UWS Ventures Ltd  KEF

6. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy Knowledge Exploitation Fund  £40m over 5 years (50:50 HE:FE)  Two Thirds of this for Objective 1 Region  ELWa/HEFCW and EU Funded (100% Funded Projects)  Up to July 31 st 2005

7. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy Entrepreneurship  Technium Chair of Entrepreneurship  Entrepreneurship Seminars/Modules  Entrepreneurship Pathway  Development of Entrepreneurship Culture

8. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy Training & Consultancy Services  UWS SME Development Project  Training Needs Analysis of SMEs  Consortia TACS  South West Wales e-learning  NVQ Printing & Coating (Yale, CCTA & Swansea College)

9. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy IPR and Commercial Exploitation Commissioned IP Audit: To formulate IP Policy/Framework & Commercialisation Strategy Product Development Projects Pilot Projects

10. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy Technology Transfer  Welsh Centre for Printing & Coating (CETIC)  Centre for Complex Fluids Processing (CETIC)  Refurbishment of Knowledge Exploitation Centre

11. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy Organisation

12. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy Staffing  Director  Deputy Director  Entrepreneurship Development Officer  KEC Administrator  Finance Officer  Training Officer

13. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy Future Developments  Third Mission Strategic Plan/HEED  Teaching Company Scheme  Cross-University Participation in Third Mission Projects  Entrepreneurship Pathway  Continue Dialogue with Industry  Develop Brand  IP Commercialisation Strategy

14. 27/5/02The University and the Regional Economy Knowledge Exploitation Centre Contact Mr Ceri Jones The Knowledge Exploitation Centre University of Wales Swansea Singleton Park Swansea SA2 8PP Tel: 01792 295992 Fax: 01792 513398 E-mail: kecenquiries@swansea.ac.uk