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Research Innovation and Leveraging the Results in Academia-Industry Cooperation First Hand Experiences and Trends Mervyn Levin

The Research and Commercial Interface Some Current Activities – 2012

• Assessing Suitability For Government Funded Innovation e.g. Digital Industries, Creative Industries, SMEs, Cloud Computing USD 75 million • Monitoring Portfolio 25 Collaborative R&D Projects e.g. Digital, Creative, Construction, Manufacturing USD 35 million

Selection of Academic Partners and Clients

China Govt.

Selection of Industry Partners and Clients

Selection of Industry Partners and Clients

Thailand (NSTDA/NECTEC) and Indonesia (BPPT) ICT Research Innovation Priorities EU SEACOOP Red=Common to Both Countries , Black=Thailand Only, Blue=Indonesia Only

• Information Security • Embedded Systems • E-Learning Technologies • Open Source/Open Standards • Low Cost Computing and Inclusive/Accessible Computing • RFID • Digital Libraries • Environment/Energy Management • E-Health • Robotics and Automation • Intelligent Vehicular and Mobility Access • Next Generation Computing • Grid Computing • Web Technologies • Wireless Broadband/Sensor Networks

UK Landscape For Research Innovation

Technology Readiness Level

:

1 2 3

Universities

4 5 6

Technology Innovation Centres (Catapults) / Institutes

7

Industry

8 Research Centre TIC / Institute

Industry

(Large & SME ’ s)

University 9

Research excellence

Mapping the Landscape from Research Through to Challenge Areas For Each Key Technology and Application Area

Research Centres Technology & Innovation Centres RTO ’ s etc Industrial R&D Centres Industry Commitment UK Priorities RCUK RCUK , charity & other centres and institutes (IMRC ’ s IKC ’ s EIT ’ s etc) - Existing - Proposed - Potential Other organisations in the area.

Major R&D centres & incubators -Opportunities for UK - Willingness to co-invest - Low Carbon -Digital Economy - Energy - Health/Medicine

UK Government Technology Strategy Board Types of Research Innovation and Funding

Commercialisation Prod. Prototype System Qual.

System Dev.

Technology Demo Feasibility Technology Development Blue sky Research Councils BAS APP EXP Research Council + others + Technology Strategy Board Funding

Market readiness

Commercial Investment Venture Capital

Some Mechanisms for Stimulating Research and Commercial Collaboration

• Collaborative Research and Development • Knowledge Transfer Partnerships • Secondments • Internships • Knowledge Transfer Networks • Science Parks • Incubators, e.g. Entrepreneurship

What Do Academics Want from Industry?

• Peer recognition • Real world experience • Intellectual property • Making their students employable with appropriate skills

What Does Industry Want from Universities?

• Research • Legitimacy • ‘Free’ • Talent (plus ‘creative cool’ / underground subculture) to provide commercial edge

Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration (or why it doesn’t need to be difficult)

• Business ‘Dating’ • Power of Referral of Students Working in Industry • Mentors • At Least 50% of University Staff Working Part-Time in Industry

1 st Hand Lessons Overseeing Business-Led R&D with Universities

• Complementary of Skill Sets in Rich Learning Setting • Trust • Mutual Understanding of Objectives and Expectations • Clarity of Project Deliverables • Protection and Exploitation of Intellectual Property • Upfront Agreement on Dispute Resolution

How Can Universities Position Themselves to Work with Industry?

• Academics wearing Multiple ‘Hats’ • Attract Sponsorship • Developing Joint Funding Bids • Reshape Curricula with Cross-Disciplinary Approach

Why Adopt a More Cross-Disciplinary Approach?

Industry and Policy Drivers

– Digitisation of Society – New Educational Approaches – Ageing Society – Climate Change

Why Adopt a More Cross-Disciplinary Approach?

Research Innovation and Technology Transformations

– Knowledge Curation/Search (Bio Science and ICT) – 3D Printing (Nano, Electronics, Materials Engineering, Design) – Visualisation, Simulation, Interactivity (ICT, Media, Art, Pedagogy) – Internet of Things (Sensors, Data Science, Social Sciences) – Big Data (Information Management across Physical and Social Sciences)

CONCLUSIONS

New Approaches to Education and Research Imperative for Innovation Collaborations Between Industry and Universities Have a Positive and Significant Impact on Industry Innovation

Advisory Services to Universities

Enhance Research Capacity, Capability to Work with Industry and Links with Universities in Europe

• Contribute to Development of More Interdisciplinary Curricula • Industry Trends Shaping University Curricula • Facilitate New Partnerships with Universities in Europe • Bring Experts from Europe • Share Case Studies of University-Industry Collaboration • Deliver Domain Knowledge, e.g. digital content, innovation, creative economy, games, programme management in collaborative environments • Proposal Writing for Funding Bids in International Programmes

Contact

Mervyn Levin Founding Director, Levering Ltd

Innovation Think Tank

E-mail [email protected]

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