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Overview of EPSRC Strategy The Future of HCI in the UK 14th June 2007 Claire Hinchliffe 1 ICT Programme - Contact Points Head of ICT Programme: John Hand Programme Managers: Computer Science Pamela Mason and Claire Hinchliffe Electronics Nicolas Guernion Photonics Christopher Jones Communications Nafeesa Simjee People and Interactivity Cora O’Reilly 2 12.0% Optoelectronic Devices and Circuits Optical Devices and Subsystems ICT Netw orks and Distributed Systems 19.8% Digital Signal Processing Optical Communications Mobile Computing Displays Vision, Hearing and Other Senses Applications in ICT Radio Frequency (RF) and Microw ave Technology User Interface Technologies Multimedia Systems Integration Image and Vision Computing Artificial Intelligence Technologies Human-Computer Interactions Fundamentals of Computing 23.2% Information and Know ledge Management Human Communication Cognitive Science Applications in ICT Modelling and Simulation of IT Systems VLSI Design Neural Computing Systems on a Chip New and Emerging Computer Paradigms Electronic Devices and Subsystems 11.4% Bioelectronic Devices 3 Systems Methodology & Architecture Total funding: £325.8m HCI: £17m Parallel Computing Softw are Engineering 31.8% Targetted Calls 4 › WINES 3 – Call July 2007 › Bridging the Gaps 2 – Closing date 24/07/07 › Technology Enhanced Learning 2 – Closing date 12/07/07 › INTERACT 5 – Closing date 16/07/07 Public Engagement 5 › › › › NOISE makers Partnerships in Public Awareness Public Communication Training Funds Senior Media Fellows › Contact: Joanna Coleman ([email protected]) EPSRC Overarching Vision “Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world in which to engage in research and innovation.” 6 Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014 Aim (10 Year Framework) •Making the UK the most attractive place for science and innovation Public Service Agreement (PSA) Target: •improve the relative international performance of the UK research base … •improve the overall innovation performance of the UK economy…. Output 1 A healthy UK science and engineering base Output 2 Better Exploitation “the science base is the absolute bedrock of our economic performance” Right Hon. Tony Blair, Prime Minister 7 EPSRC Strategic Plan 2006 Five Strategies 1. Partner relationship Management 2. Empowering and Incentivising 3. Research Careers 4. Grand Challenges 5. International Engagement 8 Partner Relationship Management › › › › › 9 Strategic partnerships RDAs TSB Framework agreements Other research councils Empowering and Incentivising › › › 10 Critical mass Portfolio Partnerships Platform Grants IRCs Collaborative Training Accounts Integrated Knowledge Centres Initiating Research Careers › › › › › 11 Fellowship Schemes First Grants Eng Docs DTCs CASE for New Academics Grand Challenges › Developing a shared vision › UKCRC grand challenges in computer science – bottom up approach Societally led challenges Industrially led challenges › › 12 INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT GoW Current on 08/12/2006 Canada £16.7M Non EU Europe £18.3M EU £159.2M United States £127.8M Rest of World £7.3M China £2.5M Japan £25.1M India £4.0M South America £0.7M 13 Australasia £13.9M Key Knowledge Transfer Objectives 14 › Increase KT from & to the research base › Increase engagement with key stakeholders › Raise visibility of embedded KT activities › Develop metrics to evaluate outputs and impacts Spending Review 2007 15 › Bilateral meetings with OSI › Small number of significantly sized areas › Cross-Council research priorities Delivery Plan Digital Economy Towards Next Generation Health Care Energy NanoScience through Engineering to application Essential Platform for the Knowledge Economy and much of the Rest of Science Securing the Future 16 Towards Better Exploitation WHAT IS THE DIGITAL ECONOMY? 17 › The transformational impact that ICT has on every single aspect of business activity. › It covers the whole range of processes, mechanisms and facilities that support and control economic and societal activities based on digital transactions. WHY DIGITAL ECONOMY NOW? › › › › 18 Advances from ICT and their utilisation are a major contributor to national economies and wealth Early Adoption ICT industry has changed: 20% of R&D is about new technology 80% is about applying it Delivery of the Digital Economy is not just about computer science WHAT WILL WE DO? Pulling through the research challenges in these areas is the key element of the Digital Economy, we will: › › › › 19 Engage industrial sectors and other users Establish strategic partnerships with key companies Use partnerships to identify research challenges and build consortia Establish multidisciplinary doctoral training HOW WILL IT BE MANAGED? 20 › Advisory body › Cross Council Membership › Focussed Operational Group for each ‘targetted’ sector WHICH AREAS WILL IT COVER? 21 › Promote activities to develop research strategy › We will focus on a small number of user driven areas (eg. Transport, Healthcare, Creative Industries, Finance and Services sector) › We will draw from and build on existing activities (eg.WINES, Future Intelligent Transport Systems, IRC activities) WHAT CAN THE COMMUNITY DO? › › › › 22 Feedback Ideas Contacts with user community Contact: Cora O’Reilly ([email protected]) John Hand ([email protected])