Transcript eBusiness team - Craigavon Borough Council

Technology & Process Development
David Bell
Sustainable Development Technical Advisor
Sustainable Development Seminar, Craigavon 13th Nov. 2009
e-Business
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Provide ICT and e-business support to NI businesses
– Impartial Advice & Guidance
– Financial Support
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Advisory Support
– ICT Advisors
– e-Solutions Demo Centre
– Case studies / Web guides / Awareness events
– e-Process Workshops – up to 5 days no charge to clients
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Financial Support
– MIS – up to 50% on eligible expenditure - Max £50K Grant
– e-Process Consultancy -up to 20 days consultancy @ up to 50%
Technical Advisory Unit (TAU)
Guidance & support on a wide range of technical issues
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Product development (technical) & compliance/Approvals (CE Marking)
Technical Audits (incl. Process Control)
Engineering and manufacturing
Health and Safety
Intellectual Property
Technical Information
Quality Systems
Technical Development Incentive (TDI) scheme
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Product, Process and Technical/Quality improvements
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Types of projects supported:
– New technology introduction
– Product/process problem resolution
– Product approval/type testing
– Intellectual Property
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Open to companies with less than 50 employees
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Max grant of £3,000 (at up to 50% of project costs)
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Projects costing between £1,000 and £10,000 considered
Innovation Vouchers
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Broad R&D&I support to NI businesses from publically funded knowledge providers ie
universities and government establishments – all island
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Open to all registered NI companies employing fewer than 50. (Except agriculture, fishing
and transport).
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Joint initiative with Enterprise Ireland (EI)
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Project work up to the value of £4,000 (100% funded with IV)
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250 vouchers to date.
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Fully reciprocal agreement with RoI (€ 5,000 from EI)
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www.innovationvouchers.com
Other services
• CE Marking
– Machinery and processing equipment
• IP advice
– Trademarks; Copyright; Patents; Trade secrets
• Business Innovation Link
– Individuals with product ideas of patentable
quality
• Technical Journals
– Food, pharmaceuticals, engineering
Sustainable Development
Waste prevention + materials conservation
ENVIROWISE PROGRAMME
• £640k contract in 09/10 to identify savings of £1.5
million
• Providing
•Advisory visits and reports, free literature, free advice
•Information
•Sectoral projects
•Resource Diagnostic Tool
Sustainable Energy = Renewables + Energy efficiency
CARBON TRUST
~ £3.1 million + £1 million loan fund in current year – to
identify savings of £19.55 million
Providing – interest free loans, advisory visits and reports,
free literature, free advice and information, training,
events & seminars, low carbon R& D support
There is potential for significant cost
effective energy efficiency improvement
Energy Efficiency
improvement
potential
(% current use)
40%
37%
35%
30%
24%
21%
20%
10%
0%
Industry
Source: PIU, February 2002
Services
Domestic Transport
Sustainable Development Consultants’
Framework-up to 5 days free consultancy.
• Resource Efficiency and Waste Management Systems.
Waste, Environmental, Water Management etc.
• Clean Technology Systems.
Reduced scrap, rework, hazardous wastes etc.
• Renewable Technology Systems.
Biomass, hydro, wind, marine, geothermal, solar.
• Energy Management and Efficiency.
M&E, HVAC, project implementation etc.
• Application of New Technologies.
Absorptive chilling, fuels cells, second generation biomass etc.
Maximising Business Opportunities from
Sustainable Energy
• To encourage the creation of new job
opportunities through:• Attraction of Foreign and Direct Investment
• Increased Research and Development
• Establishment of collaborative networks
• Trade missions and Knowledge Transfer visits
• Accessing technology supply chains
Maximising Business Opportunities from
Sustainable Energy
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The focus is mainly on:
Offshore Wind
Wind Turbine Operation and Maintenance
Smart Grids
Marine Tidal and Wave Development
Biomass Supply Chain
Micro Renewables
Maximising Business Opportunities from
Sustainable Energy
How to become involved:• Complete Sustainable Development
Assessment Form.
• Phone Sustainable Development Enquiry
Line 028 9069 8868 or e-mail
[email protected]
• NISP = National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
~ £345k contract in 09/10 to achieve savings of £1
million
• Developing networks, collaboration, opportunities for
commercial exchange of materials, water, energy,
logistics
• Workshops to recruit members - this year workshops on:
– Cross Sectoral Networks
– Food and Drink
Contact :
David Bell
[email protected]
Discussion
• Have you been aware of the range of services offered by
TPD?
• Which TPD services have you used?
• Have you had any problems/ issues using the services?
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Speed of response
communications
Appropriateness
outcome
• Any new services you think would help you clients?