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©2004-2005 Algirdas PakštasUK Knowledge Transfer Experience:Can it be Applied in Baltic States?

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UK Knowledge Transfer Experience:

Can it be Applied in Baltic States?

Prof.DrTech. Algirdas PakštasLondon Metropolitan University

Dept. of Computing, Communications Technology and

[email protected]


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AbstractAbstract• This talk is presenting overview of various

opportunities and funding schemes which exist in the UK to support Knowledge Transfer activities. At first the general picture of various funding programs related to Knowledge Transfer is given. It is followed by the brief description of the UK Research Councils Knowledge Transfer Taxonomy. Role of the UK Department of Trade and Industry is explained with special attention to the Small and Middlesize Enterprises (SMEs). Finally, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) and way they work are presented.


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Speakers Biography:Speakers Biography: Prof. Algirdas Pakštas received his M.Sc. in Radiophysics and

Electronics in 1980 from the Irkutsk State University, Ph.D. in Systems Programming in 1987 from the Institute of Control Sciences, Moscow. Currently he is with the London Metropolitan University, Dept. of Computing, Communications Technology and Mathematics where he is heading research activities (Research Director). He is also doing research in the area of Communications Software Engineering and is teaching specialised courses such as “Network Planning and Management”. He is active in the following IEEE Communications Society Technical Committees: TC on Communications Software (Chair), TC on Multimedia Communications (past vice-Chair) and TC on Enterprise Networking (past vice Chair). He has published 3 research monographs (2 authored and 1 edited) and more than 140 other publications. He is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the ACM and the New York Academy of Sciences. He is currently a member of the Editorial Boards of the ‘IEEE Communications Magazine”, “Cybernetics and Systems Analysis”, “Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences” and “CompSIS”.


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OutlineOutline• Definitions

• Research Councils UK (RCUK) Knowledge Transfer Taxonomy

• Role of the UK Department of Trade and Industry

• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and How they Work

• Conclusions

• Some useful Web-sites

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Research Councils UK Research Councils UK ((RCUKRCUK)) Knowledge Transfer Knowledge Transfer TaxonomyTaxonomy

Co-operation in Education and Training

People and Knowledge Flow

Collaborative Research with Users

Commercialisation of R&D

Knowledge Transfer

Broad Classification


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The Research Councils UK use a common set of schemes to promote KT – many are long-standing and well known. But can also accommodate considerable flexibility.

Co-operation in Education and Training

- at doctoral level, CASE and Industrial CASE

- skills replenishment for those already in employment via CPD

People and Knowledge Flow

- 5000 postgraduate students and 4000 research assistants on research grants supported each year

- 24 Faraday Partnerships, often hosted by independent Research and Technology Organisations, linking user needs and academic capabilities

Collaborative Research with Users

- LINK is the Government’s flagship scheme

Commercialisation of R&D (NB - ip owned by universities)

- exploitation of research performed within RC-owned institutes

- business plan competitions; entrepreneurial training

Some SpecificsSome Specifics


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Role of the UK Role of the UK Department of Trade and Department of Trade and IndustryIndustry

• Science & innovation: central to Government’s agenda– Key to increased productivity

– Investment in innovation & research generates:• new knowledge and technology

• supply of highly trained people

• knowledge transfer

– Future of UK manufacturing and services in global market:• must move up the value chain to secure future

• requires innovation in products, processes, organisation


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Who are the players?Who are the players?

• over 3.5 M firms – from very

large to very small• 170 higher education institutions (HEIs) + FE colleges• over 100 independent research organisations


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Changes in DTI’s Changes in DTI’s approach to innovationapproach to innovation

• moving from many “schemes” to a few “products”

• being more selective in what we support

• investing more in less

• involving business as advisers

• involving other supporters – eg RDAs

• linking with the science base

• thinking global

• being “foresightful”


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Shift from many old, to fewer new Shift from many old, to fewer new productsproducts

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Regional Assistance

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Initiative to promote

advanced metals technology

Knowledge Transfer

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Supply Chain

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SMARTInternational

Technology Service

Eureka!

Building Up Biomaterials

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Social Enterprise

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ICT Carrier Programme

Rethinking Constructio

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Launch Aid

SETNET

Envirowise

ITEC Skills Programme

UK Online for

BusinessTCS Benchmarking Index CONNECT

Inside UK Enterprise

Phoenix Fund

Acorn

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Digital TV Initiative


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DTI Business SupportDTI Business Support

Aim: to make DTI support easier to understand, simpler to access and more effective

– About 150 DTI schemes reduced to 9 “products”

– First line of access through Business Links

– Flexibility within products to work with the market

– Complement other providers – eg Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), EU

– Science & Technology products developed more strategically


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Products for SMEs onlyProducts for SMEs only

Grant for Investigating an Innovative Idea

Grant for R&D (Smart)

Small Firms Loan Guarantee


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Grant for Investigating an Grant for Investigating an Innovative IdeaInnovative Idea

Pilot - will run until March 2005.

Open to SMEs and individuals intending to start a business in England.

Applications must be for a specific innovative idea which:

– Has the potential to deliver a business benefit from a new or improved product, process or service

– Requires enhanced technological or organisational capability

– Has a role to play in commercial success of the business

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Part reimbursement for:

– a mentor (Business Link adviser or independent consultant) to oversee the project; and

– access to expert consultant advice required by the SME to achieve their innovative idea


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Grant for Investigating an Grant for Investigating an Innovative IdeaInnovative Idea

DiagnosticApplicants must have undertaken a pre-application diagnostic to highlight any weaknesses and barriers in their ability to implement the innovative idea.

DeliverableA robust action plan that addresses all the weaknesses and barriers highlighted by the diagnostic and helps the business to implement the innovative idea successfully.

Grant level

75% of total consultancy costs up to a maximum of £12K.


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Grant for R&D: Grant for R&D: (Successor to (Successor to Smart)Smart)

•Four types of support– Micro Projects

– Research Projects (formerly Feasibility Studies)

– Development Projects

– Exceptional Development Projects


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Type of R&D Purpose Grant rate Micro Project <10 employees

Development of simple, low-cost prototypes of technologically innovative or novel products or processes.

Grant 50% of eligible costs up to maximum assistance of £20,000.

Research Project <50 employees

Experimental groundwork to test feasibility of innovative technology.

Grant *60% of eligible project costs, up to maximum assistance of £75,000.

Development Project <250 employees

Experimental work that results in a pre-production prototype of a technologically innovative product or process.

Grant *35% of eligible costs up to maximum assistance of £200,000.

Exceptional Project <250 employees

Development of high cost technologies of ‘strategic’ importance for an industry or technology sector.

Grant negotiable up to 35% of eligible costs, up to maximum assistance of £500,000.

*Higher rate in Assisted Areas

Grant for R&D: Quick Look Grant for R&D: Quick Look GuideGuide


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Grant for Research & Grant for Research & DevelopmentDevelopment

Appraisal criteria : • Eligibility (eg size of business)

• Technological innovation

• Technical risk

• Management ability

• Commercial potential

• Need for support


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Grant for R&D: Changes in Grant for R&D: Changes in 20042004

• From 23 April 2004, grants awarded via competitions

• SBS Regional teams determine competition dates in their Region

Website - www.dti.gov.uk/r-d


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Small Firms Loan GuaranteeSmall Firms Loan Guarantee

• Available to SMEs with viable business proposals but lacking security

• Guarantee for 75% of a bank loan of £5,000 to max £250,000 for 2-10 years

• DTI charges a premium of 2% on the outstanding amount of the loan


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2. Products for any size of firm2. Products for any size of firm

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (TCS+CBP)

Best practice networks

Implementing best practice

Knowledge transfer networks

Collaborative research and development

Regional Capital Investment.


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Knowledge Transfer Knowledge Transfer PartnershipsPartnerships

• Merger of TCS and CBP

• Graduates work in a firm for 1 to 3 years

• Specific project that will benefit the business

• Partnership with HEI or FE college or RTO

• Joint project supervision

• Business training for the graduate

• Cost to business offset by Government sponsors


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New awareness campaign to show businesses what’s working in other businesses, and encourage adoption

Awareness activities co-ordinated with/through partner organisations (e.g. RDAs, SBS)

Content covering the five themes of e-business, skills, high-performance workplaces, business processes and business relationships

Horizon Scanning to keep ‘Best Practice’ up-to-date and appropriate for business needs

Feedback loop to incorporate successes into future best practice content

Access to best business practice

ACCESS TO BEST BUSINESS ACCESS TO BEST BUSINESS PRACTICEPRACTICE


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Facilitated diagnostic to identify business strengths and weaknesses, delivered by trained advisers from the Business Links

Based on results of the diagnostic, the adviser facilitates action planning with the firm.

Adviser brokers introduction to accredited expert to help tailor and implement a best practice project

Follow-up diagnostic 6 to 12 months after completion to evaluate and demonstrate benefits

Additional support is planned for projects that deliver improvements in supply chain management and workplace practice

Support to implement best business practice

SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT BEST SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT BEST BUSINESS PRACTICEBUSINESS PRACTICE


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3. Cross-cutting help - 3. Cross-cutting help - internationalinternational

DTI Global Watch Service

UK Trade and Investment services

EU Framework Programme

EUREKA


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DTI Global Watch DTI Global Watch ServiceService

• Global Watch Technology PartneringGlobal Watch Technology Partnering– International Technology Promoters (ITP)International Technology Promoters (ITP)

• Global Watch MissionsGlobal Watch Missions

• Global Watch SecondmentsGlobal Watch Secondments

• Global Watch InformationGlobal Watch Information– Global WatchGlobal Watch and and UK WatchUK Watch magazines magazines

– www.globalwatchonline.comwww.globalwatchonline.com


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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Knowledge Transfer Partnerships MissionMission

“To strengthen the competitiveness and wealth creation of the UK by the stimulation of innovation in industry through collaborative partnerships between the science, engineering and technology base and industry”

Extension of the TCS scheme

(formally Teaching Company Scheme)


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KTP KTP SponsorsSponsors• UK Central Government Departments:

– Department of Trade and Industry

– Department of Health

– Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• UK Research Councils– Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

– Economic and Social Research Council

– Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

– Natural Environment Research Council

– Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council

• Government Institutions in the UK Member Countries– Invest Northern Ireland

– Scottish Executive

– Welsh Assembly Government


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KTP = TCS + x + y

x = Scope for shorter projects

y = Projects with FE Colleges (teaching at NVQ Level 4 in the subject)

• Like TCS, KT Partnerships will be about enabling UK businesses to access the wealth of knowledge, expertise and skills in the UK’s Knowledge Base


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• A KT Partnership could be aboutaccessing leading edge technology and knowledge from the UK’s highest rated academic departments

• Or working with academics in a University’s Business School to help a business develop its marketing strategy

• Or working with tutors in a Further Education College on a technical, but not leading edge, project, perhaps by helping to develop a database or website


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Summary of objectives of Summary of objectives of every every Knowledge Transfer Knowledge Transfer PartnershipPartnership

• facilitate the transfer of knowledge and the spread of technical and business skills through innovation project

• provide company-based training for graduates in order to enhance their business and specialist skills

• stimulate and enhance business relevant research and training undertaken by the knowledge base


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What is a Knowledge What is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership?Transfer Partnership?

A collaboration involving 3 partners with gain for all:

1. A company that would benefit from additional expertise to aid innovative product, process or market development

2. An academic team with the mix of expertise to fill the ‘expertise gap’

3. At least one graduate - KTP Associate – to carryout the project work in the company over 1-3 years, jointly supervised by company and academics.


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Strategic Company-Based

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Improve Productivity and Company

Enhances Knowledge Base’s Relevance to Business

Enhances Graduate Career(s)


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Criteria for ProjectsCriteria for Projects

• Company financially able to complete and exploit the programme

• Programme will create strategically important change for the

company

• Academic input essential for an innovative result

• Associate s t r e t c h e d


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Project LifecycleProject Lifecycle

IdeaOutline approval

ProposalGrant 1 to 5

years

GradingAwards

Carry out the work

Final ReportPost-project plans

Recruit graduate/s


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University benefitsUniversity benefits Understanding of industrial requirements and commercial

imperatives

Opportunities to put ideas into action

Development of relationships for other research projects

Staff development

Framework ideal for younger academics to build relationships with industry in ‘safe environment’ supported by senior academics & KTP consultants and to develop and hone new skills

Student placements

Student projects

Publishing academic papers


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University benefitsUniversity benefits

Knowledge Transfer Income

Value of typical 2 yr project with SME £100k

£21K Direct to School +£25 overhead

KTP Center's Partners awarded c. £10m in TCS/KTP income since Centre estab. in 1998

U of E awards c. £2m

Tip of the iceberg of opportunity

Annual KTP grant ‘pot’ c. £25m

Including company contribution ‘pot’ c. £42m

Approx 14% coming to Scottish universities


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Role of the SupervisorsRole of the Supervisors

Industrial Supervisor

Day-to-day support to the project and the Associate

Guides Associate’s professional development

Academic Supervisor

Regular support to project and Associate (visits company on average ½ day per week)

Guide Associate’s Professional development

Links to expertise with the Knowledge Base partner


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What’s changed from What’s changed from TCS of old?TCS of old?

• Project duration 18-36 months

• Academic outcomes emphasised

• KTP Centre support :– To ensure project plans are well defined & developed to

facilitate maximum benefit for all

– Minimal effort in proposal preparation & submission

– To enhance chances of approval – 100% success!

– Co-ordinate Associate recruitment process

– Introduction of potential partners


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Every KT Partnership is like Every KT Partnership is like a 3-legged stoola 3-legged stool

– Leg 1: facilitating the transfer of knowledge into a business

– Leg 2: providing business based training and experience for graduates (10% of their time)

– Leg 3: enhancing the business relevance of teaching and research in the knowledge base

• But, like a 3 legged stool, without any one of those legs, or if any one of them is weak, a KT Partnership will fall over


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CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS• UK is a wealthy Western economy with long time

experience of managing its Hi-Tech industries and Academia (including various consequences of non-careful investment into Engineering, R&D, Knowledge Transfer and Higher Education) and currently there are lot of changes;

• The Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) is much smaller economy which currently has significant opportunities to exploit its Knowledge Transfer potential as well as opportunities to fail doing that;

• The focused government programs in the Baltic States are needed which will encourage, enable and equip the Academia, Businesses and People with necessary instruments and resources in order to implement such potential and there is a lot to be learnt from the UK experience in order to avoid repeating common mistakes…


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Some useful websitesSome useful websitesUK DTI www.dti.gov.uk

(currently the noise seems to be that the Office of Science and Technology will leave the DTI and go to the Department for Education and Skills (DFeS) – THES April 1, 2005, p5)

KTP www.ktponline.org.uk

Global Watch www.globalwatchonline.com

Faraday Partnerships

www.faradaypartnerships.org.uk

Eureka www.eureka.be

FP6 http://fp6uk.ost.gov.uk


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More websites – science More websites – science parks and financeparks and finance

UKBI www.ukbi.co.uk

UKSPA www.ukspa.org.uk

IASP www.iaspworld.org

BVCA www.bvca.co.uk