Innovation Nation

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Innovation Nation

• UK Government White Paper on Science and
  Innovation
• David Evans
• Director for Innovation

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The political ambition - becoming an Innovation
Nation

• To succeed in the global economy Britain must
  unlock the talents of all of our people
• Innovation must flourish everywhere in our
  economy and society
• Innovation is key to the biggest challenges we
  face
• Britain should be the best country in the world
  to run an innovative business, third sector
  organisation or public service

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Innovation is critical to the UK

• Essential for prosperity and quality of life
• Productivity
• Social challenges (e.g. climate change,
  globalisation)
• Innovation is changing and becoming increasingly
  important
• The creation of DIUS gives us the opportunity
• to set out a clear narrative about the
  Governments role
• to lead policy and delivery across Government

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A broad view of innovation

• RD intensive innovation the model we have been
  pushing and investing successfully in.
• Also recognise wider concept of innovation
  successful exploitation of new ideas
• Business models and processes
• Design
• Marketing
• Services and manufacturing
• Public sector
• All supporting and stimulating high value added
  activities across economy
• Critical to link demand pull with supply push

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UK strengths and weaknesses

• STRENGTHS
• Science base
• Technology and non technology sectors
• Competition and regulatory framework
• Finance and business services
• WEAKNESSES
• Skills
• Capacity and capability for innovation in public
  and private sectors
• Lack of evidence (services, users, public sector)

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Broad scope for policy proposals

• New focus on demand side instruments linking
  demand pull with supply push
• Some big challenges
• Strengthening our understanding
• Influencing non innovation policies
• Delivering through others
• Maintaining traditional strengths
• 45 Proposals building on Sainsbury and Leitch
  reviews
• Report on progress in Autumn 2008 and annually
  thereafter

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Policy proposals covering -

• Demanding innovation
• Business innovation
• Research base international role
• People
• Public sector
• Places and regions

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Demanding Innovation

• Innovative Procurement
• Departmental procurement plans
• Spreading good practice and learning from
  business experts
• Refocusing SBRI to support research on new
  products and services
• Regulation
• Working with BRE to understand how regulation can
  best stimulate innovation
• Learning from independent regulators
• Science and Society strategy to support confident
  users

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Supporting business innovation

• Technology Strategy Board support
• New Innovation Platforms
• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• Service sector innovation
• Finance for innovation
• Working with BERR/RDAs
• Innovation vouchers
• Standard on management of innovation
• Intellectual Property research and training for
  BL advisers

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A strong and innovative research base

• Maintain investment in the science base and
  delivering on Sainsbury
• Intellectual Property
• Helping universities manage IP - Wellings study
• Measurement of innovation
• NESTA Innovation Index
• Innovation Research Centre

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International Innovation

• DIUS to led the FCO Science and Innovation
  Network
• EU innovation
• TSB role to improve business engagement with FP7
  and other EU support and
• Use opportunities from EU regulation
• Working with EUs lead market initiative
• EU patents improved access to European patent
  court

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Innovative people

• Delivering on Leitch review and workforce
  development programme
• Train to Gain
• Reform of Sector Skills Councils
• National Skills Academies
• UK Commission for Employment and Skills
• FE Specialisation and Innovation Fund
• Higher Level Skills
• Strategy
• NCGE regional network
• STEM skills understanding needs

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Public Sector Innovation

• Overall framework for risk and innovation work
  with NAO study and conference
• Capacity in Whitehall Departments
• Whitehall Innovation Hub
• NESTA Public Services Innovation Laboratory
• Network of Whitehall Innovators
• Trial of Designing Demand for public sector
• Work with Cabinet Office to examine extension of
  Power to Innovate

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Innovative places

• Alignment of National and regional activities
• Business Support Simplification Programme
• TSB/RDA budget alignment
• Develop regional innovation indicators
• Work with BERR to create new regional University
  Enterprise network under NGCE
• Prospectus in Autumn for new Partnerships for
  Innovation

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Challenges for Learned societies

• Engaging in the debate about how to ensure the
  UKs future success
• Building a role in both traditional and non
  traditional innovation
• Identifying and contributing to specific
  challenges
• Ensuring skills are kept up to date and relevant
  specifically the role of STEM skills
• Using your networks to promote innovation and
  take advantage of public support

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What success will looks like

• UK businesses, public and third sector
  organisations produce more innovative products
  and services
• UK maintains its world-class research base
• UK continues to lead international policies that
  promote innovation
• UK population more skilled and innovative
• More personalised and effective public services
  through innovation
• Innovation activity is more widespread throughout
  the UK

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Annex Strengths and weaknesses
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Strengths and weaknesses - business
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Strengths and weaknesses - research base
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Strengths and weaknesses - people
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Strengths and weaknesses public sector
innovation