Creu llwyddiant gyda’n gilydd dros GymruCreating success together for Wales

WALES for INNOVATION

Stephen K. JonesProgramme Development Manager

The Wales Regional Technology Plan

1993-first proposals-1996-action planOne of the first 4 in Europe

The first in the UK The most advanced in implementation Blueprint for European regions Model of good practice laid much of the groundwork to start to address the innovation deficit in Wales.

RTP ACHIEVEMENTS

programmes developed for RTP priorities •the Finance Wales Spin-out Programme;• the Knowledge Exploitation Fund (KEF) •new academic Centres of Excellence for Industrial Collaboration (CETICs)

•Know How Wales•an enhanced Innovation & Technology Counsellor (ITC) Service

•a Technology Exploitation Grant •early Technium developments

ORIGINAL OBJECTIVES

‘To develop a consensus on a strategy to increase the business growth, innovation and competitiveness of the Welsh economy’‘To create a framework for decision-making that will encourage better public and private investments to be made’

PRIORITIES THAT EMERGED

A culture of innovation is vital for personal and economic

success

Companies learn best from each other

Wales must profit from global innovation and technology

High quality business and innovation support is essential

Finance for innovation must be readily available

Education and training for innovation and technology are

vital

POSITION AT 2001

1998 - review - 2001 - RTP 2000 completed

RTP Priorities are now fully mainstreamed: - - WAG – WDA – ELWa – HEFCW - Objective 1

The Decision making framework is still relevant New opportunities are emerging for action However, increasing feeling that of a loss of momentum – of being at ‘the cutting edge’. Need for new challenges

NEW CHALLENGES

WALES INNOVATION AND SCIENCE PLAN (WAG)

FUTURE TECHNOLOGY PLAN (INNOVATIVE ACTIONS)

INNOVATIVE ACTIONS

OSKaR (Observatory for a Sustainable Knowledge based Region)  LANDMAP extension WALES SCEnE (Sustainability, Community, Environment, Economy) e

INNOVATION TO A YOUNGER AUDIENCE

Engineering Education Scheme Wales – Welsh National Convention of Excellence in Engineering and Technology

WDA Technology Prize Competition Welsh final of Young Engineers for Britain 3M primary Awards competition at Techniquest Inventor’s Competition at the National Eisteddfod of

Wales WDA/WJEC 6th Form Innovation Awards exhibition Wales Student Innovation Awards finals Eureka Awards Showcase

A WINNING WALES

EntrepreneurshipActionPlanCymru

Ar LeinBroadbandTelecomsUtilisation

TacklingEconomicInactivity

Sustainable Business Wales

Infrastructure Improvements

‘The Learning Country’ & ‘Reaching Higher’

Skills & Employment Action Plan

Innovation Action PlanA

Winning Wales

WALES FOR INNOVATION THE VISIONMORE PROSPERITY, MORE VALUE ADDED JOBS,

MORE & GROWING INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES1 COMMUNICATING WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH MORE INNOVATION

2 DEVELOPING MORE HIGH GROWTH POTENTIAL BUSINESSES3 SIMPLER, MORE EFFECTIVE, INNOVATION SUPPORT

4 BETTER EQUIPPING PEOPLE TO INNOVATE5 MAXIMISING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF OUR UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES

THE FUTUREWALES FOR INNOVATION: ACTION

PLANWELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT

new innovation action plan building on past successes

to scale up and roll out activities which have been demonstrated to bring economic benefits to Wales

to address gaps, based on business needs.

THE FUTUREWALES FOR INNOVATION: ACTION

PLAN Single Innovation Grant – SMART Cymru

Improved support services – strengthening ITC service

Technium Centre roll-out Key Action Area 1 - driving forward communications campaign

KEY ACTIONS AREAS

1. Communicating what can be achieved through more innovation

2. Developing more high growth potential businesses

3. Better equipping people to innovate

4. Simpler, more effective, innovation support

5. Maximising the economic development impact of our universities & colleges

ACTION AREA 1• A wide-ranging innovation

communications campaign • The creation of a Wales wide

innovation network based on regional partnerships for north, mid, south-west & south-east Wales

• Expansion of the Commitment to Innovation Programme to enrol more Welsh companies with an enhanced innovation focussed programme

SUPPORT ACTION measurement & monitoring

Innovation Works link to be developed as portal for access from WDA website innovation events – dates and opportunities

innovation funding and support, best practice and matching technology needs and opportunities

Set of innovation indicators to be developed

Involvement of expert private sector academic representatives in monitoring progress

ACTION AREA 1 – COMMUNICATIONS Better communication of innovation is an important enabler of economic competitiveness and sustainable development

There is an urgent need to embed a stronger culture of innovation across the whole of Wales

A national innovation campaign will address the needs of all our business sectors

INNOVATION NETWORK PARTNERSHIP

A STRATEGIC NETWORKLINKAGES: -1. STRATEGIC

POLICY DIRECT TO PTRS

2. REGIONAL & LOCAL INPUT TO IAP

3. DIRECT ACTION AT REGIONAL LEVEL

FOUR REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: -•NORTH•MID•SOUTH WEST•SOUTH EAST

ACTION AREA 1 – COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION

Encourages and Promotes Innovative Organisations within Wales

Companies Show Commitment: Corporate Strategies Products Processes Adopt and implement good

innovative management practice

Creu llwyddiant gyda’n gilydd dros GymruCreating success together for Wales

INNOVATION WORKSROLLING OUT THE INNOVATION COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN

Innovation Works Aim - To change the way people think and act in Wales using a communications campaign to inspire a culture where the benefits of innovation are understood, valued and achieved

Objective - Promote innovation in a way that changes the perception, attitude and actions of people on innovation in its widest sense, including: people, products, processes, marketplaces and marketing

Innovation WorksSystems Approach

People InnovationProcess InnovationProduct InnovationMarket InnovationMarketplaces Innovation

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