Eur Ing Dr Jarmila Davies CEng Programme Manager

Eur Ing Dr Jarmila Davies CEng Programme Manager Know-How Wales Helsinki 8 May 2003

WDA Support for Innovation, Technology and Research and Development • Dedicated Technology and Innovation Team • Partnership – Academia, Private Sector, Local Authorities, Funding Councils, Local Government, Government Departments

WDA Support for Innovation, Technology, Research and Development • • Grants and Access to Funding Technology Transfer, IPR & Commercialisation Sectoral Activities & Networks Collaborations with Universities & Colleges Infrastructure – Specialist Facilities & Broadband Awareness & Promotion Futures & Foresight

Knowledge Economy Developmental stages and progression • Awareness • Business / Academia collaboration (links) • Research and Development • Exploitation

Awareness • Businesses require dedicated and clearly branded support for knowledge transfer support • High profile and sustained promotional activities • Publication of case studies and directories of academic expertise

Business / Academia Collaboration A fundamental building block for R & D growth in companies and initialising culture change • Knowledge transfer managers experienced in management of relationships and mentoring skills • Comprehensive knowledge of business and academic cultures together with knowledge of expertise and facilities in institutions • Financial advice and support • Short term projects or consultancies

Research and Development A higher stage of business / academia collaboration • Access to specialised Centres of Excellence and high quality service by departments • Development of trust and long term relationships • Availability of efficient business and financial support • Medium and Long term projects

Exploitation of Research & Development A final stage of Business / Academia collaboration resulting from excellent relationship and trust between the both parties • High level of business support • Access to advice on licensing and spin out issues • Access to flexible financial support • Long term and strategic projects

Support for Knowledge Economy WDA Technology & Innovation actively supports the development of knowledge economy in Wales • Know-How Wales • Centres of Excellence programme • Technology Exploitation Programme • Technium concept • Publications, websites

Aim of Know-How Wales: To help Welsh Businesses benefit from the expertise and technology in Colleges and Universities in Wales

The programme is establishing new forms of interface between businesses and academia by developing relationship and knowledge management as the vital tools in the knowledge transfer process

• Launched in October 1999, integral part of the WDA • A co-ordinated network of individuals working to improve the interface between businesses and academia • The need to provide a coherence among the various services • Bring together potential business and academic partners

Dr. Jarmila Davies civil, structural & materials eng. Shyamala Warn project support / admin Rod Webster pharma, biosciences Dr. Nicholas Shilton food technology, biosciences Dr. Dick Griffiths electronic materials Tony Hepburn manufacturing, microelectronics

APPROACH TO BUSINESS § Pro-active approach to business and academic partnerships Regionally based, impartial advice § Matching needs with solutions § Brokerage of potential academic / § business partnerships

SUPPORT FOR BUSINESSES • Know who has the knowledge, specialist equipment and expertise in universities and colleges • Know how to access a wide range of programmes in knowledge transfer and financial support • Know where to meet potential commercial partners

Unique position of Know-How Wales Service • Not giving out grants • Impartial service • Can offer alternatives and options • Total focus on company needs

Areas of activities • Promotion, marketing, sponsorship • Development of projects with academia • Identifying new companies potentially eligible for collaborative projects

Promotion, Marketing, Sponsorships • Know-How Wales website www. knowhowwales. com • Various articles and publications • Joint events with academic Institutions • Case Studies

Development of projects with academia • Bridging meetings and surgeries • Colleges in Business • Know-How Wales networked

Problem Solving Surgeries To give companies easy access to academic expertise Process • • • KHW identifies business needs or academic expertise available for exploitation 3 to 5 companies selected One – to – one free confidential meeting with an academic expert lasting up to 1 ½ hrs Outcome • • Serves as an initial introduction to the academic expertise and skills 30% success rate

Bridging sessions To encourage businesses and academia to find ways in which they can work together, to build a long-term relationship and to break down barriers between the two. Process • • Company discloses concerns or issues KHW facilitates a free meeting with an academic Academic visits a company Outcome • • 50% success rate Company and academics establish productive dialog leading to new business opportunities

Colleges in Business To explore potential and encourage the growth of non-training consultancy and project work carried out by the college staff KHW networked To work in partnership with existing networks and to identify potential collaborative links between SMEs and academia

Centres of Excellence Programme • Helping to provide a world-class scientific, technical and research resource • Helping companies to benefit from the best of industrially relevant expertise and facilities within universities in Wales • Helping companies to develop and improve their products and processes

Summary of WDA Programmes supporting Knowledge Economy in Wales • Know-How Wales • Technology Exploitation Programme • Centres of Excellence • Wales Relay • Finance Wales • Technium

Steel Kits UK Ltd - Mid Wales • • • WDA grant to purchase CAD/CAM system Implementation of CAD/CAM and CD ROM systems Customer: Cardiff Bay Cruises Ltd. 3 D visual tour of a vessel Assistance with : marketing home and abroad development of CAD technology Regard KHW as a source of advice for new development

Commercial Values of Know-How Wales • Collaborative project • Strategic relationships • Access to resources • Sources of new leads www. knowhowwales. com