1. UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) Busra Afsar UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) British Consulate-General Istanbul 16 April 2015 Koc University

2. Outline UK Government’s Vision for Science and Innovation
Facts - Figures
Science, Innovation and Globalisation
UK Science and Innovation Network
SIN Turkey

3. Science and Innovation driving UK growth
"Investment in science is an investment in our future“
George Osborne, 2013
Seven Catapult Centres
world-leading centres to transform the UK's capability for innovation
Eight Great Technologies 3

4. Science and Innovation: Tackling Global Challenges
Population
Climate
Change
Food
security
Urbanisation
Water
Energy
Biodiversity
Animal disease
Ageing population
Human
disease
Anti-microbial
resistance
Non-infectious diseases

5. Science and Innovation: UK strengths
Science and Innovation: UK strengths
Over 80 Nobel Prizes in science
20% UK workforce in science-based work in research/related industries (Science Council 2013)
£8.8bn foreign investment in R&D in the UK (2011) (ONS 2012)
3rd in Global Innovation Index
(top G20 country) (WIPO 2013)
48% of UK published research articles have at least one international co-author (2012)
0.9% of global population:
4 of top 10 universities
4.1 % researchers
3.2 % R&D spending
6.4 % journal articles
9.5 % downloads
11.6 % citations
15.9 % most cited articles
2.4% global patents 5

6. Science and Innovation: UK strengths
Quarter of world’s computer games produced in UK.
4 of world’s largest visual effects firms based in London.
Tech city - largest and fastest-growing tech cluster in Europe
UK spends more per capita on e-commerce than any other country
6% of innovative, high-growth companies created 40% of new private sector jobs
19% of world’s top-selling medicines developed in the UK

7. FCO-BIS co-funded Network:
90 people, 28 countries and territories, 46 cities
Europe (including Russia and Turkey) Czech Republic (Prague), Denmark (Copenhagen), France (Paris), Germany (Berlin, Munich), Italy (Milan, Rome), Netherlands (The Hague), Poland (Warsaw), Russia (Moscow), Spain (Madrid), Sweden (Stockholm), Switzerland (Berne) Turkey (Istanbul) Asia Pacific Australia (Melbourne), China (Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai), Japan (Osaka, Tokyo), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), New Zealand (Wellington), Singapore, South Korea (Seoul), Taiwan (Taipei). Middle East, Africa and South Asia India (Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi), Israel (Tel Aviv), Nigeria (Abuja), Qatar (Doha), South Africa (Pretoria, Cape Town). Americas Brazil (Brasilia, Sao Paulo), Canada (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa), USA (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington).

8. Science and Innovation Network: Objectives
Collaboration - including identifying opportunities, horizon scanning and facilitating sharing of scientific knowledge
Inform UK policy making – both on S&I policy and other policy areas that use science
Influence policy abroad across range of policy areas
These are under review.
Our objectives in Europe
1 & 2 Collaboration
- we scope out areas where UK would benefit from S&I collaboration with researchers, innovators in other countries and facilitate this – workshops, roundtables, missions, seminars, videos
3&4 Influence
- we seek to inform UK policy by responding to requests from government departments on what’s going on in other countries on science and innovation-related policies.
- we report proactively
- we lobby and work with colleagues in Embassies on science issues.
Work towards a number of government goals – support specific policy areas (climate change, agriculture, security etc) but most work also fits into FCO prosperity agenda.
Support Ministerial Visits and work of Chief Scientific Advisor
The Science and Innovation Network (SIN) was established in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 2000, in response to the growing importance of science, technology and innovation for the UK’s future.
International collaboration in science and innovation is vital for meeting policy challenges on a global scale. Challenges such as pandemic disease, climate change, and food security, require the ability to engage other governments with, and through, sound science.
For these reasons, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office jointly fund a network of Science Officers overseas.
The Science and Innovation Network consists of around 90 staff, based in 40 British Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates, across 25 countries around the world. SIN officers engage with the local science and innovation community in support of UK policy overseas.
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9. Responsibilities -Reporting and Policy Work -Consultancy
-Arranging Visits from the UK/Turkey (Ministrial, Senior Official,company,university etc.)
-Organising Workshops (in thematic fields to bring together researchers from universities, research centers and companies)

10. SIN Europe Policy makers R&D&I funders Industry
Large international companies & SMEs
Industry
Research & Higher Education
- Work with a wide range of partners in the UK
Main groups are
Research and Higher Educaiton Organisations (carry out research and will want to collaborate and also influence policy)
Government Departments (interested in accessing scientific thinking)
Research Funders (may want to jointly fund some research)
Businesses (may be looking for partner)
Science and Innovation Network: a joined up approach - and broad UK landscape

11. SIN and Catapult Centres: Growing links (examples)
Europe:
HV Manufacturing: France, Switzerland, Germany
Transport Systems: Germany
Future Cities: Poland
Cell Therapy: France
Energy Storage: Germany ,France
Future Cities Catapult- Turkey
Satellite Applications: Italy
Asia Pacific :
National Composites Centre: Japan
Cell Therapy: Japan
Middle East, Africa and South Asia:
Satellite Applications: South Africa
Advanced Manufacturing: India
Americas:
Satellite Applications: Houston and Washington
Cell Therapy: Los Angeles
Connected Digital Economy: Boston
Future Cities: San Francisco

12. Kazakhstan SE Asia: Indonesia Turkey China Malaysia Egypt Thailand
Science and innovation partnerships that promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries.
People: fellowships, mobility schemes and joint centers
Programmes: research collaborations on development topics
Translation: innovative solutions on development topics
£350m over five years + partner funding.
SE Asia:
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Philippines
Vietnam
Kazakhstan
Turkey
China
Egypt
Mexico
India
Brazil
Colombia
Chile
South Africa

13. UK-Turkey Year of Science and Innovation 2015
Second phase of the partnership, commenced with Katip Celebi-Newton Fund
Long term scientific collaboration
Several events including missions, events, seminars, forums will be organised in several fields and in different parts of Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Priority Areas- Energy, Health, Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture- but doesn’t mean narrowing!

14. Activities UK-Turkey Year of Science and Innovation
Activity
Country
Date-prv
Year of Science and Innovation Launch includıng Innovation Collaboration Workshop
Turkey
March
Workshop on Technology Transfer
May/June 2015
Agri-Tech Inward Mission
Italy
June/July 2015
Brokerege Event on Renewable Energy UK
July 2015
Bileteral Meetings in the Field of Security and Natural Disasters
UK-Turkey
Seminar on Catalysis and Sensing for Health (CASH)
Sept 2015
Higher Education Delegation Mission
Oct 2015
Science and Technology Facility Council Mission
Nov 2015
Workshop on Biotechnology,in particular developing vaccines and biosimilar drugs
Dec 2015
Science and Innovation Roundtable-BC
Feb 2016
Info Days for UK Universities
Info Days for Turkish Universities
Reserachers Links Workshops ın Advanced Manufacturing
BC Science Talks
Company/Institution Visits (For Example –Ricardo,FCC)
Alumnia Events

15. UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) in Turkey Busra Afsar Science and Innovation Officer British Consulate-General Istanbul
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