Department for the Economy & Transport A4B Applications ~ the Strategic Context 22 January 2008 Swansea - Technium Digital Richard Rossington Head of Science, Innovation & Enterprise Policy

Policy context One Wales – main agenda for government –Has the main economic ambitions, but headline in nature –National Institute of Health Research / National Science Academy / National Research Centres Commercialisation of research in/from HEIs is key Ministerial priority –Statement in Plenary of 24 June 2008 “R&D and the commercialisation of R&D = #1 Priority” Sectoral approach – based on Ministerial Advisory Group view increase R&D based in Wales, esp. business if possible move to a higher value added economy Independent Commercialisation Review (Gibson) 2007 A Science Policy for Wales 2006 –First Minister lead Wales Spatial Plan –2008 Update - Swansea & SW aspects

The past 2003  2007 Wales for Innovation

Sectoral approach Core or enabling sectors: Energy Environmental management Telecommunications and ICT Strategically important sectors, Bioscience Health Financial services/ products and professional services Creative Industries Automotive Aerospace Economically important sectors, Construction Food Defence Retail Leisure and tourism

Policy context – New Business Model & Structural Funds New political environment with a policy objective to combine and simplify support to external organisations - hence A4B, FSB, SIF In order to secure Ministerial support for funding nowadays need always to demonstrate additional benefit to Wales and incorporate current and emerging UK and Welsh policy Project by project approach not an option for WAG & Partners Availability of Convergence funding from EU gives unique opportunity to rationalise and improve support for the future Structural Funds = – Fewer, larger projects – Focus is business and the economy – Focus is also Innovation and R&D in pursuit of Lisbon goals –but with a commercial outcome – Collaborative arrangements desirable – Clear ambition to fund science policy activities, especially under Convergence - i.e. under the three key priority areas and otherwise

EU & UK Policy context 2000 EU Lisbon Agenda was set out + updates UK Government - Science & Innovation 10 Year Framework published = including Wales! Technology Strategy Board formed = including Wales – now Arms-length! TSB sets grand challenge areas and puts out calls in strategically important technologies and areas of activity (creative industries) - main route for UK Innovation funding now + KTPs + KTNs +… 2007 EU 7 th Framework Programme – note close correlation with DE&T Key Sectors! – Innovation Nation White Paper (partially includes Wales)

Strategy & policy documents - websites / One Wales A Science Policy for Wales Business Support / People, Places, Futures – the Wales Spatial Plan Update J26Qffyxlhlcc9MlZjHd5srQXBp3rJ1FrgTfp3RRmVKSW! ?lang=en J26Qffyxlhlcc9MlZjHd5srQXBp3rJ1FrgTfp3RRmVKSW! ?lang=en and

Strategy & policy documents – websites 2 / Deputy First Minister’s Statement of chamber-third-assembly-rop.htm?act=dis&id=90231&ds=6/2008#3 chamber-third-assembly-rop.htm?act=dis&id=90231&ds=6/2008#3 Innovation Nation – DIUS White paper Technology Strategy Board 7 th Framework Programme programmes/fp7/page8390.html UK Government Science & Innovation Framework

Department for the Economy & Transport A4B Applications ~ the Strategic ContextQuestions? Richard Rossington Head of Science, Innovation & Enterprise Policy