1 Overview of EPSRC Strategy The Future of HCI in the UK 14 th June 2007 Claire Hinchliffe

2 ICT Programme - Contact Points Head of ICT Programme: John Hand Programme Managers: Computer Science Pamela Mason and Claire Hinchliffe Electronics Nicolas Guernion Photonics Christopher Jones Communications Nafeesa Simjee People and Interactivity Cora O’Reilly

3 Total funding: £325.8m HCI: £17m

4 Targetted Calls › WINES 3 – Call July 2007 › Bridging the Gaps 2 – Closing date 24/07/07 › Technology Enhanced Learning 2 – Closing date 12/07/07 › INTERACT 5 – Closing date 16/07/07

5 Public Engagement › NOISE makers › Partnerships in Public Awareness › Public Communication Training Funds › Senior Media Fellows › Contact: Joanna Coleman

6 EPSRC Overarching Vision “Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world in which to engage in research and innovation.”

7 Aim (10 Year Framework) Making the UK the most attractive place for science and innovation Public Service Agreement (PSA) Target: improve the relative international performance of the UK research base … improve the overall innovation performance of the UK economy…. Output 1 A healthy UK science and engineering base Output 2 Better Exploitation “the science base is the absolute bedrock of our economic performance” Right Hon. Tony Blair, Prime Minister Science and Innovation Investment Framework

8 EPSRC Strategic Plan 2006 Five Strategies 1.Partner relationship Management 2.Empowering and Incentivising 3.Research Careers 4.Grand Challenges 5.International Engagement

9 Partner Relationship Management › Strategic partnerships › RDAs › TSB › Framework agreements › Other research councils

10 Empowering and Incentivising › Critical mass  Portfolio Partnerships  Platform Grants  IRCs › Collaborative Training Accounts › Integrated Knowledge Centres

11 Initiating Research Careers › Fellowship Schemes › First Grants › Eng Docs › DTCs › CASE for New Academics

12 Grand Challenges › Developing a shared vision › UKCRC grand challenges in computer science – bottom up approach › Societally led challenges › Industrially led challenges

13 INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT GoW Current on 08/12/2006 EU £159.2M United States £127.8M China £2.5M Australasia £13.9M India £4.0M Rest of World £7.3M Non EU Europe £18.3M Japan £25.1M South America £0.7M Canada £16.7M

14 Key Knowledge Transfer Objectives › Increase KT from & to the research base › Increase engagement with key stakeholders › Raise visibility of embedded KT activities › Develop metrics to evaluate outputs and impacts

15 Spending Review 2007 › Bilateral meetings with OSI › Small number of significantly sized areas › Cross-Council research priorities

16 Delivery Plan Essential Platform for the Knowledge Economy and much of the Rest of Science Securing the Future Energy TowardsNextGenerationHealthCare TowardsBetterExploitation Digital Economy NanoScience through Engineering to application

17 WHAT IS THE DIGITAL ECONOMY? › The transformational impact that ICT has on every single aspect of business activity. › It covers the whole range of processes, mechanisms and facilities that support and control economic and societal activities based on digital transactions.

18 WHY DIGITAL ECONOMY NOW? › Advances from ICT and their utilisation are a major contributor to national economies and wealth › Early Adoption › ICT industry has changed: 20% of R&D is about new technology 80% is about applying it › Delivery of the Digital Economy is not just about computer science

19 WHAT WILL WE DO? Pulling through the research challenges in these areas is the key element of the Digital Economy, we will: › Engage industrial sectors and other users › Establish strategic partnerships with key companies › Use partnerships to identify research challenges and build consortia › Establish multidisciplinary doctoral training

20 HOW WILL IT BE MANAGED? › Advisory body › Cross Council Membership › Focussed Operational Group for each ‘targetted’ sector

21 WHICH AREAS WILL IT COVER? › Promote activities to develop research strategy › We will focus on a small number of user driven areas (eg. Transport, Healthcare, Creative Industries, Finance and Services sector) › We will draw from and build on existing activities (eg.WINES, Future Intelligent Transport Systems, IRC activities)

22 WHAT CAN THE COMMUNITY DO? › Feedback › Ideas › Contacts with user community › Contact: Cora O’Reilly John Hand